62 headed for 78 today.
House guests still sleeping in; they have an 8 hour drive to Atlanta today and I think after driving all day yesterday,
and enjoying a little too much wine last night, they are sleeping soundly.
they are driving in their Honda Pilot they bought new eons ago, 130K miles on it, and Wayne said it drives just like new. No wind whistles, creaks or noises. New Michelins last year helped but that car is remarkably reliable. An SUV before they got supersized. He would like to replace it but hard to justify. He keeps it waxed and nice, so he says he'll have to wait a little longer for a new car with tons of buzzers and nannies.
The front of my new truck has sonar sensors, like the rear. Haven't paid attention to what that looks like, but I was chuckling, I'd like a setup, camera included, like that on my FEL so I can see when I'm about to touch.
I've decided that if I can take this truck and parallel park it in downtown Washington, which is all parallel park, and with all these sensors, if I can do without great hassle (the dually was impossible without two consecutive spots) I am considering selling the 2014 Avalon I have and just own one vehicle. One thing for sure, that Toyota V6 in that car is both surprisingly powerful and economical, as when I turn off the car after running an errand downtown, I've usually recorded 25-27mpg.
The truck will likely get 17 in the same scenario. It has an 8 speed auto plus cylinder deactivation so at least in steady state driving, it gets fair mileage. Letting it rip through the gears and hear the hemi burble, well, c'est la vie.
still need my mid life crisis car. Before I get too old...
something small, not a motorcycle, with lots of hp.
Gary, it's probably one of yours... but:
:laughing:. Going out for supper with the kids & grandkids tonight.
