Tell me about your dream vehicle...could be anything!!!!
@Perspectives (7131)
Canada
January 5, 2008 10:28pm CST
This topic came to mind because a gal/pal friend of mine just bought herself a new car. She has always wanted a Toyota Corolla and now she has it. It has a lot of extra features and she is thrilled with the command start (especially now as we are in the deep freeze of a Manitoba winter), CD player, plush leather seats and a lot of other whistles and bells and I am happy that she is so happy. She is thrilled with her spiffy black car with tan leather interior and sun roof and she is a hard-working generous gal and it is great to see one that one of her dreams has come true.
That led me to wondering what type of vehicle would be a dream vehicle for you? It could be a vehicle that you drive for fun, pleasure or sport. Is it a big fancy 4 x 4 truck, Jeep or even a Hummer? Or do you lean more towards a 'green machine' and would love to have a hybrid or electric car? Or maybe your dream machine is a souped up Harley Davidson motorcycle...a private plane, Lamborghini, Corvette or other sports car? How about a a family van to transport family and friend safely? Is it an off-road vehicle or quad? You name it...and I'd love to hear what it is if you'd care to tell me.
Happy dreaming and we all have to have a dream before they will ever come true...so why not dream big and maybe your passions will happen one day!!!! Hope so!
Raia
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
7 Jan 08
I really don't know much about cars and the only ones we have had in our family have been toyota's and now a suzuki. I always thought Hummers were cool to have but after seeing them a lot here in the USA, I think they are just too big LOL I know my husband would love the latest BMW of sorts.
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@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
8 Jan 08
Hi again,
Thanks for offering your views on this. I agree with you about the hummers...big, bulky, gas guzzling and I cannot help but ask myself..."WHY?"
BMW's...now that is snazzy vehicle...but Toyota's and Suzuki's seem to be highly rated vehicles overall.
I think most of us want comfort, reliability, enjoyment whatever vehicle we are driving...the rest is just preference...but still fun to chat about as we are.
Raia
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@Darkwing (21583)
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7 Jan 08
I have always dreamed of owning a Romany Caravan, as grand as the one in the pic, and a strong Shire Horse, to pull it. I would love to roam the open roads, and be able to stop wherever I wanted in the countryside. The freedom appeals to my gypsy soul. Of course, I would like to have one companion with me, who enjoyed the same sort of life... who loves to sit in the moonlight, under the stars, and who likes to be free as a bird to go wherever they want to go and do whatever they want to do... within the bounds of the law, of course.
Brightest Blessings my friend.
@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
7 Jan 08
Hello dear one...good to be back in touch I think of you often and wish we could meet in person and chat our faces off for hours. Oh well (sigh) we are doing well with this way of sharing for now...but are you game for what Lakota and I have done? That is to make a unified intention that when the time is right a way will open for us to meet in person? Maybe the three of us should join in on that intent...sitting down together in a physical sharing circle...oh that would be wonderful!
Anyway reading your addition to this discussion...and seeing the photos you included is really something. When I added...'your dream vehicle...can be anything' I would never have thought of something like the Romany Caravan because I've never seen or heard of one before. When you describe your 'dream' experiences with it...the Shire Horse and roaming the open roads with a special someone..or maybe even soul sister friends...ahhh...as I said while commenting on the photos...this is so you DAH-LING Darkwing.
Great addition as always...thanks so much for letting me know more about you and learning something new as well. Love you...and love Mylot!
Raia
@Darkwing (21583)
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9 Jan 08
Yes, I'm game for the tri-circle! :) Three is a good number in my book, as you know! lol.
I'm surprised you never heard of the Romany Gypsy Caravan. Did you never watch Wind In The Willows, when Toad used to travel around in one? lol.
In the UK, there are several locations where you can take a Romany Gypsy Caravan holiday. This link will take you to one such site, which is in Ireland... it explains about the caravans too, if you're interested.
http://horsedrawn.mayonet.com/MayoCaravan.htm
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
6 Jan 08
I really never had a dream car when I bought it was what I wanted I now have a Dodge Durango.It isnt fully loaded with frills but is durable and I can haul almost anything in it and it does real good taking and getting folks from the airport.
Across the top of the windsheild I have blue and purple flames and my youngest son that just left had put pinstriping on it after I bought it .
I do want to put some eagle heads in the side windows but have to buy them have a Union log for I.B.E.W. on the back windo with the words 25 years in local 429 Nashville Tn . in silver .
I would like to put some of the blue and purple flames on the hood but cant find any for the hood But at least mine dont look like any other Durango in town
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@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
8 Jan 08
Hi got your e-mail and replied. Thursday works for me if nothing changes with you. If not there is always the weekend. We will make it happen because we have some breathing space as I mentioned.
Hope you are feeling OK and the cold hasn't taken hold. Sending you love and light dear one...
Raia
@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
7 Jan 08
Wow Lakota...once again you impress me as you share more about who you are and what you love. I love what you have done...and plan to do with your car...soooooooo VERY KEWL!
