The new ride!

So stoked about the new wheels:  a 2004 VW Passat.

In case it's not clear, the color is "dark cherry"

Seven years old but only 48,000 miles!  It rides great, it's got enough leg room to fit a car seat and two passengers (relatively) comfortably in the back, and the trunk is big enough to haul guitars (or a stroller).

Quick shout-out to Frank Sumpter at Ganley Bedford Imports, who made my first car purchase from a dealership a good one:  Thank you so much!  I now feel bad for all those horrible assumptions I made about used car salesmen.

And to my father in-law, Lou:  Thank you for your patience as I dragged you around to some seriously sketchy-ass dealerships in the Cleveland's less-than-swanky side of town before heading down to Ganley.