Paco has arrived! I took ownership of my 2008 Nissan Versa Hatchback on Saturday morning, just in time for Mary and I to head into western New York for our 7th anniversary weekend getaway. He was originally named Jackson until Nissan called to tell me he was coming via rail from Mexico, leading me to create a story by which my car was an illegal Mexican immigrant rail-jumper making his way to Canada by any means necessary. However it goes, he’s in my driveway now. The first 2008 Nissan Versa SL Hatchback with Technology Package and CVT in Canada.
The tech package means it comes with six speakers, six CDs, subwoofer, Bluetooth phone, and XM Radio for one year. It’s a great little setup, especially the Bluetooth phone.. never again must I go through the trouble of actually picking up my phone to use it. The XM Radio meant nothing to me – until I used it. After a weekend of motoring through 240 stations to find such things as a live Wilco concert I’m a convert, and I imagine I’ll be suckered into paying for it when the promo expires.
The 7th anniversary trip was a basic Buffalo getaway consisting of some shopping at the Walden Galleria, dinner at the Cheesecake Factory, $97 worth of strange beers, and a trip to the Basilica of The National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima for Mary. As a rather devout non-Catholic I can’t say that last part was a big thrill for me, but I guess that’s part of being married 7 years. She probably didn’t much care for my car full of clanking beers.
For those who care this was by far the best haul yet, purely in ratings. Check out what Rick’s going to be drinking – numbers in brackets are RateBeer ratings out of 100, click on them for more info: