Friends,
Last weekend, the engine in my Tiny Racecar decided to give up on this whole starting and running thing about 150 miles away from my house. This earned it a trip on a flatbed truck to the local dealer there, and its keys dropped in a lock box. It also earned me the chance to rent an even smaller car—a 3-door Toyota Yaris, known to the rest of the world as a Toyota Aygo.
I can understand why they’d rename the car in the states, after so many unfortunate car names like Aspire and Charade, they must have thought that they’d be mocked for the aspirational “I go.” Oh, and then there’s this…
Enjoy the go, people.
– bob
UPDATE: The comment system doesn’t seem to be working at the moment. If you have left a comment, please be patient while I try to figure out what the problem is. Thanks.
UPDATE II: Word from the dealer is that the fuel pump was kaput. Happened kind of suddenly, didn’t it? Does this kind of thing actually happen without warning? I wouldn’t have thought so…
This is a test comment so that folks leaving comments get the sense that I'm feverishly working on the problem of the comment system not working.
Yep, I can tell you're working – though "feverishly" might be too strong of a word, and think of the images it puts in (other) people's minds. Especially during flu season!
Your (chilly) short friend in NEFL…kc
The Miata seems to break down as often as the Grand Cherokee. Time to trade em both in for a GMC Granite. Or sumpin'.