I just got a Nissan Cube Krom edition! I am so excited!
Maybe I should explain a bit.
It may help you guys understand how a stupid car could make me happy. As many of you know, 2008 was a shitty year. Both Shih-tzus passed away, and I had a “brush with the light” which almost took my life and caused me to loose the babies I was pregnant with…
I was determined to make 2009 a much better year. We got a new puppy named Jewel!
After my 8 hour heart ablation and associated complications my husband decided it was time for a new car. My Pathfinder, though immaculate and only having 85,000 miles, was 10-11 years old and he wanted to get me whatever I wanted. I looked at lots of cars – G35/37s, FX45, and the Audi (both the A5 and the SUV) were my favorites.
I went to Nissan for regular service on my Pathfinder and they had just received the Cubes. I had seen them online and thought they were cute, but too small. Boy was I wrong. From the moment I sat in the car, I knew it was for me. Everything just felt right – even more so than any other car I had seen. It is much bigger than you think and the one thing that I really love is I can see so well, very little blind spot.
I tried to think – would I be 30, 40 or 50 thousand dollars happier in one of the luxury cars I had driven or would I be just as happy in this 20K Nissan Cube? The cube won hands down.
I know it is like comparing apples to oranges, but the cube made me feel right, like being in this car was the right fit for me. I know it does not appeal to everyone, but I had decided to finally live in the moment and choose a car for no other reason than it put a smile on my face.
It sounds corny, and certainly, I may decide to get a different car 4 or 5 years down the line (however, we are people who keep cars for a while) but in this moment, in this fleeting time where I have come to the realization that we may leave this earth at any time, I decided to get this car to make me happy and no one else.
Its funny, I have had so many people ask me about it, wanting to know where to buy one or to comment on how different it looks. I know there are people thinking “What an ugly car” but I really think they are using the wrong words. They should be saying “This is the wrong car for me.” Most people are such sheeps, just buying cars that all look alike. I decided to look a little different and I am joyful for it.
So, all joking aside, I bought a funny car. And I am goofy too. I also love Battlestar Galactica. And Christian Louboutin Stilettos. And I am alive, and feeling more alive every day.
