Low Rider

My apologies for leaving such a negative post unanswered for several days but in all honesty my mood had not changed much, until now.

The trip to the dentist went better than expected but still set me back three quarters of a mortgage payment. Three hours of drilling was followed with real fun as the Crown Vic fully lost the rear air suspension as I headed home. Riding up Route 270, each bump sent a bone jarring reverberation from the rear of the car to the rear of yours truely at a time I just did not need any additional stimulation. I am happy to report, no change of clothing was required and three inches of clearance remained on the car when I arrived home.

Keith, the guy who takes care of our cars weighed the cost of putting spark plates on the bottom of my  "Low Rider" or replacing the air suspension with a traditional springs and shocks. For a brief moment I considered the spark plates and a cross country run to LA where my car might just be appreciated. In addition I figured if I got to LA, Joey, my college roommate would fly down from San Hose for a few days to drive around looking "cool" with me. At first it seemed like a good idea but I slowly realized spark plates would only be a start, all kinds of additional enhancemets would be needed such as hydraulics (to bounce the car), a banging sterio and a cool paint job as minimum requirements for a gringo low rider.

As I picked up my car this afternoon, with it's back end proudly reaching for the sky, I thought about "tooling around" in LA and smiled.

Mike