The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

The Psychiatrists couch. 200

uid 17368's pic
posted by  245L Van on  Wed Sep 3 05:40 CST 2003
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Wed Nov 14 06:20 CST 2012
[RELATED]


A Volvo moment that will stick with me for a while. I was wiping down the block after degreasing it. I had been a very hot day and we were getting the classic Sydney cool change and a thunderstorm at 4pm. As I lay under the car, the rain stopped and the sun came out. Everything smelled earthy after the rain and the sun came down under the bonnet and shone on my newly polished redblock.

I love the rain on a tin roof while I'm under the car, the rasp of the ratchet, and the ring of a spanner on the cement floor. Smell of oil, fuel and viking steel. I love it when it finally wakes as I turn the key, the big metal fan roaring as I rev it, a gentle gurgle from the exhaust as I throttle back. Still too fast, still too rich. I can smell fuel in the cabin. The old man shakes his head. His lips move. but I hear nothing over the broken exhaust. "Turn it off". I turn the key back and walk out into the fresh air.

Time for coffee.
--
Drive it like you hate it






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.