
This new car will be a lot better for Mom & Dad than the RAV4. The front seat is lower by about 2", so its easier to get in & out of with less risk of falls; the back seats are similar. I took Mom for a short ride and she loved it! I showed her how to turn on the seat warmer and how to adjust the air to make it as warm as she wanted on her side of the car. The things she can't see are the 7 air bags, which include side curtain airbags.

One annoying thing that happened today was that Arlene said she was having trouble getting insurance for me because of an accident in 2014 that was showing up on my record. I told her I had not had an accident and asked her for details. In the meanwhile, I texted Kai to see whether he was in an accident. Arlene called back and said it was a RAV4 in October 2014; I asked her where it occurred and told her if it was in Hawai'i, it wasn't me because I was in Washington at that time and it must have been Dad. She called and got it corrected. I think what happened is that my address is now the same as Mom & Dad's, which would also be the address for the RAV4, so it was assumed that I was the driver because why would a 90-year old man still be driving? (I do remember being told something about Dad getting into a fender bender in a parking lot a couple years ago.)
Today was the first day I have been able to do the modified Epley maneuver with Mom for the prescribed 3 times a day. After the last set for the day she was feeling less dizzy. Yay! There's a light at the end of the tunnel ... and its not a train!
Happy Birthday to Aaliyah, Tom, & Mason!
I bought a new car on January 4 using the Costco auto purchase program. I got a 2017 Prius 2 Eco and have gotten over 60 mpg on the freeway! The second "new car" since 1988. The previous new car almost 4 years ago acquired via lease. A 2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Sportswagon, one of the models that has false emissions data. I have been negotiating an exit from the lease as VW admitted their wrongdoing and hence my purchase of the Prius. Hopefully it will be another 25 years before I get another one. LOL
ReplyDeleteGreat minds think alike! I checked, but there is no Costco program in Hawaii for Subaru.
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