Now here is another parallel in who we are and what we think. I also wanted to put PURPLE on the hood of my car...only mine was going to be a big purple butterfly. I wanted to put purple stripes or flames along the side too. The image of the two of us gliding along the highway with our purple accents really makes me smile! Oh to only live closer...we sure would give reason for people to turn their heads as we laugh out loud in Thelma and Louise comradely style. Quite an image...don't you agree?
Anyway, good hearing about you and your dream car...you go girl!
Luv ya...sent an e-mail and am looking forward to our chat!
Raia
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
6 Jan 08
Oh Raia, I am really illqualified to respond to this discussion because I cannot really identify subtle differences between cars.I like to respond to your discussions because you are very encouraging in your comments and that is the only reason I am responding to this. For one, I do not know to drive, have never owned a car myself. However, in my father's house, apparently my grandfather had a Morrisminor and after a minor accident my father never drove. Later he bought an ambassador car for the household , but when I was in college I always depended on Public Transport[Incidentally I am very proud of the Transport system in Tamil Nadu where buses are maintained in such wonderful condition, are very frequent and well connected, and you get every comfort without dipping into your own capital.-Probably this is one reason for my not being particular about cars; secondly, now even in Mumbai where I have to go out a lot for buying necessities, I walk the distance, and if need be take an autorickshaw. [our country is a tropical country and Mumbai particularly is not terribly cold even during winters.I can appreciate it when other people are happy about their new acquisitions and your reaction to your friend's is very much similar to mine.However I do have a dream that one day my son should travel to his office in a Mercedes Benz Eclass[all hearsay].As far as my dream vehicle goes it would be none other than my legs till I breathe my last-I write this , not to bring a morbid spoilsport twist but particularly in remembrance of my father who was paralysed on one side for 18 years and still managed to limp and be self contained.
If I have to mention a four wheeler, then I should say that anything is fine with me, because I pointed out earlier I can't differentiate nuances. But, I would appreciate good legspace, cushions ,an AC and a music system[where I can keep hearing all my favourite songs.]
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@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
7 Jan 08
Hello again Kala...I am always pleased whenever I see your name and Avatar among my responses. It is also good to know that you enjoy my comments and feedback..they genuine and I sense you know that with the wonderful sense of 'intuitive knowing' that I sense in you. That is just one of the many reasons that I think you are qualified to comment on any discussion. You bring a unique brand of observation and insight to things that I respect and rely on.
Also dear friend each response or e-mail that we share heightens my awareness of you, your lifestyle, views, beliefs, values and that is how Cyber pen-pals deepen, broaden and expand our understanding of each other. This is true with what you have offered in this discussion. Learning more about your father and your abiding respect for him plus how he lived with such dignity and grace is wonderful to read.
There is also a cultural perspective to your comments too. I had no idea that Mumbai had such a reliable, comforable transport system. Too bad that more larger centers in North America are not inclined to take a leaf from your country's books and implement something similar. So many people drive around in massive 4x4 gas guzzlers and they are the same ones who refuse to downsize so North American can reduce their dependency on Middle Eastern oil. Don't get me started on that one Kala...that is a whole other topic...or two.
I loved your final comments about the real 'dream' being to have strong legs until you take your last step. Oh yes...that I can wholeheartedly agree with after having to rehabilitate my knees from overdoing it with gardening, hiking and really active living. Now that they are stronger and stabler I intent to keep them that way for as long as possible.
Hopefully your dream for your son and his Mercedes Benz and if you do purchase a care may it be all you'd like it to be as you cruise along listening to favorite songs...ah yes it is a great feeling!
Thanks for another meaningful addition and for being the great pen-pal you are.
Raia
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
13 Jan 08
OK, you said DREAM vehicle, so here goes: I'd love one of those big motor homes like the Nascar racers have. I saw a show once about "cribs" as they called them and they showed Robbie Gordon's motor home which was a double-decker with an observation deck on the top, a kitchen area that looked bigger and was definitely MUCH nicer than my kitchen in my house, a living room and he even had a master bedroom with a king-sized bed where his little sister always stayed because it had a video game and complete entertainment system. Of course it probably gets about 1/2 inch per gallon of fuel but this is a dream, right?
Annie
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@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
15 Jan 08
Yep...dream vehicle...with no ceiling to what it is. My view Annie is if this is what you'd love to have and you were in a position TO have it...you'd be able to afford the gas to run it.
So my friend...dream on...you have to have one before they can come true...right?
Fun hearing about your dream vehicle...really kewl!
Raia
@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
7 Jan 08
Dream vehicles, some realistic, others fantastical
- Harley Davidson Motorcycle with a custom paint job
- BMW 1-Series Coupe
- The Lotus Exige S 240 (in black).
