Update
Sorry to leave you folks with a perverted Darth Vader photo for so long. I was sent to New Hampshire for two days to cover flooding and so I had no time to bump Darth's naughtiness down with a new post.
Upon reaching New Hampshire early Thursday morning I was reminded of several things about New England - the most important being : Holy ass crap damn - it's cold up there. I don't know how I put up with living in Boston for 3.5 years without stabbing someone during the colder months. Actually, I was probably too frozen to make a stabbing attempt and instead used that inner rage to warm myself.
In any case, I forget how early it gets cold up there. I had planned for it, but still.
For those of you keeping up with Heather's Rental Car Tests, you'll enjoy this one. For once I was given a car that I've never tried before.
The Chevy Aveo - or as I like to call it: The Chevy Eyesore. Seriously, folks - this is one of the ugliest cars I have ever seen. It's the first time I've been embarrassed to be seen in a certain car. Look at it. Fortunately mine did not have a spoiler. Come on folks, why do any cars that do not race at speeds of 200mph need a spoiler? This little tin can was in no danger of leaving the road due to high speeds plus wind resistance.
Oh, and to add insult to injury, the Aveo they gave me was cherry red. Cars should not be allowed to be painted that color unless they can go over 100mph. So there's me driving a cherry red eyesore. I felt like I should apologize every time I got out of it, like I had to tell folks it was a rental and that I would never buy such a car.
But the little car held its own. Considering it rained the whole time I was up there and I was on windy country roads in the middle of nowhere the entire visit, it handled itself well. I drove on a true country road while up there. The road was wide enough for one car, unpaved and therefore all muddy because it had rained up there for days on end, had huge potholes and washed out areas from the rain, and had a lovely cliff on one side of it. It looked a little like this. Okay, not that bad, but it was scary at times knowing that if I slid off the road or got stuck, there was no one around to help out.
So, Chevy Aveo, you get an F- for looks, but an B for handling. It wasn't too uncomfortable inside, either. Well, ego uncomfortable - but not physical discomfort.
Sorry to leave you folks with a perverted Darth Vader photo for so long. I was sent to New Hampshire for two days to cover flooding and so I had no time to bump Darth's naughtiness down with a new post.
Upon reaching New Hampshire early Thursday morning I was reminded of several things about New England - the most important being : Holy ass crap damn - it's cold up there. I don't know how I put up with living in Boston for 3.5 years without stabbing someone during the colder months. Actually, I was probably too frozen to make a stabbing attempt and instead used that inner rage to warm myself.
In any case, I forget how early it gets cold up there. I had planned for it, but still.
For those of you keeping up with Heather's Rental Car Tests, you'll enjoy this one. For once I was given a car that I've never tried before.
The Chevy Aveo - or as I like to call it: The Chevy Eyesore. Seriously, folks - this is one of the ugliest cars I have ever seen. It's the first time I've been embarrassed to be seen in a certain car. Look at it. Fortunately mine did not have a spoiler. Come on folks, why do any cars that do not race at speeds of 200mph need a spoiler? This little tin can was in no danger of leaving the road due to high speeds plus wind resistance.
Oh, and to add insult to injury, the Aveo they gave me was cherry red. Cars should not be allowed to be painted that color unless they can go over 100mph. So there's me driving a cherry red eyesore. I felt like I should apologize every time I got out of it, like I had to tell folks it was a rental and that I would never buy such a car.
But the little car held its own. Considering it rained the whole time I was up there and I was on windy country roads in the middle of nowhere the entire visit, it handled itself well. I drove on a true country road while up there. The road was wide enough for one car, unpaved and therefore all muddy because it had rained up there for days on end, had huge potholes and washed out areas from the rain, and had a lovely cliff on one side of it. It looked a little like this. Okay, not that bad, but it was scary at times knowing that if I slid off the road or got stuck, there was no one around to help out.
So, Chevy Aveo, you get an F- for looks, but an B for handling. It wasn't too uncomfortable inside, either. Well, ego uncomfortable - but not physical discomfort.
posted by H at
8:08 PM
5 Comments:
Hey, it does have that Euro-clubbing look; next time, just blast some techno and take the little guy up to a frame-rattling 75 mph.
ha ha, you've been spoiled by the balmy mid-atlantic climate and can't hack it in new england any more! ;)
That's totally true. It's not balmy here, but it's certainly not frozen ass cold like it gets in New England. Summer is more my style.
Chicago is cold as an ice sculpture ass as well. I'm not entirely sure why I moved here and not Atlanta or San Diego or Pheonix or something.
I don't think the problem is that it's ugly as much as that it's a Chevy.
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