Ed Icionsub

The new Chrysler commerical is awesome. It starts out with some kickin music – I really want to find out who does that tune. It shows little vignettes of typical Detroit scenery, and then at the very end it shows the new Chrysler 300 looking sharp. I like that car a lot – it has such a gangster look. I would think it was more Chicago than Detroit – even the scene in the commercial could easily be streets in Chicago. But, of course, GM is in Detroit. At the very end of the commercial there is a short message that says, “Imported from Detroit.” Woot! Great commercial.

A friend of mine discovered three huge boxes of model car kits in his garage over the weekend. The model cars are all NASCAR cars with featured drivers and car numbers related to the year make and model of each car.There are about 60 or 70 boxes of them. That’s a pretty cool find. I wonder if he is going to try to put them together and paint them? Or more likely just put them on Ebay and sell them off for the extra cash.

My mom is in Tampa visiting her best friend, Ms. Jinx, and they sent me this link to help them check out the used car inventory at a dealership they are visiting: http://www.tampa-used-cars.com. Evidently Ms. Jinx wants to buy a newer used car and now it sounds like she has my mom talked into it, too.Mus Jinx just retired earlier this year and moved to Tampa Bay, Florida – that has been her dream all her life. My mom’s dream, too.

Ms Jinx wants to buy a convertible to replace the minivan she’s been driving all these years. I know my mom has always wanted to have a Ford Mustang and she has always had to sacrifice getting a sporty car in favor of something practical, like station wagons and minivans, and now she has an SUV. She Ms. Jinx has taken her around Tampa looking at used cars and they both have found a place that they like, with cars they want.

I never thought my mom would be shopping at a used car dealer in Tampa, but I bet she and Ms. Jinx are having a lot of fun together. This particular auto dealer is lucky to have two very special ladies shopping at his dealership. I think he has a great salesman, but also they have a very cool video blog on their web site and 30 second credit approval. I am very impressed with their web site and I’m not going to be surprised one bit if my mom cancels her plane ticket home and ends up driving her new Mustang home, instead.

Spent some time at the warehouse today and just hung out with the guys to brainstorm on a few things. The warehouse is about 6 miles from our main office, so I had to drive over. When I got there the guys weren’t expecting me and I drove up up them having some fun out in the parking lot. It wasn’t a big deal – they are entitled to have some fun once in a while. And besides, it was Friday – they were pretty much done for the week.

Some of the guys have been spending a lot of their extra money and free time on buying truck accessories and fixing up their pickup trucks. Of course, these guys are still young and they have the cash to spend on things like this. Just wait until they get married and start having kids – all that extra money will disappear with a poof!

I used to spend a good part of my early paychecks on truck accessories, too. I can totally relate to making a sweet ride. In fact, my truck in the 1970′s was my priority in life. It was a big deal to customize your car or truck and drive it to the Dairy Freeze on Saturday nights, cruising the parking lot and meeting up with your buddies.

Today’s truck accessories go way beyond the steering wheel covers, and extra chrome from my days. There are all kinds of pipes and electronics to add on and enhance performance as well as good looks.

Took my car to the little Valvoline Quick Change station near my house. This was the first time I tried them and I have to say they did a great job. When I pulled the car into the oil change bay, I was taken care of by a team of professionals. They checked a lot of things besides changing the oil, topped off the all the liquids and put air in a couple of tires that were low.

This may date me, but that’s the way it used to be when I was young and you pulled into a full service gas station. They used to check everything and alert you to needed maintenance. Now I know where to go back when I need great service and lots of attention to my car’s maintenance needs.