Sunday, August 12, 2007

The New Car

Kristen and I just finished a 3 weeklong road trip where we went almost 3000 miles to 5 different states. It was a lot of fun, but we realized that our car (named Black Ninja) just ain’t going to cut it anymore. Maybe it was the fact that it maxed out at 40 miles an hour up vail pass, or maybe it was the strange noises it began to make with the endless dashboard lights that began to light up everyday. I don’t really know what it was, but both Kristen and I had the feeling that “Ninja’s” time was running short, so we began looking at cars. We wanted a new or almost new car with very low mileage on it so that it could last 5 years or so. We also wanted a big enough car so as to be able to handle a baby seat somewhere down the line (not yet, but sometime in the next five yearsJ). As I began looking I realized that cars like that don’t grow on trees, in other words, they ain’t cheap. I went to probably 6 different dealerships and spent a good 4 hours researching different cars on the internet. We finally found a car (it was actually at the first dealership that we went to) that fit the description. It was a 2006 Kia Soreto. It had only 14,500 miles on it and had been a dealership car, which means the title of the car had never been owned by anyone. I saw that Kristen fell in love with it after we test drove it. It is a 4X4, automatic with an engine over twice the size as Ninja’s. Kristen loved the car but I loved the price more. It was a little more than we wanted to pay, but it was a much better car than we expected to get. After a few more days of shopping and bargaining(which I dislike very much) we finally bought it on Friday of this week at $16, 300. We are really happy and hope that it will be the car we expect it to be.

Now we have a real dilemma. What are we to name the car? I will post a few picture of the car so that you can see it, deliberate, and decide on the perfect name. The winner will get $1000 dollars in the form of Benjamins. But that is only if I really love it. If I just really like it then I will give you a high five with some popcorn and pop in the morning the next time I see you. So let the naming begin!

Also, a few names have already been suggested.

Adam…………………….The Black Widow (According to him this would require a red hourglass painted on the car. That’s ok with me if he pays)
Drew…………………….The Black Plague or if that is too scary Fred







Note-black does not have to be included in the name, Adam and I just think alike.





The sun was really bright and we timed the picture poorly, but look at the space in the trunck.

9 comments:

Kristen said...

I do love the car! Now, about the names... I don't think I would feel good about driving in "black Plague." However Black Stallion might be nice huh?

Tankfos said...

This is a sweet ride!! It has come a couple extra horses under the hood. I still like the black widow, but I have feeling that Kristen wouldn't enjoy such a name. I have changed my vote to Jenkins.

Adam

Mark said...

How about "Midnight Star?"

Just kidding.

I do like the Black Stallion, but my official entry is . . .

BLACK BART

Pretty good, eh?

Mark said...

OK, you didn't like Black Bart?

Then how about this?

Sir Heironymous McGillicutty the Third

How ya like that, foo?

Dad said...

I like the sound of that $1,000 but knowing Drew it is somewhat akin to a Blizzard guarantee that I also havae heard about!!

Here are are the winning names. Kristen, I will be extremely hurt if you don't pick one of these.

Ebony - Not to be confused
with Ebenezzar.

Rowland - I just like the name

Black Bart - This denotes a
bad boy car.

Beast or Black Beast - Obviously a
winner

Darth or Vadar or Darth Vadar

I'll think of some more. The creative juices are flowing right now.

Dad

Elizabeth said...

Nice wheels! And sounds like you got a great deal.
Name? Hmm...How about "The Panther"? Sleek, fast, cool: "The Panther".

Danalin said...

Black Beauty is my vote...she is, after all, a beauty! Congrats on the new set of wheels.

Tankfos said...

I was talking to Laura about your car and she had an idea. "The poison spider" She says this is the name of a four wheeling trail in Moab. think about it.

Wendi said...

I vote "Bosco" :-D