After 9 years of driving a Saturn, I'm pleased to announce that I've bought a new vehicle: a 2004 Toyota RAV4. Her name is "Pearl" (named for the color of the trim that complements the Salsa Red color. Here's a photo from the Toyota web site:
![[image: My Pearl]](http://www.execnet.net/users/alan/blogs/archives/alanskew/salsa_pearl_rav4.jpg)
| This photo shows one of the things I really liked about the car: removable rear seats (cute blonde not included). |  |
 | Here's the dashboard, complete with stereo controls on the steering wheel. |
| The rear seats (when installed) seat three. Now all I need is a booster seat to pick up those young, single moms when I go cruising the malls. :P |  |
Great looking car--congrats, Alan! I've been very pleased with the dark blue Toyota Matrix I got a couple years ago to replace my "Skulk" (my first car, the grey Tracer I had for 11 years; I call the Matrix "Moby" as that's the artist of the first CD I played in it). I trust you will be just as pleased with your choice. Enjoy--you've earned it! :)
Wow! How nice for you. You name your car? Interesting. Enjoy.
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Way to go Alan. New Job, New Apartment, New Car . . . so what's next?
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