It’s Friday! Soon, many of you will punch the clock and get to enjoy just over 48 hours of time to decompress and maybe have a little fun. Let’s hit the road for the weekend. What car are you taking?
Weekend drives are some of the best. There’s nothing quite like pointing the handlebars of a motorcycle or the steering wheel of a car in a direction and just driving. Maybe you’ll go on a date, or maybe you’ll discover a new museum. It’s your vehicle, you’re in command!
If it’s a warm weekend in Chicagoland, it’s going to be the perfect time to go car spotting. You’ll find countless enthusiasts zipping around in Subaru BRZs and Volkswagen GTIs, as well as endless Ford Mustangs, a surprising number of Lamborghinis, armadas of Corvettes, and maybe even a Ferrari or two. Of course, the primary sign that warm weather is around is the call of the Harley-Davidson.
My usual weekend vehicle is actually not that amazing. I often take my 2005 Genuine Stella out for a weekend ride. I’ve now managed to put about 2,000 miles on the scooter since reviving it, and I plan on riding it through the fall and winter. If I’m going about my day on four wheels, then I’ll usually take my 2008 Smart Fortwo. If it’s a special occasion, like a car show or even a milestone date, then I’ll pull out one of the garage queen Smarts or one of my Kei cars. Back before I learned I didn’t quite have the correct license class, sometimes I even drove the bus around like it was a 30,000-pound Corvette.
But I suppose none of the above really answers my question. What is the perfect weekend car? I think the perfect weekend car is a convertible. I don’t care what kind of convertible. It can be a Wrangler, a Miata, a Chrysler Sebring, or one of those rare convertible pickup trucks.
There’s nothing quite like putting the top down and hitting the road. This is especially true here in the Midwest, when warm days are few and there isn’t an abundance of driving roads. So, you drop the top and cruise between the cornfields while you still have warm weather left.
Then, you have people like David Tracy, who live in a place that gets rain so infrequently that owning a vehicle with limited weather protection is easy. I’m jealous of you folks!
How about you? The weekend is here. What car are you going to drive?
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