In addition to the project and race cars and utility vehicles, we have the daily drivers–our less sensible, but oh-so-fun vehicles. First is a shot of Agent Smith’s daily ride right before it got washed one evening. You can see my scooter in the shot too. Sadly, the scooter doesn’t get out as often as it did when we lived in SF, but it is still quite useful and very, oh-so-very fun on the roads out here.
We also have the Aprilia Futura (pic 2). For those unaware of Aprilia, it is an Italian motorbike manufacturer–think Ducati but more reliable. Agent Smith and I had our first real date on this bike, as he went to Cycle Gear in SF and purchased a helmet for me, and then we packed a picnic lunch and rode up to the Marin Headlands. The goal this summer and fall is to ride it more often now that things are settling down here at the ranch, although one of the pedals needs repairing first–one day last month while commuting to work on it, Agent Smith was waiting at the metering lights and some very stupid woman knocked into him with her car.
And then there is my baby, a unicorn (pic 3). I bought a cover for it as the dust here is so pervasive, a fine coating of the stuff ends up on it even when parked in the garage. Just 121 Steel Grey M Coupes were made, and I love mine so much I am willing to take a selfie with it (pic 4). It’s such a little monster but oh so fun–a totally different beastie compared to the Carrera, which is actually quite civilized if a bit too exuberant at times.
So there you have it, all the vehicles we have–for now. There is talk of buying an excavator and there is the dream of buying an Alfa-Romeo 4C, although a Bobcat might be more useful than the former, and getting the latter up and down our roads would not be doable.