August 08, 2003

Trading Tanks

The Holfords have returned from our space cruise. I rang the rental company about the need to fix various defects on the Toyota and to renew for another week, since this was their only automatic. Providentially, they had an automatic come in as a part exchange for another car.

Now we have a car that locks. The fuel gauge even works, so we can see exactly how much petrol it is guzzling. Unlike the Space Cruiser, it even has a radio. It doesn't work, because there is a tape stuck in the cassette player, but at least there isn't a giant hole in the dashboard.

And just because it isn't seven-seater doesn't mean it isn't huge. We are now driving the just about the largest car in Britain - and H-reg Ford Granada with what is probably a 3-litre engine. We own the road.

Posted by david at August 8, 2003 11:27 PM | TrackBack
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We owned a Ford Granada once...but it was afraid of the dark....kept turning its own lights on every night...causing us to wake every morning to a dead battery. Eventually, after many unfruitful trips to the repair shop, this became intolerable, so we traded the thing in on a faithful Toyota and never looked back.

Posted by: Mary at August 10, 2003 10:29 PM