我经常会在门诊等病人的空间，看看mini cooper的网站，做一下白日梦。我的program director，是个很高很大的巨人，他很不屑这种巨袖珍还很高维护的车子，他总是跟我说，这不是伦敦，这里是美国，要买经得住福特卡车撞的车。但是我还是写下once in your life, own a mini -cooper，然后贴在我的桌前。人生很多时候，要推动自己去做一些美丽但是可能不是最经济的事情，我知道如果我不买mini-cooper，慢慢地我就不会再想去买，然后有了孩子，就会成为一个开着mini van的女人。
我也是处女座的，对你的为人很认同，也很佩服。我没你优秀。
给你一点建议： “落花飘零”的网名美虽美，但寓意不好；而且，你喜欢的mini cooper 也是去年台湾一个花季明星的车祸车型。建议你找星相师参谋参谋，文学城的亥先生就很好。
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3yearsflies, i so understand you feeling, the truth is, life is all about compromise, to people who are important to us. but, if i am not happy, people around me will not be happy too, i believe, once a while, we will have to do something to indulge ourselves just to make life more meaningful and delightful, so we can carry all this joy and continue our life.
Therefore ( this is for replying 纵然平行 as well), I will buy this mini-cooper, when i can afford a second car, not for long time travel, not for snow or storm, just for occasional use, such as, a sunday to hang out with my girl friends.
Therefore, I will still drive my practical car, until the day my dream come true. :D
玄米, thank you so much for your always support, it's not the amount of people coming to this blog that matters, it's the true and sincere words friends like you left here that really keeps me continue to write. trust me, i gain more from you than you do from me.:)
I am wondering that at the moment of the idea of owning a “Mini Cooper” conceived in your mind did you happen to be under the influences of alcohol, drugs, pheromones, advertising hype , peer pressure, break-up, death wish , etc ? -:)
In my humble opinion, the word “mini” should never apply to a car in the first place. Buying a car isn’t like buying an Ipod “Nano” which can be delightful small, irresistible cute, eye catching colorful. (some female got a kick at it for choosing their favorite color to go with their tan tops). A car, even a drooly charming one, can’t just stay in one’s pocket, it has to share the roads with those whooshing muscle SUVs and tractor trailers driven by aggressive cowboys or cowgirls. More, it may have to deliver person(s) from A to B under tough weather conditions such as snow storm, heavy rain. Maybe, my argument isn’t convincing. How about giving an example? One night last fall, a buddy of mine was driving his BMW M Roadster on a highway, coming nowhere a GMC Yukon squished into the rear end of his convertible. He felt he was so lucky for not being seriously enjured since he was not hit from front or side. Otherwise, he would have been mangled the same way as his “toy” roadster did. Interesting enough, at the scene of the accident Yukon XL’s airbag was not activated even with the impact of the collision, the SUV’s driver was in perfect condition, there was not even single bruise on that guy.
So, the lesson learned was that size of an object does make big difference sometimes, especially when the safety of a driver is on the line, bigger may be simply less vulnerable.
There are sufficient “raison d'être” to mitigate the risks these days do you have to escalate the odds a bit, the other direction?
BTW, please don’t let my words above dampen your spirits. Do have a great holiday weekend. At the meantime, polish your vehicle plan a little starting from cutie to the soccer-mom mini van.
I always want to own a Beetle, I even went to the dealership to test drive a bright blue one. But when I came to the point purchasing a new vehicle for myself, I went together shopping for a new car together with then-fiancé, well, I decidedly pick a white Camry, not giving a grain of thought on Beetles, - just because it’s $5000 cheaper and reliable to drive (so very economic). Our finances just don’t allow me to comfortably make a decision to purchase a Beetle. I told him then, I would never own a Beetle in my lifetime. Now he jokingly tells me, you should have asked for the car you really wanted since we were not married then yet.
A few days ago, my mom and I strolled outside and saw a convertible Beetle pulling out. I pointed to it, telling her, “it’s car I Used to like, but just because it’s …”
Actually I STILL like it, and will like it for long, just not having the sensation of owning one any more.
Now I have a daughter, I’m thinking of getting a Pink Beetle for her 16th birthday.
I also like Coopers. I think Beetles and Coopers are sisters.
