My poor car

Sheeza notso pretty these days...

I drive this sweet little Dodge Avenger...a small version of the Charger...  Not quite an awesomemobile, but pretty, and quick...and it has all the bells and whistles.

I always laugh when at car lots and they talk about the basic package.  That's a matter of perspective isn't it?

To me, the basic package includes automatic, power windows, air conditioning, cruise control...

The bells and whistles are the heated seats, the dohickey thing between the seats that keeps your cold drinks cold and your hot drinks hot, the automatic defrost on the side view mirrors, the thingamabop on the dash to put your drinks in and keep them cold...kewl dude...

I was so excited when I found my baby, shiiiiny....

And the first time I drove her...she handles with speed and grace.  She's a gorgeous, classy grey...sleek curves and sexy lines... 

Don't know if you are picking this up, but I love that car...

But she doesn't wear the winter tires or salt baths very well.  What a sad sight to see, the morning after the drive home the night before.  Smeared windshield..streaks of white down the sides...sad old plain looking winter tires...

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This is not a great time of year to run out of windshield wiper fluid, speaking of streaks of salt.  It can be a harrowing drive when you are on the highway, windshield wipers smearing layers of the crap splashing up from the car in front of you..and no wiper fluid to clean the salty glaze... 

You pull the wiper fluid thingamajiggy handle on the steering column as hard as you can, desperately trying to squeeze out the last few drops, so that you can see...just a little corner will do...

It's just not a cool place to be...

Anyway....

I need to find a car wash on the way home...baby needs a bath....