Lookin for Bouncy

The commute this morning was actually more fun. I think I'm working into the stiff/bouncy ride. The freeways in SoCal are notoriously bad, and the 405 Supulveda pass is atrocious. this is the place were, drinking hot coffee is not advised.

One problem area has arose. I commute during dawn patrol, when the sun comes up, it's right in the face. the visors on the WU are tiny. I you forget your sunglasses...you are one unhappy bouncing commuter.

However, Olympic Blvd was pretty fun. it's got 3 lanes. I purposefully chose the far right lane. it was fun bouncing around as I passed the side streets...

That's what this rig is all about...finding fun

I snapped a pick of the rig in the parking garage. Thank goodness I can park in a covered garage....I was a little concerned about parking a soft top all day.

Fun Drive Home

Well, my first drive drive home in the WUX was pretty fun. The sun was out, it was warm, so I flipped back the top.

It makes the commute sooooooo much more bare-able.

First Commute

I drive 35 miles each way, from Thousand Oaks to Century City....the classic "101 to the 405". My old car, the Ford Freestyle was a sponge on the road. In fact, that was one of my biggest pet peaves about the car, it was just soft and uninteresting.

Well, the WUX is the exact opposite. It's not race car precise, like with the WRX wagon, but you feel everything on the road. In fact, there a few spots on my commute where coffee drinking is not an option unless I want to risk a clean shirt.

I always told people when I had the Sidekick, "it's not bumpy...it's fun". Well, I was in my 20's when I said that.

Now that I'm almost 40....well....we'll just have to see

Picked up the rig yesterday

Well I picked up the new Wrangler Unlimited X last night. It's a really cool rig. On the drive home from the dealership I pasted a guy in a brand new Lexus LS450, I caught him checkin it out.

I'll get some pix up later.