I buy new cars and I tend to keep them 4 to 5 years.
I'd buy used, but since I work freelance getting up in the morning and having a non-functioning car is not an option. Even if it's something minor and cheap that is fixed quickly it can cause me to lose a gig or a client.
I know that buy new does not guarantee against that, but it does cut down on it. When I got rid of my Wrangler is was still running great and was 5.5 years old with around 90,000 miles on it. Part of the reason for leaving the car was that it had just hit that point there minor repairs were cropping up. Never anything major, never anything expensive. However, every few months I'd have to have it in for a day for something or other.
The Liberty is now about 2.5 years old with almost 50,000 miles on it. I'll probably get a new car in the next 12-18 months. I won't lease. Did that twice and never again. The biggest beef with it is that at the end of the lease you have no equity at all. You have to come up with drive off fees all over again. Also, you are locked into getting a new car on the dealership's schedule. At the end of the lease you either need to refinance the thing, or buy a car, or lease again. I much prefer buying. After 2 years or so on a long payment plan to start to have equity in the vehicle, and if your financial situation hits a point where you just need to keep on with what you've got you always have that option.
Of course, with the Liberty I dodged all of the payment/lease issues and paid in full, so I own the damned thing.
Emeline is the cutest!!!
My car advice is if you are buying used go certified pre owned, also if you are looking at types of cars Toyotas are really good.
It's raining here and rather cold. I think on Wed it was in the mid 70s, yesterday the high was 50 something. A fire would be nice but I'm not sure if there is any wood.
Dad just informed me that his GF left him for a guy closer to his age. I feel bad for Dad and I feel like I should do some kind of father daughter bonding thing, but I'm not sure what it would be...maybe I can find a dvd we haven't watched recently. Maybe I should ask if Dad wants to do something or would rather not. He needs to get out there and find someone his own age, which shouldn't be too hard.
had to chip my paper out of the ice.
Someone left my paper out in the ice,
I don't think that I can free it,
And I can barely see it,
And I'll never read the comics page again, Oh Nooooo!
I feel like I should do some kind of father daughter bonding thing, but I'm not sure what it would be.
Listen to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance and eat cookie dough?
Emeline is the cutest!!!
You have no idea. Oh my God. She is The Baby. I can't wait till she gets out of the excessively-prone-to-crying phase, cause then there will be more cutesy smiley Owen-style pictures. Also, her eyes are the bluest ever.
Hee.
Was the guy featured on Queer Eye this week a member of an any's version of a boy band?
BTW, watching Numb3rs last night made me want to play Minesweeper. Guess what I don't have on my computer? (And how is that possible?)
Every time I see a promo for the movie
Chupacabra
I think of
Venture Brothers.
Dr. Venture:
What the hell was that?!
Brock: Chupacabra. They're all over Mexico.
Dr. Venture: No way!
Chupacabra
That movie is on right now! It looks really bad.
Dad and I ate pizza and watched Deep Blue Sea, which I'd only ever seen on tv...and not all the way through. I won't rate it as a guilty pleasure but it was okay.
Also, on Monday or Tuesday I'm calling Grandma E's landlady to see if she'll rent me Grandma E's place when grandma moves out. I really really really want this place, it's perfect for me, especially if she doesn't raise the rent too much. If I don't get it, then I'll start looking for some place else to rent. However, it goes I'll definitly be moved during the summer.
Some of you know what a big deal this is for me, and I want to say that I couldn't be at this point without the Buffistas. I love you guys!
