Bling I Can Live With

4 December 2010 8 Comments

When I bought my little Subaru, it was a very practical choice: decent gas mileage, but lots of room for stuff. In fact, I could get three bales of hay and some feed bags in there without having to think too hard about how to arrange it all. It was a perfect rider’s car.

While my little Subaru was great in a lot of ways, it was also the most under-powered car I’ve ever driven. Sometimes it needed a threat and a kick in the bumper to get on the freeway.

Technically, I believe it had a towing capacity. Technically, I could be a pro soccer player. However, the actual odds that my Subaru could have pulled more than a hanky are about the same as my playing in the World Cup.

This made my little Subaru, which was great for a rider’s car, somewhat less than ideal as a horse owner’s car.

To be sure—a friend has been more than generous with her trailer and has taken Ro and I everywhere we needed to go. I have a list of people I can call in an emergency, should my friend be unavailable.

But it’s very hard for me to be dependent on others. And so, ever since I bought Ro, I’ve been trying to figure out when I could/should get a truck and/or trailer. I am now halfway there. More than halfway, actually, if you consider the overall cost factor.

Behold the Wee Beastie:

She’s an F-150 XLT and she’s shiny.

Well, she was shiny. She’s already been to both barns and is a little mud-splattered now.

I will miss my Subaru, particularly the gas mileage. It’s very weird to have gone from the car every truck is trying to squash to the truck every car is yielding to. I am also having to actually park the thing; the Subaru could just kind of fit into a space however it wanted, but the truck is too big for that. Who knew there was a reason people parked straight? I thought they were just being OCD about things. Of course, I’m still trying to figure out the turning radius and reference points on the truck, so I’m sure my neighbors are having fun watching me try to back into a parking space every time I come home.

All of which are details. Little details. The Wee Beastie, on the other hand, is big and powerful and flies up on ramps like the bumps in the road they are. And did you notice the lovely color? She coordinates perfectly with Ro, who looks fabulous in dark blues!

Inane and Mundane

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