Ride: Dodge Charger, 2010

I picked up this full-size Dodge Charger to take a drive around the San Francisco Bay Area for a day. I really liked it -- unsurprisingly roomy, decent engine, surprisingly manoeuvrable (see the front wheels all the way at the nose) and, I think, a good-looking car. Plus, it had Sirius (satellite radio), so I spent much of the drive listening to OutQ, the gay radio station, which seemed to be doing a live broadcast about Halloween costumes in New Orleans. Not exactly radio material, methinks, so after that it was time for a bit of Wagner.

 

I had an absolutely lovely drive, from SoMa over to Lombard Street (the Crookedest Street in the World), then over the Golden Gate, up to Mount Tamalpais, round to Fairfax, down to San Rafael, over to Richmond, then Oakland, then back over the Bay Bridge to SoMa. And in the evening, my friend Abe and I headed out to the Melting Pot in San Mateo. Mmm, Melting Pot.

 

Pluses: leg room, engine, radio, looks

 

Minuses: visibility, especially in the back seats, size in cities

Done