"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/02/2019 at 12:43 • Filed to: None
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"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/02/2019 at 12:43 • Filed to: None | 9
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I have this very vivid memory in my mind of exiting a cramped, small, late aeromexico flight from Mexico City to Guadalajara. As soon as I entered the jetty, a thick, musky air surrounded my body; it s heat made itself present all over me, and the stench made my nose swear that I was, in fact, somewhere else.
I looked over, to a short, thin man, with thick black hair held in place with what seemed like a bottle’s worth of gel. This man, upon looking back
at me;
tired, wasted, worried, and anxious, shouted emotively
“Welcome to Guadalajara!”
It felt different, it felt innocent, and it felt fresh. Often, when you visit airports people feel like shit, and they act like shit, and, even if it’s their job, they don’t seem excited to welcome
newcomers to their hometown.
I don’t know what lead this man to welcome me with such warmth, into a city I’d only spend ten minutes in, waiting for a connecting flight to California.
But it stayed in my mind, and the hope of an exciting, adventurous city lived until I deplaned today, into a similar jetty, and there was no short man to speak of.
I hurled my way through the airport, as if it was a regular shopping mall, and into a Toyota Hiace that would deliver me to a depot where this Chevy Aveo awaited me.
I requested a manual car, I wasn’t given one, I had to pay a young driver fee, I did not see that reflected in my credit card, and I was, once again, hurled, into this small pointless car. the traffic felt normal, the latent anger in people felt normal, the carelessness, the desperation for something else. It all felt like it was a normal day, in any Mexican City.
This Chevy Aveo, with shitty noise deadening, and touchy brakes, fee ls like a boring car. I wanted to slam it s biggest issues, and praise it s biggest selling points . But I can’t because nothing really stands out... perfectly OK for it’s class but nothing else .
Life isn’t like a box of chocolates, it’s more like a rental car; you don’t really know what you’re gonna get, even if you planned in advance... and things that seem obvious on the outside are, in fact, different once you dig in.
I thought Guadalajara would be a throwback to a time when people felt excited about their hometown; here in Mexico at least. I wanted to live that long-lost thirst to impress that Tapatios were known for. I wanted to feel like that short man. “Goddamn, I’m a special guest at an international book fair!”
So, all this bullshit of “what is a car really?”, followed by a list of features a simple car doesn’t have... it’s just that...bullshit. Cars shouldn’t be simple, this Chevy shouldn’t even be for sale. It’s not because it’s bad, it’s because it misses the point of private transportation
I don’t want to feel normal in this car, or any car, having a car today- or any day- is a privilege; and the car should prove it feels exciting. It doesn’t even have to be good... it just has to be exciting, it has to make me feel like it’s better than a taxi, or a bus, or a metro...
And yet it fails upon first inspection . What little hope rests in my mind goes away as the ignition sparks and the gear selector clicks into D.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Spanfeller is a twat
12/02/2019 at 12:53 |
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“ Life isn’t like a box of chocolates, it’s more like a rental car; you don’t really know what you’re gonna get, even if you planned in advance, and things that seem obvious on the outside are, in fact, different once you dig in”
This is amazing
LastFirstMI is my name
> Spanfeller is a twat
12/02/2019 at 12:54 |
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Life is like a rental car indeed. Well said.
dogisbadob
> Spanfeller is a twat
12/02/2019 at 14:03 |
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That Aveo is awesome. They should sell it up here :o)
You just want to brag about cool cars we don’t get here. Have you driven a Ford Figo?
Yeah, apparently, you just got that new Aveo now, and just until a couple years ago, you still got the *old* Aveo they stopped selling up here in 2011 or so (it was replaced by the Sonic, and they actually use the Aveo name on the Sonic in other markets, which is what I thought you had until I looked it up)
We need inexpensive new cars up here. The Aveo, Figo, and Micra (the latter of which is sold in Canada)
Anyway, here is a better view of your new Aveo, along with a look under the hood (so nice and simple—I love it!), and a listing I found of a new-generation Mexican Aveo, with a sunroof and a manual transmission, in a cool color
Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
> Spanfeller is a twat
12/02/2019 at 15:07 |
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Makes me wonder how much this sort of decontented car would sell for in the states.
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Spanfeller is a twat
> Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
12/02/2019 at 15:08 |
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Probably under ten grand.
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Spanfeller is a twat
> dogisbadob
12/02/2019 at 15:08 |
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I’d advocate for interesting cars that are small, this one isn’t even that small and its drab