tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post1052312332071433436..comments2024-03-24T18:43:18.706-04:00Comments on Darwinfish 2: The Evolution of the BluzMobilebluzdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-20388102705006014582013-01-23T18:03:15.596-05:002013-01-23T18:03:15.596-05:00Thanks for commenting.
We always named our cars w...Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />We always named our cars when I was growing up, but this was the first one I named. bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-1301013472952472482013-01-23T16:40:56.508-05:002013-01-23T16:40:56.508-05:00Jaundice? That certainly is a unique name for a ve...Jaundice? That certainly is a unique name for a vehicle! Some car owners have their own way of naming their rides. Some call them by name to add some personal touch. And some name their car based on the auto’s characteristics – just like what you did! Carson Winingerhttp://www.goodfellowsauto.ca/featured-vehicles/index.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-56139590230167287362010-07-14T18:02:13.678-04:002010-07-14T18:02:13.678-04:00Woman,
Damn… I wish I had someone like you back th...Woman,<br />Damn… I wish I had someone like you back then, upon whom I could pawn off all my maintenance issues… At least I knew how to change a tire and have done a couple in my day. I wonder if your friend was really that lame, or was he just seeing how much he could get this little freshman to do for him…<br /><br />Rik,<br />Yeah, she missed out on the best 5 minutes of her life… I think I got the better part of the deal… Thanks buddy!<br /><br />Dog,<br />There’s a lot to be said for just driving a car until you can’t any more. Sounds like you’re getting your money’s worth out of that truck.<br /><br />RPM,<br />I’m glad I learned on an automatic. Learning the stick itself was traumatic enough without worrying about traffic laws and stuff. By the time I took on the stick, the rest of it was better ingrained.<br /><br />The thing I loved with the manual transmission is that it felt like I was “One with The Car.” I felt more in control and more attuned to what was going on. Driving the automatic again, I feel like my own passenger.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-40738651376680604922010-07-14T15:21:59.220-04:002010-07-14T15:21:59.220-04:00I used to have a Civic. I loved that little car. M...I used to have a Civic. I loved that little car. My parents' delivery boy (they owned a business) cracked it up one day. I think I cried.<br /><br />And I learned on a 5-speed stick. It was the only way to roll (literally) in Erie, PA.red pen mamahttp://albamaria30.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-44216127176740065082010-07-14T15:13:51.376-04:002010-07-14T15:13:51.376-04:00My dad once had a 1953 Chevy which he was trading ...My dad once had a 1953 Chevy which he was trading in on a 1956 Ford station wagon. On our way to pick up the Ford, the Chevy broke down. Cars know when they're being dumped. <br /><br />Keep them as long as you can. I'm still driving my 1995 GMC truck. Original clutch, original shocks, 224K miles and counting. Kinda fucked up the tailgate last weekend but I bungeed it shut. An inoperable tailgate is no reason to buy a new truck. Besides I messed with it some more on Tues. and now it closes without the bungees. Keep on truckin'!!stilladoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285627481905127205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-65223063174946675682010-07-14T00:42:27.737-04:002010-07-14T00:42:27.737-04:00Butt !!!!! you got the car and price you requested...Butt !!!!! you got the car and price you requested and she got away .... her loss !!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-11740516531259197022010-07-14T00:26:45.997-04:002010-07-14T00:26:45.997-04:00OMG!! lol
My mom taught me all about car maintenan...OMG!! lol<br />My mom taught me all about car maintenance. I, of course, was fortunate enough to just say "hey mom, I need an oil change. it's been 3k miles" but I knew it needed to be done. I also checked it daily b/c it was old and leaked a lot. <br />I'll never forget being a freshman in high school and walking out of the school to my friend saying his car had a flat. I told him I'd change it but I'd miss the bus so he'd have to bring me home (20 miles away from his house). He said OK. <br />So, here I am, 14 or 15 years old, changing the tire while my 17 year old guy friend stands idly by watching. I also taught him which fluids looked like what, the viscosity etc. I'm honestly surprised his car survived him.Mileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425833336328499166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-7023994635112030472010-07-13T23:35:04.966-04:002010-07-13T23:35:04.966-04:00Woman,
