Sunday, December 11, 2011

I'm not into cars, but I'd get into a few of these, if you know what I mean.

I am a man by the strict definition of my gender. Also because I have an unhealthy lust for saw dust... There are a few "manly" things that I just haven't ever been able to get into though, like watching sports, or being interested in cars.

I've never seen a car as anything more than a piece of transportation. I like a car that I can fit in, and is spacious, and has a good stereo. That's it. I've never really cared about brands or motors or anything. My wife is much better at identifying cars than I am. Her dream is an "Audi A4," whatever that is. If I'm asked to identify a car, I will say, "That is a pickup truck," or "That is a sedan," or "That is a hideous beast." So I went on happy in my ignorance to automotive beauty, until I saw this one car, in this one movie, I thought, "Now that is a nice piece of machinery... Mmm... Yes, very nice indeed."

That is when I realized that my disinterest in cars was due to the fact that all cars that are not in a sci fi movie are boring. So now I'm into cars, and here is a list of the ones that I would like to collect:

1. The Delorean from Back to the Future II.

It must have the Mr. Fusion upgrade, I don't wanna have to lie to terrorists for plutonium. Also, it must really take me back in time to Hill Valley in 1955.


2. Optimus Prime
The semi itself is cool. I'd throw a mini hot tub in there and a flat screen, then he could transform into a giant robot and kill all the pidgeons in my back yard. I HATE those rat-birds.

3. The Ecto-1
Nothing says "Hi, my name is Josh, and I like to party," better than rolling up in one of these, sirens blaring. Then you can let a few ghosts out and party like it's 1984.

4. The Batmobile
I'm partial to the 1989 Michael Keaton vehicle, but I'd take any of the three. Especially the 1989 one. You know, the one in the middle there, from 1989...

5. The Rolls Royce Phantom
Ah yes... and yes. Let's get slightly more real for a minute shall we? Real because this is a real car, slightly less real, because I will never, ever afford it. This is the car that I saw that made me think,  "Now that is a nice piece of machinery... Mmm... Yes, very nice indeed." This is my dream car. The car that if I could have any real car in the world, I would have this car. It is the Rolls Royce Phantom. Driven by Nicholas Cage in The Sorcerer's Apprentice. It is oh, so beautiful, and now, it is one of only three cars that I can name by sight. 

The other two cars that I can name by sight are the Dodge Caravan, and the Toyota Sienna.

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