ZOOM ZOOM
A few years back one of my best buddies and I got different cars around the same time. Aaron bought a new, fully-loaded Mazda 6, and I got a 2002 Chevy Impala LS. Aaron is a car guy. There is no other way to describe it. He loves cars. Swoons over cars. He keeps his car very clean.
I on the other hand was never much of a car guy. As long as I had a vehicle to get me from point A to point B, I was a happy camper. Didn’t need to be spendy or high class, or even clean for that matter.
Well, all this has changed with the acquisition of a new car. Amanda and I have been blessed with a new 2007 Mazda 3. Now I’m out in my driveway washing and detailing the car on weekends. And it’s not just the new car. I have started paying attention to our other car, a 1999 Toyota Camry which we purchased not too long ago from Amanda’s parents. I spent last Saturday washing and waxing it, detailing it inside and out.
I’m not sure why a new car has the power to change a guy’s entire philosophy on his cars. Maybe it’s just that I’ve never owned a new car before. But why would that have me washing and waxing the old one? Oh and there’s more. I took the Camry to the store after I washed it and it rained. When I got it back in the garage you know what I did? I toweled it off! Amanda stuck her head in the garage when I was doing that and gave me a puzzled look. I didn’t know what to say other than, “It got wet from the rain.” Hmmmm…
Comments from old site:
Written by Aaron
Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 6:38 PM
Nice looking car. Maybe some day our Mazda’s will meet. Mazda6 + Mazda3 = Mazda9 