May The Road Rise Up To Meet You...

Several years ago my Dad told the Bohemian if he could get this '72 VW bus running he could have it. Against all odds, he got it running and it ran for about a month and then died a terrible death. We've been holding onto the dream of resurrecting it ever since. Last night we let go of that dream and sold it. Good bye little bus, I wish you a future of purring motors, camping and road trips! The upside is a little cash to work on the first baby, a '68 convertible Beetle. (you can see that beauty with my parents Smart car here) I'll part with my Beetle when someone pries my dead body out of it, learning to share it with my husband was trial enough!

One final ritual, removing the tags.

Good bye! Wow, how pathetically dirty our car window is.

The Bohemian Buffalo

My husband finally collapsed to peer pressure. You can read his new blog, Bohemian Buffalo, here. Lets hope it lasts longer than his first attempt! You can also see a goofy picture of me burnt to a crisp in Florida but proud of our little jewel's new blingin' sparkle paint job.

We're Turning Japanese I Really Think So

If I didn't have 2 little ones to tote around town this might be my next car!

When my folks came to visit over the weekend they brought their new little toy along, much to our delight. About a year ago they got put on the list for a smart car and it finally came in last week. Is this little bugger adorable or what? It's not really Japanese, it's made by Mercedes, but doesn't it look like it just drove out of one of those cutsie Japanese cartoons? And the best part (and the reason they really got it) it's rated to get 41 mpg but my dad thinks he may actually be getting closer to 48 mpg! Not to mention the fact that it's much cheaper than alot of regular cars. That's some killer cash and earth saved! These cars are already creating a community of owners like the one experienced by antique VW owners. It also generates alot of buzz, everywhere my parents go they get ogled and conversations are sparked just sitting at a stop light. It seems they're also the first in their little Arkansas town to get one, making them local celebs. You can see an article on their car from their local paper here, along with all the snarky controversy in the comments section.

Everyone gets a turn to take a ride, one at a time, it's only a 2 seater.



Of course we had to do some comparison, their small car to ours


And the winner for shortest car is: the smart car by half a VW fender!


Both cars have their engines in the back

As you can imagine, the Smart car totally beat ours in the mpg department, but the VW does have a back seat, and a trunk!