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Prius > Impala
Aug. 3rd, 2010 12:15 amSo my Hyundai got smashed. It was the other guys fault. His insurance company is paying for everything, so I'm cool with that. A week ago I dropped my car off at the body shop and Enterprise rent a car picked me up. They gave me... an Impala.
My last four cars were: a Hyundai, and Acura, a Honda and a Toyota. All small, well handling Asian cars. The Impala is that other thing. Driving it was like riding an elephant someone slipped a giant roofie. When I floored the gas, I had time to check my email and build a playlist on my iPhone before it shifted gears. A week driving in this beast and now I know why the American auto industry is dying. This car is everything wrong with Detroit.
Today I called to check on my car. It seems that the amount the insurance company thinks it should cost is about half what the body shop thinks it should cost. So they are meeting tomorrow to debate this. Which means my car sat there for a week while I drove a fucking Impala.
I quickly called up Enterprise. "After a week of driving this Impala, I have come to the conclusion I HATE IT. Do you have anything not-an-Impala?" They said they would check. I was hoping for a Nissan Altima or Dodge Charger, the two other cars in this class listed on the site. They said they would check. A few minutes later they called me back and asked if I would be interested in... a Prius! My inner nerd took over and I jumped at the chance to drive such a geeky automobile.
It's actually not bad. It's more responsive than the Impala. Fun to drive. It will be the death of me though. There's a computer in the dash that tells you all the useful stuff like if it's running on gas or electric, current MPG and other stuff like that. I want to watch the screen. This is bad when doing 85 on I-85. We will see how long I can keep it.
My last four cars were: a Hyundai, and Acura, a Honda and a Toyota. All small, well handling Asian cars. The Impala is that other thing. Driving it was like riding an elephant someone slipped a giant roofie. When I floored the gas, I had time to check my email and build a playlist on my iPhone before it shifted gears. A week driving in this beast and now I know why the American auto industry is dying. This car is everything wrong with Detroit.
Today I called to check on my car. It seems that the amount the insurance company thinks it should cost is about half what the body shop thinks it should cost. So they are meeting tomorrow to debate this. Which means my car sat there for a week while I drove a fucking Impala.
I quickly called up Enterprise. "After a week of driving this Impala, I have come to the conclusion I HATE IT. Do you have anything not-an-Impala?" They said they would check. I was hoping for a Nissan Altima or Dodge Charger, the two other cars in this class listed on the site. They said they would check. A few minutes later they called me back and asked if I would be interested in... a Prius! My inner nerd took over and I jumped at the chance to drive such a geeky automobile.
It's actually not bad. It's more responsive than the Impala. Fun to drive. It will be the death of me though. There's a computer in the dash that tells you all the useful stuff like if it's running on gas or electric, current MPG and other stuff like that. I want to watch the screen. This is bad when doing 85 on I-85. We will see how long I can keep it.
