The past few years I've picked up my daugther's entire Girl Scout troop's cookie order from the local cookie warehouse. Ninety-eight cases? No, problem said our 2006 Kia Sedona back in 2007. And last year I picked up 147 cases in our 2008 Hyundai Veracruz (with some help from a Toyota Camry).
This year's cookie pick-up snuck up on me, and come Friday I was ill-prepared for Saturday's warehouse appointment. Looking at my weekend options, I realized the 2008 Mitsubishi Evo X MR was the largest vehicle available. Without even a fold-down rear seat, the Mitsu wasn't going to do me much good.
So the sporty Evo sat idly by as 62 cases of cookies were loaded into a borrowed minivan.
At least I had fun on the drive home.
Kelly Toepke, News Editor @ 11,881 miles
DCuerpoJr says:
12:35 PM, 03/ 4/09
I want a cookie! But I'd rather drive the Evo instead :)
subytrojan says:
12:43 PM, 03/ 4/09
Are there any cookies still for sale? I didn't see a sign-up sheet in the kitchenette.
firstwagon says:
12:44 PM, 03/ 4/09
Should have brought the Fit.
fadetoblackii says:
12:51 PM, 03/ 4/09
Looks like even cookie sales are down over 50% from last february.
wobbly_ears says:
12:54 PM, 03/ 4/09
Mmmm, love those cookies....
platf1 says:
02:02 PM, 03/ 4/09
Who had the A4 Avant? And where's the G8?
rsholland says:
02:09 PM, 03/ 4/09
Should have brought the STI.
misterfusion says:
02:18 PM, 03/ 4/09
And I've been looking forward to this post for a while now to see how many boxes the Flex would hold. D'oh!
Maybe you should ask your regular readers to send you reminders from now on.
:P
wetwilly says:
04:55 PM, 03/ 4/09
I take it your STi got there first and put the "Dick" sign in front of the Evo?
altimadude00 says:
06:37 PM, 03/ 4/09
How juvenile. The sign says "Dock D."
kitw says:
09:56 PM, 03/ 4/09
Yeah, the Evo has the most ridonkulously small trunk of any car I've owned. No joke, my 03 911 has just as much trunk space! (as did my former s2000)
It's just crazy that a 3500 lbs 4 door sedan can barely carry groceries home!
jackson611 says:
08:29 AM, 03/ 5/09
she should have taken the Smart and not told the people that she also had a minivan.
the look on the worker's faces would have been amazing!
m_thrizzle says:
02:00 PM, 03/ 5/09
It's probably better you didn't drive the cookies home. Your daughter would have been passing out boxes of cookie chunks and crumbs.