driving cars

today i got to drive my dad’s corvette. dad never lets anyone drive his corvette. it’s a 2002, bright red one, with a t-top. it is so powerful. i couldn’t believe it. it drives so much differently than i expected. it’s a rough ride, and it vibrates your butt. i can’t decide if that is a good thing, or a bad thing.

i also drove his jag XK8 convertable. i think that one is a 2000 or 2001. i know it’s not old. it is such a smooth ride. you could have both windows down driving 70 mph on the freeway and still have a normal conversation. i think i like the power of the jag to the power of the ‘vette. but, they both put my passat to shame.

i’m not sure why he decided to let me drive his cars. i feel honored. i know marilyn hasn’t driven the ‘vette yet, and the jag only got plates this week. so i know she hasn’t been in that one yet. i think that things between my dad and i are getting better. he knows that i have my own life, and i’m doing things the way he would want me to. maybe that is why i’m getting to drive the cool cars… either that, or he was feeling like showing off.

i’m just going to take it as lucky me. and hope he lets me drive one of them again one day.