My dad wasn't a Car Guy either, althoug...Woman,<br />My dad wasn't a Car Guy either, although he did change his own oil. I don't think they had any Jiffy Lubes out where we were. I probably saw how much of a pain in the ass it was and blocked it all out.<br /><br />I don't think I ever recovered from the one time I did something "automotive." I was ambling by the garage one day, minding my own business, and my little brother called me over by Jaundice. He handed me a can of oil and said, "Hey, can you pour this in that hole? I can't reach."<br /><br />Always glad to help, I obliged. Only later did I figure out I just poured a quart of oil in the transmission fluid reservoir.<br /><br />Oops. That's why I go to Jiffy Lube. <br /><br />Glad to see you surface again. I'll go check out your alibi...bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-18694405258432292682010-07-13T21:44:41.926-04:002010-07-13T21:44:41.926-04:00I have SOOOO many comments but will just leave it ...I have SOOOO many comments but will just leave it to one... You didn't know to change the oil?! Your parents failed you lol. <br />ok, 2 comments. I totally giggled at the left turn failure... and the baby poop brown thing...<br />Well, hell, you just make me laugh anyway. Which is good b/c I needed a laugh after the events of today (see blog) :)Mileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425833336328499166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-47818562207417996092010-07-13T20:06:32.395-04:002010-07-13T20:06:32.395-04:00Lilo,
Oh, man, I LOVE the idea of cruising around ...Lilo,<br />Oh, man, I LOVE the idea of cruising around in a freakin' mail truck! You could get all your friends AND a keg back there! <br /><br />Jaundice served us well though... she was most adept at Lawn Jobs, with her 4-wheel drive. But it was the old kind of 4-wheel drive where you had to get out and unlock the hubs on the front wheels.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-19819544154237204982010-07-13T18:58:16.104-04:002010-07-13T18:58:16.104-04:00I'm laughing at the series of roller skates yo...I'm laughing at the series of roller skates you drove--I can see why you'd have missed Jaundice! Your family does seem to have bad taste in car colors. But I can't say anything...<br /><br />My first car, I got from a government auction when I was 19. It was a mail truck that I spray-painted kelly green--I mean, with cans of Krylon that were probably meant to patch up a John Deere. I cleaned out three hardware stores' worth of those cans. And installed a stereo. Couldn't go as fast as I wanted--remember, I'm a NASCAR fan--but it worked for a couple of years. When it finally broke down, I went through a phase where it was cheaper for me to buy a new-to-me beater from the want-ads than to maintain a car--I went through four cars in two years. <br /><br />I bought better rides and learned to maintain them by the time I was 25. (Not to drive any slower, though. WHen I have speed, I use it.) I had a really nice truck when I was 30 and moved to NYC to be with L'Ailee. Unfortunately (as I just now shared in my blog!) it was a total PITA to have in the city, so I sold it, and boy, sometimes I miss it. Now I rent cars and scare the hell out of my passengers.CrackerLilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176388186521154104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-91153474359794930252010-07-13T18:14:59.442-04:002010-07-13T18:14:59.442-04:00Cassie,
Hey, I didn’t start with the odd names… My...Cassie,<br />Hey, I didn’t start with the odd names… My parents have always named our cars. And I already knew about “Algae” so I just ran with it.<br /><br />Fan,<br />Sticking a car-bra on that car would have been like putting a silk bib on a chimpanzee. What I really wanted was a giant wind-up key to stick on the roof that would rotate whenever the car was moving.<br /><br />I’m sure it was quite a looker in its time, but I still can’t see how anyone could think that painting a car that color was a good idea.