(I love how this last picture makes it look so teeny!)
It's a Mazda 5, which is technically a mini-van disguised as a car. The van was falling to pieces and barely worth it's weight in scrap metal. With that in mind, and with a nod to current gas prices...
we went shopping.
I had lots of issues with buying a car and they were mainly related to the having to pay for it part. We have never had a car payment. As in, never. Now we do, but it is a relatively low one, so I am trying not to hyperventilate. Mission failure.
But, with the amount of money we will save in gas (a lot!!) and in repairs (even more!!!) I think we will be able to pull it off. We bought the cheapest decent car we could, and we really pissed off the sales guy with our bickering over $10 a month. Hey, it's $10 a month to you, buddy, but it's thousands of dollars over the life of the loan.
The kids like it- they named it speedy. But I suppose after the mean green gas-and-antifreeze guzzling machine, even a bicycle would seem speedy...
4 comments:
Woo hoo! Congratulations!
I just rented a Mazda 5 a couple of weeks ago for a trip and it was fun! I felt like I was driving a sports car but then I'd turn around and see a ton of seats. It was nice.
Have fun!
It's cute! So is the name Speedy, haha. I'd like to see it in person soon...hint hint.
it IS cute! did you get it in black? I feel you. June is the first month we've ever in our lives paid a car payment.
I saw a few around town the other day and they are for sure neat looking! Now all you need to do is set up a car wash program so its always clean inside and out! lol I make my brother in law do mine lol!
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