Thursday, February 9, 2012
The Car Talk Saga: Mitsubishi Eclipse
[Here's the final installment in my trilogy of posts, detailing my history as a car owner. If you missed the first two you can read part 1 here, part 2 here, or just click through to the next posts.]
Ok, I didn't actually get an Eclipse. But that name seemed fitting for the third item in this series, narrowly edging out "Car Talk With a Vengeance."
What I did get (as you may have inferred from the video above) is a Cadillac! And yes, I do think I'm a big shot now that I can tool around town in a Caddy. It seemed fitting to upgrade from one old man car to a nicer old man car. It's definitely more fun and quirky to tell people I got a Cadillac as opposed to a Civic or Camry or Cavalier or any other C car.
Actually, the model I bought (a Catera--so many cars start with C) was Cadillac's attempt to overcome the stereotype that only old people drive their cars, calling it "the Caddy that zigs." It didn't really work, but at least they made the effort: check out this commercial, complete with Ziggy, a cartoon duck mascot:
That end bit--"Lease a Catera...who is Lisa Catera?" actually spawned a TV character. Seriously. You may have noticed supermodels like Adriana Lima hocking cars during the Super Bowl this week. That's certainly nothing new--Cindy Crawford costarred with Ziggy in Catera's SB spot in 1997.
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Oh Jeff, Jeff. You crack me up.
ReplyDeleteI am surprised with myself for reading all of the trilogy.
I've been driving the same car since '99. True story.
Great stories Jeff, as always. I can't help but think though that there's a joke in there somewhere about the Cadillac Catera, old people, and cataracts. But maybe I'm just looking too hard. Thanks for sharing!
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