Brothers, and Sisters

[thebitterguy]

Brothers, I have been to the pyramids of Egypt, and stood inside their tombs. Sisters, I have walked within the valley of the Kings, and breathed deep the air of Tutankhamen's final resting place.

Brothers, I have seen with my own eyes the work of Michelangelo. Sisters, I have gazed on his Pieta, seen David, and stood before Moses.

Today, I can only say to hell with all that.

Okay, no. But, holy shit. That is one fucking beautiful car.

I am not, by any means, a 'car person'. Torque is something that I think goes on garlic bread. Measuring something in cubic centimetres is foolish. 0-100? When the HELL are you ever going to have to worry about going 0-100? But, oh, sweet Jesu.

Today, I went in to get Supercar's winter tires put on. After a while, I bumped into Justin, the Smart Specialist for Mississauga's MB dealership. We chatted a bit, and then he asked me if I would like to see the Batmobile. I said yes.

Oh, yes, indeed. What a beautiful car. It speaks to you, in a way only a stupidly expensive vehicle can. It says "Someday, my pet, you TOO may touch my chrome, and feel the animal roar of my engine."

All homoeroticism aside, it's a nice machine. Wow. They keep it behind a barricade, and yet someone fingerprints still end up on it. Apparently Jim Carrey has one. He told Letterman that he dive rolls out of it everyday, so he can feel like he's in a movie even when he isn't in a movie.

If I ever get megarich, I will get me one of them stupidly big houses, but I'll make umario happy by getting one of those dumb ground source heat pumps. There will be a room just for this car, which will only be driven on Canada Day. Then, I get a Smart for every day of the week. Supercar will be Sunday's car.

Comments

[andpuff.livejournal.com]

That is definitely one pretty car. I can see why it gets fingerprints -- the urge to touch it if you're up close and personal must be intense.

[dogbreathcanada.livejournal.com]

0 - 300 km/h in 28.8 seconds is all well and good, but dammit, what sort of fuel economy does it have?

[tfbretz.livejournal.com]

Pretty. Oh so pretty.

[thebitterguy]

It sang to me. It told me it wanted my help to kill the unicorns, then I could drive it.

And, God help me, I WANTED TO KILL THE UNICORNS.

[thebitterguy]

Oh, I live with fuel economy. Who the hell wants to worry about fuel economy when they're fantisizing about a sports car?

A car like that, it's in a zone where worrying about fuel economy is something that happens to other people.

[dogbreathcanada.livejournal.com]

I know. Was being facetious. :)

If you're gonna buy a car worth more than most houses, then even if it gets 20 feet per gallon, you wouldn't care.

[thebitterguy]

Pfwah. Only I may be the facetious in this neighbourhood.

But, yeah, this car pretty much guarantees the owner will have their own private well.

[thebitterguy]

I lack a proper adjective to describe it. The thought of it, with distance beginning to dim it, still gives me chills.

It was limitless potential, in a carbon fibre chassis.

[bnddbl07.livejournal.com]

I'll take 3, put it on the "Net Never Plan"

Why 3? you say... well... I don't want to be greedy and ask for 7, one for each day of the week!

2 Words.... Christmas Presents!

[thebitterguy]

Woo hoo! I'll save some space under my tree.

[umario.livejournal.com]

So THIS is the carbon fibre car my friend was telling me about earlier today. But it's friggin' heavy for carbon fibre!!! 1770 kg!!! I thought the whole purpose of carbon fibre was to reduce the weight of cars. How's it powered, using a nuclear reactor!?!?

Ground-source heat pumps - because within the next few years you'll be saying 'holy sweet merciful crap natural gas (or home heating oil) is expensive'. Now if only banks would let you tack them onto your mortgage... Maybe they do, or maybe there are loans for these kinds of things.

But yes, the payback right now... su-ucks! That'll change if the price of heating fuel keeps going up.

[thebitterguy]

The only option I see is to refi the house in a couple years to pay for installation, but the thought of getting it in makes me blanche. They'd probably have to completely tear up the back yard, which would add a few more grand to it.