Missed putting anything up on the website
last month the last two+ months as my job is keeping me really busy and probably will continue for the rest of the summer or even the rest of the year. Working in a new industrial complex certainly keeps one exposed to
plenty of
fairly advanced technologies even at the humble position of production shift supervisor. Having been in this line of work for about 30 years it is amazing to experience the amount of changes that have been implemented over the years.
When I do find that I have time to myself lately I generally am not going anywhere near a PC for anything but the most leisurely of activities such as music, video, light reading, and shopping. Since the hours have been long lately I decided to get myself a new car. I got to thinking about different vehicles I have owned and decided this time around I wanted something a little sporty for a change. It had to get reasonable gas mileage, be relatively fast, comfortable (in an unpolished sort of way), and most importantly fun to drive. I went and test drove a
2008 MINI Cooper S Hatchback at one of our local
car dealers. I was simply blown away by the cars performance which
MINI likens to driving a go cart ...a really fast powerful go kart. They in my opinion coined it pretty well although I've haven't driven many go karts lately but in as much as the car can can turn very sharp, stop in very little distance, and accelerates in the 0-60 range very well (rated 6.7 seconds) it does at feel a lot like a go kart would I guess. Cliches aside though the way the car moves it really is a totally capable "city" vehicle fast enough to stay ahead (or get away from the SUV crowd) with enough maneuverability to keep every one else in the rear view mirror if one wants. Sport style seats keep the driver in place very well in relation to the task of darting through traffic at what feels likes "negative G" pulling forces. Hell it's just fun to drive. Cheap however it is not with options the MINI Cooper can very easily cross the $30,000 mark fairly quickly but it is the level of available customization that makes the car very popular with many people. "Youify" is what MINI calls it and there are scores of options available for their vehicles. Just for the record I have
this PDF file with the exact details of the one I bought if anyone wants to know how much frivolity I actually possess. When I get a chance I will post a couple real pictures but I have no way of knowing when that might be. Until next time thanks all who have emailed or stopped by the page I haven't gone away just gotten really busy.
