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Discourse on the Philosophy of Car Shopping
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rosygyro wrote:
I am having a subtle wrestle with Ebay at the moment.
I keep seeing goodish car deals and picking holes in them
such as-----------------
 "Hmm It doesn't seem right for my destiny"

for the southerly man the OTHER is to be a normal man,
for east, west, and north men.. the OTHER is a vampire leading them to totality.

the purpose of the Yellow rose of friendship and intelligent co-operation
is to ensure that when people work powerfully with the OTHER
that there are not any victims of greed or will.
that a nostalgic man will not inspire regret in all he deals with.
that a visionary will not instill catatonic fear in all he deals with
that a martial artist will not inspire violence
That a cloud will not fear building charge within its form
to be part of a single lightning strike.

that sort of bullshit.
Such beautiful bullshit.  Car buying can be a difficult task.  "Speculation on potential outcome of decisions," such a wonderful not-doing.  I doubt there is a perfect car to drive.  There is only the perfect car for you.  No one cares if you were to ram your new acquisition headfirst and total.  Accidents happen.  If you're going to plan to total a car, then pay less for one.  If you're going to pay a lot for a car then take better car of it.  How you treat your car is how it will serve you.  If you skip oil changes expect the engine to seize.  There are no perfect outcomes when car buying.  You do what feels right and should you purchase a lemon, then do things differently next time.  Should you have the chance to purchase a relic at a price affordable to you then the wise are grateful and make that payment toward an enjoyable future.

To harness and successfully drive a 740 horsepower engine requires an experienced and skilled driver.  An inexperienced driver will quickly seize the engine because a stick-shift is a foreign concept.  To become a skilled driver one must learn better responsiveness to the wheel they sit behind.  A skilled driver will move slow in the beginning to better understand how the vehicle responds under a number of conditions and driving environment.  A skilled driver builds a solid foundation of knowledge of the vehicle prior to opening up the engine.  Professional drivers understand any new vehicle demands a learning period.  The inexperienced driver jumps behind the wheel of a 2016 Lamborghini Aventador, takes the nearest on-ramp and unleashes the beast.  It's a euphoric experience for the first ten seconds.  Afterward it's a lot of clean-up because the driver didn't understand the power within his grasp.  

The nice thing about vehicles is that there are always more to purchase.  There may not be one in the same color, but there are variations of color but with the same horsepower.  Who knows, maybe you're upgrading your horsepower simply by taking a look under the hood of a 2016 Lamborghini?  Totality doesn't have to be bought or found within a vehicle.  It can be self-made.  Then you become the vehicle others seek to drive.  Would you rather be the driver or the vehicle?  Would you rather own or be owned?  

When you become the car, you own yourself.  Then you choose who gets to come along for the ride.  

It will all be okay.  It is not the end of the world.  So what if the car was bought and is now gone.  Now you have the space to reflect on direction and purpose.  The car was an unnecessary distraction.  It's good it was bought and garaged.  Now those who are fascinated with relics can work on the self instead of focusing on the external.
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Discourse on the Philosophy of Car Shopping - by Nagual Menagerie - 03-04-2017, 12:00 AM

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