I’ve decided my new car’s name will be Sven. 
Any car I’ve had that treated me well has had a name, from the beginning. Those that treated me poorly (present Audi) haven’t. Maybe there’s a connection… In any even, I was thinking of naming him Hans, after the guy who showed us (me) the car, but only after making us wait until he was finished with his very long lunch. But Hans didn’t seem like a strong enough name for this new rig. Sven? Better. Sleek yet strong. Maybe even reliable.
But where is Sven? Not here. Still In Sweden, not even on a boat.
Since I’ve been home, and even before, people have been asking the obvious question: Do I have the car yet? And if not, when do I get it? And the answer is a little embarrassing (theme here?). “Ummm, I’m not exactly sure.” They said 6-8 weeks, which in itself is semi-vague, but 6-8 weeks from when? From picking the car up? Hans told me that the “ship date” for my car was Jan 21. Whoawhoawhoa. What?
Ship date? I was a little surprised. No one had mentioned anything about a ship date previously, and I guess I had just imagined that I’d hand the keys off, and someone else would get in, and away it would go to the port, to get on the next ship with the general destination of USA.
In my surprise and barf-covered clothes, I neglected to ask if how long it’d be after the ship date… another 6-8 weeks? I guess I could ask the dealer, but somehow, I’d rather just have it be another surprise at this point. Kind of like waiting until birth to find out the sex of your child. Which I didn’t do.
So, here I wait. Still driving my hexed Audi Allroad, which brings me so much more pain than joy. Of course, I can’t complain, I’m getting a sweet new car, I have a home, job, healthy family, and plenty of clean water whenever I need it. And, I don’t live in Haiti.
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Thanks again for reading! I’ll be updating a few more times in the “6-8 weeks” until I get the XC60, and maybe even a couple times after that.
peace and health to us all
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