My Dream Car

Ok, so I am greiving the loss of my first car. It was a little Ford that had no A/C, tan duct tape holding together the bumpers, and desperatly needed a new transmission. It was a good little car whild I had it, and though I nearly got in a couple of wrecks because it stalled so bad, I still am quite sad about seeing it at the junkyard.

So, I have been looking around at websites trying to find a vehicle I can afford, without entirely killing the planet in the process. Alas, I am broke and cannot afford much. I have been thinking about my "dream car". I think my dream car is not necessarily typical. I mean, I haven't heard anyone else say that they would like this particular kind of car if they won the lottery!

My dream car: A green 2008 Toyota Prius. The features that I want include things like A/C, a sunroof, cruise control, power windows and locks, ABS, automatic transmission, AM/FM CD player, power steering. Simple stuff.

I would then go to Target and get some nice floor mats that match my personality. Maybe some seat covers too. Then, I would put bumper stickers on it; "Keep Sea Turtles in the Dark", the round "Humane Society" sticker, "I heart Craftster", a blue ribbon, "Every Child Deserves to be Safe and Free from Child Abuse" sticker, a Mote Marine sticker, and my favorite, a knitty.com Knit Pirate sticker.

Oh, and when I was growing up, my mom had the edge of her car ceiling (I forget what it's called) trimmed in the little pom-pom fringe. How cute would that be in a little green prius?! Then, of course, I would have to get the little vinyl decals off Etsy so that it looks like my car has a field of daisies growing on the side of it. Oh, yeah, I'd have to tacky it up! And then, in the trunk, I'd have to get some foldable storage cubes. The pretty purple ones, to store all of my junk. And my reusable shopping bags!

The little green frog toy I had in the Escort would have to be in the Prius. And, something I didn't have in the Escort, car sunglasses! It would get so hot in that little car; I can't imagine not having one in my dream car. (Of course, it would have to be like a rainforest theme one.) Perhaps I could find a way to put a faux Gerbera Daisy in my dash somewhere. It is my favorite flower....

I can imagine myself driving around, listening to Feist and the Moldy Peaches, looking at my little Daisy and frog pal, going downtown to see a movie at the indie film theatre, and bringing my bag of knitting. Ahh, the good life.