- The Jag XF
- Driverless Car
- Blackhawk type helicopter
- My own airship or the Blackjack (Final Fantasy VI)
- The transporter beam (Star Trek)
- A decent boat for sea travel... something modern or maybe a refaced wooden ship
- Defiant-class starship
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@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
7 Jan 08
I loved reading your list of dream vehicles...this is just what I hoped for when I said...could be anything!
Wow...I love to see people who have big dreams and goals...there is a way bigger chance for them to manifest them. In my view it takes just as much energy to create little dreams as big ones. I'd rather aim high and miss than have lower goals and make them.
So thanks for showing me you can dream big and I wish for as many of them to come true for you as possible.
Cheers and thanks my friend for all your support on my discussions. I will keep in touch on yours as well as I started to yesterday.
Raia
@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
7 Jan 08
Your dream car sounds like a great one to me...can't ask for much more than you have stated...at least from my perspective.
Thanks for dropping by.
Raia
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
6 Jan 08
I really don't have a dream of a new car, as I just got one a few months ago, or anything else that money can buy. I am lucky enough to have had all my dreams fulfilled. My only dream is is only living to enjoy a ripe, healthy old age. My reason for responding was because it is so refreshing to see some-one who is happy and rejoices in a friends dream coming true than to see and hear the usual envy that people display on such occasions. You appear to be a true friend a rare being.
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@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
7 Jan 08
Ahhhh...when I read what you wrote in your inimitable,authentic way I was...and am truly touched. Thank you so much for taking the time to mirror that to me from your perspective. I never even thought about that when I posted it...because it is truly the way I feel. This friend and I have been there for each other through thick and thin for twenty years...and have absolutely no secrets. She knows everything about my painful past, insecurities, fears...and of course my joys. I see her as family even though we do not share the same family of origin.
Because I also know all of the above about her and how hard she has fought for every shred of happiness it is wonderful to celebrate in the manifestation of a dream. When she talks about how good it is to use her command start on cold January mornings and then gets into a warm car the image give me pleasure. When she describes a sense of exhilaration as she puts her foot on the gas...ah yes whiteheather it truly makes my my heart sing for her.
It also pleasures me to hear you say that you have your life where you want it to be with your dreams fulfilled. I recall our chats months ago where you shared what you went through to reach this place in life...and it is good to know that after the brief glimpses of your past that your shared with me you are in such a different place now.
Good to hear about positive outcomes when the events prior to it were so daunting to overcome. May the joy and inner peace you now have continue as you do hopefully live to a ripe, healthy, old age.
Thank you again for your honoring feedback.
Raia
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
6 Jan 08
Hello dear perspective friend. Right now I do not have a car of my own, but later if I have got enough, my wife and I have already planned to get one of ours for doing business. We would like to get one and have it as a taxicab to help make more money by renting it other drivers. As to the brand of the car, it depends on what car is used as a taxicab in the same city. But this dream of ours will take many years before we can have it come true. Thanks for your discussion, dear friend, Raia.
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@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
7 Jan 08
Hello again...and look at you go...303 over your 5,000th post...you just keep on keeping on and you'll be logging 10,000 before we can see you for dust! (smile)
Anyway good to learn more about what you and your wife are wishing for yourselves with your dream car. I sincerely hope that you will be able to turn it into a reality when the time is right to do so. As I said...we have to have a dream before there is any hope of making it come true. So dream on...and may the good you send out to others come back to you as well.
Warm regards my friend,
Raia
@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
6 Jan 08
Mine is the Dodge Nitro in hot red with chrome in the front of the hood and a strip of it on the sides.I fell in love with this when it first came out,but i just got my van about 2 months before from the dealership,boohoo.I should of waited,haha.But my lease is ending in 1 1/2 years and hopefully they will still have them or either a jeep compass.I still love my nitro though,wow!!Happy thoughts,happy thoughts:)
@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
7 Jan 08
Wow that sounds like one really kewl car! Missing the chance by just two months is somewhat of a bummer alright. But you know peantutjar David and I live with a belief that has proven itself to be true time and time again there are always reasons why things don't come to us when we wish they would. When that happens I state with full intent...I will have something that is equal to...or greater than what I missed this time around. Almost unfailingly it has worked out that way.
So I will join with you in happy, happy thoughts that you will have equal to...or greater than your spiffy Dodge Nitro in hot red with chrome in the front of the hood and a strip of it on the sides. I see you now...gliding along on your dream car...with REALLY happy, happy thoughts and feelings.
Good input..thanks my friend.
Raia
@starrywonder (625)
• United States
6 Jan 08
My dream car is a bed on wheels. Lol.
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@bethouellette (2)
• Canada
6 Jan 08
I would love to own a Dodge Viper! Awesome car!
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@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
7 Jan 08
Wow...I am going to have to investigate this car when it is time for us to upgrade. You are the second person in just a few responses who 'dreams' about having one. Peanutjar is on the same page as you are on this one!
Thanks for letting me know...love Mylotting learn something new every time I'm here!
Raia