your chariot awaits

Purportedly from a Welsh hymn, cited and translated in 1866 by English sermonizer Charles Spurgeon.^[1]

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your chariot awaits

1. (humorous, sarcastic) A vehicle, asserted to be luxurious or of high quality, is waiting to transport the person to whom the phrase is said.
   • 1957, Frank Evans, The Voyage of the "Petula", page 89:

     Roland, who was holding the dinghy painter, agreed with him. "It's right, Frank," he said. "You know he can never resist a boating trip. O.K., Dick, your chariot awaits."

   • 1972, Marjorie Hayen Taylor, Broken Heart, Mended, page 49:

     "Come, Mrs. Taylor," he said, "your chariot awaits. This time you are going to get up on the cart all by yourself."

   • 1987, Betty Henrichs, Casanova's Downfall, page 61:

     "Young knight, your chariot awaits," he announced, as a long silver limousine rolled to a stop in front of them.

   • 1992, Dallas Schulze, Angel and the Bad Man, page 16:

     Travis gestured toward the motorcycle. "Your chariot awaits."

   • 2009, T. Louise, Right Here, Right Now, page 45:

     Hey baby, it's me, I am in the parking lot of your building, your chariot awaits baby.

Often used ironically, in reference to a normal or sub-par vehicle.