Bettie
- May 22nd, 2008
My friend Heika came up with the name “Bettie” for my new car. It totally struck a chord, so I’m keeping it. Bettie it is! It suits her. Plus, I like a lot of Betties. Betty White… Bettie Page… Betty Crocker…
Betty Boop is out, though. To hell with Betty Boop and her creepy meatloaf head! I’ve never cared for her. 
I never knew I felt so vehemently about it, though. Live and learn. Blogging is catharsis, people.
Anyway, Bettie is getting her drivers-side window replaced today and the aforementioned “F-Touch” done to it. It’s that Teflon whatever they do to the interior and the paint. They’ve given me a Yaris as a loaner and you know? It’s not a bad little car!
Don’t get me wrong, I love Bettie. I’ve been making a point to drive her a little every day. We’re bonding. But this Yaris is a zippy little thing! And it had a lot more in it than I expected. The stereo was fantastic (I want to say better than mine, but I think it’s just because I haven’t figured mine out yet. 
) and it had power windows and everything. I love the Matrix, but the Yaris was far more car than I was expecting.
There are some oddities… like the odometer and speedometer being in the middle. It’s disconcerting. I keep trying to glance down at the gauge, but instead have to dart my eyes to the right a bit. Not having the gauges in front of me makes me feel a bit like I’m in a go-cart, but otherwise, not bad. It’s got more pick-up than I thought, too. I guess I assumed the Yaris would be like a Geo Metro, which I’ve proudly (sort of) owned and drove under the back of a Chevy van. But this is far more substantial of a car for the wee car-let that it is.
I get Bettie back tomorrow. I’m impressed they decided to replace my window. I honestly didn’t care that much about the scratch, I just wanted it noted so I wasn’t charged for it when I turned in the lease, but Mossy Toyota went above and beyond. They’re replacing it with a factory window (which they had to order because they obviously didn’t have 2009’s in stock yet) and also adjusting my alignment at no charge because I noticed it seemed to be pulling to the left a bit on my ride home from the dealer.
And miracle of miracles, they called yesterday to confirm my appointment and when I arrived at 8:45 on the dot, there were tons of people milling around. I figured that I would have to wait at least a few minutes, but no! Someone took my information, started the process of getting me into my loaner and I was out the door by 9:01. Seriously. Every person I’ve been in contact with has been pleasant, courteous and really helpful.
I know… from a car dealer. Who knew? And I’m totally not even getting paid to say any of that. But I DO need to remember to bring in my survey when I pick up Bettie tomorrow. There’s a drawing for a free iPhone! Mmm… overpriced, ultra-cool, relatively unnecessary geekery… *drool*
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Car sales are really down right now, so dealers are bending over backwards to treat you right and make you a sweet deal. You bought a car at the perfect time. Didn’t know that about the Yaris, though. I wouldn’t have given it a second thought, or a first for that matter.
Commenting on the car thing escapes me, as I’m completely interested in the fact that you have a friend named Heika! Our next door neighbor had the same name; she and her boyfriend moved to Florida a few years ago though….LOL
@Maevyn: I do.
She’s not from Florida, though. hehe. We met via AOL through a mutual acquaintance about 10 years ago, but eventually became neighbors, too. I loves her.
Betty Rubble?
@Tanya: I dig Betty Rubble! I have a Betty Rubble laugh that pops out once in a while. I never know when it’s going to happen, so when it does, it makes me laugh even more.
You have a *stealth* Betty Rubble laugh? Oh man, you gotta record that and post it.
*meatloaf head*
OMG.AHAHHAHAHHA.
I just want to say that your new car totally suits you and I think Bettie is an awesome name for it!
@joz: thanks!
Man, I wish our car dealerships were even half that competent around here! I think the name Bettie really fits, though
Very glad it isn’t a Ford car.
You would be driving a Bettie Ford.
No wait, come to think of it, that would be fabulous. LOL!!!! Cheers!
Congrats again on the hot red car!!