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I drove a Kia K900 and was Left Unimpressed.

I drove a Kia K900 and was Left Unimpressed.

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to drive around in a luxury vehicle. Actually this was the most expensive car I’ve ever driven and let me tell ya I honestly believe that car could sense my nervousness. The vehicle I’m speaking of is the Kia K900. My husband and I heard talk of the K900 when I was purchasing my Kia Optima back in 2013. They didn’t have one in stock for us to look at, but we honestly couldn’t wrap our heads around a Kia having the price tag of other luxury brands like Lincoln and…

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I’ve Met My Spirit Vehicle, She’s a 2016 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring.

I’ve Met My Spirit Vehicle, She’s a 2016 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring.

One big lesson that I’ve been teaching myself these past four and a half months is how to be content with what one has. Of course this lesson almost went completely out the window as I drove around in the brand new 2016 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring for a week. I was immediately smitten by the Soul Red paint color and squealed with delight upon seeing the rich black leather interior with the red stitching. Can you tell I’m a sucker for details?  While I love all of the good physical bells and whistles like the rain sensing windshield wipers…

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The Mitsubishi Mirage Turned me into a Local Celebrity!

The Mitsubishi Mirage Turned me into a Local Celebrity!

  It’s not every day I get to ride around in a car where pedestrians give me the thumbs up and the neighboring cars at a light want to engage with me in a conversation about the awesome color. It was weird having to say “Excuse me”, to people who’d innocently stopped to look so that I could get in my car and drive away. I’ll be honest for a bit I kinda felt like a big deal. I guess that is if you can feel like a big deal in a subcompact car, but for a whole week, thanks to DriveShop, the…

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