After 10 years of loyal service, I sold my Saturn Vue and upgraded to something a little more current. A 2015 Toyota Highlander. I don’t usually like to buy foreign cars, I like to drive a vehicle that is American made (although that’s probably a relative term since there are foreign cars manufactured in the United States). Be that as it may, the Highlander had the best safety ratings and Consumer Report ratings and I liked the way it drove. Actually I was on the fence about it until I went on a test drive and it just felt great driving one. Once the test drive was over, I knew that I had found my next car.
So why Darth Highlander?
It was actually my wife that started calling it “Darth”. As you can see from the picture, it’s black and even the profile of the car is a little “Vader-esque”. I think Darth quickly became quite fitting; however a Sith Lord is never simply just “Darth” and since it’s a Toyota Highlander, Darth Highlander just seemed to roll off the tongue.
If you take a look at the gallery, after the break, you can see all the accoutrements I added to give my new car that “Darth” feel.
/MTFBWY