After nearly 20 years and over 300,000 miles, Tom's Honda Accord was costing more to keep running than a car payment. Add to that the lack of A/C and the lake that formed on the floor of the driver's side every time it rained. It seemed like time to bid adieu to that vehicle. Looking for something that would get good mileage, was fairly inexpensive, and would have space for plants should we take his car on a trip the choice came down to these two.
After great deliberation, the Honda Fit was the choice as the back seats fold in such a way that makes quite a bit more space than the shopping cart attachment on the pink model and it's covered so the wind won't ravage exposed plants on the drive home. Hope he made the right decision.
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I was looking at a Fit to replace my Honda and I loved all that space you could get when you put the back seats down. But with our climate I also want four wheel drive which I've never had. Figure it will give me more confidence to get out and about in winter. When I was working I just drove through whatever was happening. But being retired I find myself staying home if it's yucky out. The flooding we've had here killed hundreds if not thousands of cars that need replacing to say nothing of cars on auto lots. So we decided to put off buying since my Honda can go a lot longer.
ReplyDeleteThose Hondas just keep going and going!
DeleteBut he would have looked so cute in the pink model!!!
ReplyDeleteAndrew watches a lot of car-camping videos, the FIT is a star among that group because of its seat folding, I look forward to its debut as a plant hauler.
The gas mileage of the pink model is fabulous too. Oh well...
Delete300k is incredible, even for a Honda!. We love our old Element. Be nice to that clean new car, Peter!
ReplyDeleteSince my Carmen (Elantra) already has a prerequisite coating of potting soil and mulch all over the interior, it'll probably be the primary plantmobile.
DeleteThe back seats on our Prius fold down too, making lots of room for plants, so I agree that's a great feature. I doubt there's any auto-maker that offers cars in that shade of pink, but it would have been fun! I like the deep shade of blue on the Honda that he chose.
ReplyDeleteIt is a nice color of blue but that pink plastic number was pretty wonderful.
DeleteNo AC!!! Reason enough alone to get a new car. I suppose the pink model would've offered air conditioning too, if you went really, really fast.
ReplyDeleteMuch harder to get to AC speed in the pink car.
DeleteMeasure up for a somewhat-oversized piece of pond liner so you can haul as many plants as you can fit without worrying about soil spillage or muddy pots or anything.
ReplyDeleteVery smart! However, since the interior of my car is already coated with mud, soil, etc. I'll just keep using that for plant outings.
DeleteMay it end up with 300,000 happy plant shopping miles!
ReplyDeleteBut you know the climate is changing if someone in the neighborhood of Seattle needs A/C.
Pretty amazing about the A/C. Still don't have it in the house but since it's a tall old thing, the heat goes up and out and we really don't need it. A small greenhouse on wheels, on the other hand does need A/C as our summers are getting hotter.
DeleteBut pink is such a fun color...
ReplyDeleteI know, right?
DeleteI'll bet you posed that pic just so you could have fun blog fodder and still show off Tom's new car. And since this is a gardening blog, you had to find a way to tie in plants, huh.
ReplyDeleteActually, Tom took the picture and sent it to me. It was one of the few available parking spots where ever he was & he was amused by the similarities between his car and the pink one.
DeleteThat must have been a tough deliberation. ;) A pink plant mobile would have been exciting to see at plant sales. :)
ReplyDeleteSo many of life's decisions are very difficult.
DeleteHeck anyone can see the pink one is not near large enough for plant hauling. Since I am going through my blue phase I can honestly say I love that car. Perfect! Here is to 300,000 more miles.
ReplyDeleteI'm also a fan of blue. We tend to keep cars until they fall apart.
DeleteIf Aretha can get around in a pink Cadillac why not a pink Fit.
ReplyDeleteI jus replaced my 17 year old Corolla with a new model. Tis the season for early Xmas presents.
Yea for a new car. Sounds like you keep cars for a long time as well. It's always nice to have a reliable car but difficult to spend money on one that could be used to buy plants:)
DeleteI think you could have gone for both! I guess the pink wouldn't quite fit in the blue, but ... close. Enjoy your new car!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteAww Peter - you always make me laugh! Thank you for that - it is especially helpful today. Enjoy your new Plantmobile! <3
ReplyDelete~Anna K