This is me getting back to my roots… no, not that medium brown I’ve been covering up for years. Back in the ’90′s when I lived in San Francisco, I was briefly an automotive reviewer. I reviewed cars on a syndicated radio show and for a local magazine. The radio show had brought me in to consult but couldn’t pay me, so they said if they set me up with my own segment then magically cars would be brought to me every week that I would review. It was cool. A fresh, lovely car arrives; I drive it, and then poof, it’s gone after a week. I had a an old, red Mazda hatchback at the time, so I was thrilled to get into new cars.
When the radio show went belly up (maybe it was my consulting?), I hustled a spot in a magazine to keep the new car smell in my life. I had a thing called the Daph-o-meter: “How many fairly good looking men turned to look at the car, assuming half the stares are for the car.” Thus, a red Honda Del Sol was off the charts; a minivan got a 2. Ah, such different days that I would want a car for sex appeal. Now, it doesn’t even occur to me.
Anyway, I met a PR gal for GM, and right I away I was like, “Hey I use to review cars; let me try one out”. I really wanted to say, “Come on, your company is hanging by a thread. Give a super discount on a new car.” The lease on my husband’s Dodge tank is up in June, so I thought it was well timed.
We had one for 5 years…it served it’s purpose!! Not so bad!!
Hey Daphne,
Aw,the dark side isn’t so bad…the convenience factor with three kids,their paraphernalia of “stuff “, various combinations of pals,etc has been more than worth the lower rating on that (vacuous?) Sexy Car Scale.
Anyway, that little red Corvette is gonna be taking me to my lawn bowling sets and blue-rinse hair appointments when I’m 85…..
Okay, you’re going to think I’m a total dork, but I LOVE minivans. I drove my friend’s mother’s van when I was a teenager, and it was always more comfortable than the little Nissan sedan my mother let me drive.
I do not own a minivan now, but it will be the next car I purchase (assuming I can’t afford a Mercedes). There is just something comfortable and safe about them.
Let the ridicule commence!
I am going to tell you the truth about minivans: It ALL has to do with who’s drivin’. Doesn’t matter if it’s a sedan or a van, if it’s a hotmom, then guys will look. I’m serious: clothes,too: If it’s a hot mom inside, the guys will look. So, based on what I saw this morning, you’ll be getting some dead on stares at the stoplights, especially with those nursing boobies you’ll be sporting these days. No need for any fears, you still got the babe factor going on.
At this rate, just stick a laptop in the dashboard, and you could send cheerios flying out the heat vents for all I care. I picture you more in a Mercedes or Cadillac, but I’m already prejudiced.
If Chevy Traverse wants to send you on a cross-country roadtrip documenting children’s museums, with soon to follow interactive websites, sell it baby! See if you’re sister Carole can come too. And if she needs a day off,…
love the spirit here. Yes, I have big nursing babies, maybe the mini van can hold them.
And Jennifer, love the blue rinse line. I also have wishful thoughts about the kind of old broad I want to be. With that cute short, white blonde do and a cute golf skirt.
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Wow, those things are so roomy and comfy. I want one soooo bad. I wanted one before I got kids, but that’s probably b/c i needed all the room to transport the youth in my youth group. They are so safe and feel so gooooood.
Honestly I would go with a big car rather than a minivan, have you looked into the BMW 7 Series or a Lexus LS? They are very roomy but still retain sex appeal