Dilly Of A Pickle

I'm paralyzed by choice.

Friends of ours detected our dejected air when we answered the ‘News Years Eve activity’ question with a certain amount of, “Oh, I dunno…”, and the implied staring down at our feet as we circled our pointed big toes in the dust with shoulders hunched and glancing shyly, but hopefully, at them. 

They live in Melbourne and I was in the mood for a road trip.

And because they are all class, that’s where we’re going.

I want to take both cars, but I only have one arse and one head.

Here’s the pro and con list that’s getting me -

2001 Falcon Ute: Manual 

PROS: New to me and I lerve driving it. More legroom than the Bismark. Big comfortable sensible seats. Grunt like a pig-farm. Don’t care about stone chips or wear and tear. Know the engine. Grunt. Legroom. Grunt.

CONS: EC can’t drive it (yeah, that is a con… sometimes.) No cruise control. Can’t lock the luggage in the back. Haven’t done a serious speed run in it yet. Brutal, 1 ton suspension that could cripple in a Syd - Melb trip.

2002 Subaru Liberty: Automatic 

PROS: Cruise control (during times of double demerit points, that is sooooo important). Tested on a couple of shorter country trips. Everything locks down. Pretty civilised inside if you are not over 6 foot tall. EC can drive it.

CONS: I am over 6 foot. That four cylinder engine in Sydney traffic is fine but uphill into a breeze at 110? Short wheelbase with sports suspension -  in some ways, it’s no better than the ute. 

Solomon's choice?

Nope. We’re doing it Smokey and the Bandit style. She’ll be running ahead in the cute little Scoobie, and I’m gonna be blasting in behind in the uterus, wailing some inconsequential stuff about numbers and rubberised bath toys into the CB radio.

Yeeeeeehah and Happy New Year!