New Car

Dustin has been wanting a new car for a couple of years. He has had his Cougar for ten years. That's a long while for most people. The process for deciding on a new car has been a struggle. Dustin wants horsepower and speed. Cool. Racy. Awesome. I want something with a backseat. The two don't necessarily come in one package. This week things clicked. Dustin told me one night, "I forgot that the Dodge Challenger is a option." I responded, "The one in the George Washington commercial?" On Friday, I test drove the car. Dustin had done so before. I got out of the car, walked up to Dustin and said, "I want this one." By the end of the day papers had been signed and a blue one was located in Maryland (its coming to us as I type).
See here is the thing...I'm really really good at talking myself out of thing. So good, that I can talk others out of stuff. I rarely go with my gut. Never impulsive. Never ever. My mind works quickly and by the time most people are going with their guts, I've weighed options and pondered the implications and made the best decision for me. This car...well...I went with my gut. I put aside practicality (I have a Ford Taurus because its practical). I fell in immediate love with the Challenger.
I try to not think of image. Its too shallow and all that. This car is the image that I want to present to the world. It fits me/us. Its who Dustin is and who I am under my practical exterior. We are strong, old fashion, classic and unapologetically American. Now we have a car that fits us pretty much to a T.

Watch the commercial and tell me its not Dustin and me.