A REALLY Lazy Susan

Is there really a need for an electric lazy susan??

We are clearly on the path to becoming the people in Wall-E.

Not what I expected to blog about this weekend....

So Kenny's (that's my silver VUE) transmission was having problems & the repair was to replace that stupid VTI transmission (again). Because those VTI transmissions always had problems, Saturn offered a choice: $2500 towards the replacement/repair of the transmission (the replacement/repair would have been $4-5k) OR a different, significant amount of moolah towards the purchase of another GM car. AND if I bought another Saturn, I'd get a separate "returning customer rebate" that I could I apply towards the purchase. The total amount Saturn offered me was definitely more than what I would get as a trade-in (or if I sold it used). Between what Saturn offered & some $$ that I could put as a down payment, more than half of my new car would already paid off. (And they offered me a sweet deal on the extended service plan, too.) I hadn't planned on getting a new car right now (I was thinking my next car might be a Mini-Cooper, in a couple of years), but that's a deal I really had a hard time passing up.

And it seemed like fate. The VUE they had in stock? The one I had admired on previous maintenance trips with the bells & whistles I was interested in: Ruby Red, Hybrid, cloth tan interior, Sun roof, Bluetooth, aux jack for the iPod, CD player also plays MP3s.. (and bells & whistles I wasn't as much interested in - XM satellite radio, OnStar, "sporty" steering wheel & hubcaps, etc.) I went to test drive it & the song that began on the radio? "Gloria" by Van Morrison.

So, yeah, I didn't pass up the deal.

Here is my new, as yet unnamed set of wheels:





The short list of names:

Kermit, but upon reflection, I don't think it's "green" enough.

Puck (from Glee), because, like Noah Puckerman, when I look at the car, I don't question its badassness.

Mr. Bennet (from Heroes), because the car reflects HRG's dichotomy - the "bad guy" (i.e, evil SUV) which is also good (i.e., hybrid)

I'm leaning towards Puck, though.