Snow, rain, flowers, sporks

Weather and work and hordes of children make me tired. In a good way, I think.

I found a couple of amusing links recently:

• Your Birth Tune: See here and here. My birthday song was "Billie Jean." I love that one; in fact, it's my favorite Michael Jackson hit.

• TorsoPants are, for lack of a more original descriptor, random. They reference things like midgets, sporks, beet farmers and knickers. See? Random. (I need this shirt.)

Also, I've been researching vehicles this week. I think I mentioned that my dear Elmer is ailing. I have some time, but I'm trying to come up with options. (Other than a new engine, which I still might consider. Maybe.) If I get something newer, I'm really liking the cheaper hatchbacks everyone is making. Especially the Honda Fit, Nissan Versa, Toyota Yaris/Matrix/Echo. Any advice, thoughts or other considerations would be welcome. (I love my Subaru but would like something more fuel efficient without giving up that nice station-wagony cargo area.)

Comments

[Leah]

I thought about the Matrix. Never test drove it, but it looked neat. Apparently, the Pontiac Vibe is the same car, so you can look for both of them. I've been in a Matrix that a friend owns, and I think it's nice. Plus, it does look like awesome cargo room.

[Matt]

Another One Bites The Dust! Great song.

There are a lot of good reviews for the Toyota Yaris. It's the best selling small car in Canada by a looong ways. Cheap, good resale value, great mileage and lots of storage space.

The Nissan Versa is a bit more "quality" - nicer engine, better interior, more features, quieter, etc.

The Yaris is a thousand or so cheaper than the Versa. Resale is about the same for both of them.

The Matrix is certainly nice but it's significantly ($3-$4k) more expensive than the Yaris/Versa and suffers from poor resale value. However, it is a more powerful car and not quite a sub-compact like the Yaris and Versa.

I've actually thought about buying a Versa, myself. After all, it's in Heros! How can you not like it? :-)