Testing out the Versa

The temperature was up around 100 degrees today. We still went though with a test drive of the 2011 Nissan Versa. The had the "S" model in the lot. Kit Kat and I decided to take it out for a spin with the sales guy. As I left the dealer lot, I realized the thing had no gas in it. Our sales guy had us drive to the back lot. We got another red Versa.

I tried to take the car on the highway and drive fast. But it was rush hour. We did not get any faster than 30mph. The car we tested did not have keyless entry. It did have power locks, doors, and mirrors. The power was good enough for it to be zippy. The main trouble was that the sticker price was $16,860. Ouch.

In other sad news, one of our old fish died during a tank transfer. We upgraded to a bigger 20 gallon tank. It was a good time since the old tank water was getting murky. The old tank is going to be our incubator tank to grow very small fish. Right now Little Kat and Kit Kat are putting together the new stand for the incubator tank.

The Big Drive

Now that Kit Kat has her learner's permit, she needs some practice driving. I told her we would go take a drive today. The destination was her friend's house. Kit Kat's friend lives about 3 miles from us.

To start I had Kit Kat ride in my passenger seat. We took a test drive where I was behind the wheel. At each point I described what I was doing, especially with my foot on the gas and break. Then I drove us back home.

Kit Kat and I switched positions. She did not want to do such a lengthy drive. But me and Momoko decided we would push Kit Kat a bit to help her learn to drive. I tried to schedule our ride during the time of day that is not busy. However a bunch of cars showed up anyway.

Kit Kat was able to manage the car while I gave her specific directions on when to break and turn. I had to remind her to put on her turning signals. Once we got to Kit Kat's friend's street, some other car got behind us and was impatient. We took our time and the car eventually pulled in a driveway. It was difficult for Kit Kat to drive home since there is one treacherous left turn. It is hard to see traffic there. We made it home safely. When asked whether she wanted to attempt the same trek again right away, Kit Kat was sure she needed a rest from the ordeal.