Driver Change

Today I handed over the keys — TEMPORARILY — to a friend of mine,who will be driving my Smart for the next few months. He's is waiting for his new all-electric Nissan Leaf to be delivered, and there's been a three month delay in shipments. Gary had borrowed the car before, a few years back, for a weekend jaunt with his wife and loved the back-to-basic, direct-connect feel of the Smart, so was eager to take the reins again. Not problem fitting his full 6-foot-four-inch frame inside the roomy Smart car either.

Off into the Sunset

Performed a thorough washing and vacuum on the Smart car today in preparation of handing it off to a friend of mine for a while. Looks pretty sharp again. I haven't been driving it much lately so when a friend offered to rent it for three months I thought that would be a good option for both of us. But that means I won't be seeing the car in quite a while — a somber moment of reflection.