here's the deal.
i hate pontiacs.
with a burning passion.
i'm not sure how this deep seated loathing developed.
i think it has something to do with the ridiculous number of people who live in small towns that seem to LOVE them.
there's probably a 50/50 chance that anyone i went to high school with drove a grand am or a grand prix.
[oh, that awful stripey back bumper. shudder.]
where i grew up it was kind of a flag for a certain mentality.

this is a huge generalization, i know it's not true across the board, but it's just an association i have.

[if you drive a pontiac and take offense to this, i'm sorry. i'm sure you're not a bad person. if it helps any, i drive a vw (albeit an old one) which fits right into that loathsome hipster stereotype]

but here's my point--i have been considering the pontiac vibe as a future car possibility.
granted, the vibe is probably the most un-pontiacy pontiac there is [basically a toyota in wolf's clothing], but i am having a hard time reconciling with my attraction to that car.
it's a good size, it comes in AWD [might be nice], and it's way better looking than the atrocious toyota matrix.
a station wagony thing just seems more practical than a car.

if only i could afford a volvo C30.
drool.