Smooth

I left early for work and I initially intended to leave her at home. But my father was there and he insisted I drive the car to see for myself. Yesterday was the first time I ever drove Essie. From the moment I started the engine until I reached my destination, I never had any problems.

Ladies and gentlemen, it was superbly smooth.

The body maybe vast, but the driver has great leverage to see the vehicle's surroundings. The dashboard may be simple, but it has everything I need including the obviously powerful air conditioning system. Steering wheel was awesome. The drive was firm and elevated. Unnecessary roadblocks can be easily maneuvered. Even the engine is quiet and read this: THE GAS CONSUMPTION'S MANAGEABLE, 9 kms to a litter. It is one of the best SUVs I've ever driven. I'm loving the purchase more.

I think I'm entering a great partnership. At the end of the day, the drive and performance are the ones that matter. So far so good, we're both doing okay.

June 1, 2010 Essie finally comes home

On my previous post I was describing the anxiety and excitement of waiting for my very first car, a car I could really call my own. After writing that post, I slept to prepare for my graveyard shift. It was put to a stop when my brother broke into my room and just like a dream told me to go down because it finally arrived. It took me roughly 5 minutes to digest what he meant.

I grabbed my phone, the remote control of the air-conditioning and my camera. In my favorite green pajamas, I went out of my house in broad daylight just to see Essie gracefully parked outside of our gate. I was mesmerized. It was like we said "hello" to each other.

I carefully smoothed my palm on its exterior while saying praises of thanks and whispering to her all the promises of care a driver would show. I promised to introduce her to the rest of our cars. I know I had a freaky moment there and I treasured it.

I had a mental battle if I should drive around or not until my father came home and tested the unit. He wanted me to take it to the gas station; and I just stared at him stupefied. He knows that I'm really excited and scared stiff. He offered to do it for me as I was still clearly mesmerized. As a gift, he filled the gas tank for me since this may be the start of my happy poverty.

I just love the smell of new cars. This is definitely not the only model and color out there, but I have made that connection and that makes Essie different from the rest.

PS: I forgot to mention another reason why I like Ford so much. They have kick-ass air conditioning. Very powerful and right now, that's a major plus.

Special thanks to my father for his insight, additional cash and Ford connection, not to mention the free full tank! :)