<br /><br />Cristy,<br />We have similar stories with a family car we had when we were kids… It was the early 70’s and this was 1960 Rambler, tail-fins and all. Was a little darker hue of baby-sht brown. (What was it with my family and THAT color?) We called it “The Bomb”. It also had wipers that would only work occasionally and when riding shotgun, I would have to hang out the window and un-stick it in the rain.<br /><br />My little sister also fell out of it once, from the back seat. My dad was picking me up from 4th grade football practice and as he made the bend out of the parking lot, my sister just rolled right out of the car and onto the street. Knowing my brother, he was probably telling Dad to keep going. But we picked her up, no worse for wear though… although not to hear HER tell it… <br /><br />We ended up selling it to a neighbor, for $1. (The car, not my sister.)<br /><br />Bachelor Girl,<br />For a while there, we were a total Honda family… we had about 5 of them. They always served us well. Dad still has his little Honda Del Sol in which he and mom tool around Pensacola with the T-Top off.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-47307784319918614022010-07-13T16:04:43.089-04:002010-07-13T16:04:43.089-04:00Honda FTW! The day I bought Fiona Fit was one of t...Honda FTW! The day I bought Fiona Fit was one of the happiest of my life.Bachelor Girlhttp://www.bachelorgirl.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-65529005526294956792010-07-13T14:34:13.476-04:002010-07-13T14:34:13.476-04:00God, I think we all have horror stories about our ...God, I think we all have horror stories about our early cars. I remember I was so proud of my "sporty" Geo Metro convertible. It was a 5-speed 3-cylinder. Hee hee. Tore that baby up. All the way up to 75 mph, which was its limit. I didn't know how to drive a stick when I bought it, either, which made for a fun test drive. The sales guy wanted OUT of that car by the end. Haha! It was a 2-seater, but we stuffed our entire martial arts class (8 or 9?) into it when a rain storm interrupted our session once.<br /><br />I was driving my sister's Pontiac Sunfire when we had to rig the transmission so it wouldn't slip. Scary stuff for that to go out in the middle of Dallas traffic. I was lucky it was night time, but it was still scary.<br /><br />I have tons of stories of my mom's Oldsmobile Cutlass that had nonworking power windows, a stolen radio that left a hole for hot engine air to flow into the car, which made it no A/C in 100+ Texas summer PLUS no defrost for hard Texas rains. Fun times. Lots of "you steer, I'm gonna' wipe off the windshield" moments. That thing was so sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-32440105508572173232010-07-13T14:10:47.751-04:002010-07-13T14:10:47.751-04:00DUDE....i had that same Honda, same color even. al...DUDE....i had that same Honda, same color even. all decked out with racing wheels and louvers everywhere. even had a bra on it.Still A. Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103027123540489834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-28131374477493238992010-07-13T10:02:08.224-04:002010-07-13T10:02:08.224-04:00Jaundice...refreshing?Jaundice...refreshing?Cassiehttp://www.whosmydaddy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-13391509907565284032010-07-12T22:32:22.197-04:002010-07-12T22:32:22.197-04:00Vange,
Once you've paid the car off, it's ...Vange,<br />Once you've paid the car off, it's tough to undertake payments again. I paid off my current car just over a year ago, and I've been banking what used to be my car payment ever since.<br /><br />This new (used) car, I'm paying for outright, but I'll get into that on Wednesday's post.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-22998424112247334142010-07-12T22:23:37.900-04:002010-07-12T22:23:37.900-04:00I got a new car in March--like you, I drive my car...I got a new car in March--like you, I drive my cars as long as I can stand to, because I hate the process of buying a car and I hate the payments even more!vangehttp://www.superficialgallery.com/Forums/index.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-63923482797854477912010-07-12T22:22:47.011-04:002010-07-12T22:22:47.011-04:00Right... the kind a butt that brings a tear to you...Right... the kind a butt that brings a tear to your eye... I remember her. But mostly I remember you sweet-talking her like it was last call.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-3695329752585911972010-07-12T22:21:34.876-04:002010-07-12T22:21:34.876-04:00As I recall the finance girl was SMOKIN HOT with a...As I recall the finance girl was SMOKIN HOT with an onion BUTT !!!!!Riknoreply@blogger.com