My buying experience with my first and only brand-new car was shockingly easy, at least my sister thought so. I decided what features I wanted, narrowed the choices down to three, checked out the prices locally and what discounts I could get, test-drove the cheapest one, liked it, bought it on the spot. Happy with it ever since.
I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.
River ,'Safe'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Apr 26, 2013 9:22:14 am PDT #20634 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Trudy Booth - Apr 26, 2013 9:23:29 am PDT #20635 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I guy I work with just bought a Tesla.
Sighhh...
What color?
Jessica - Apr 26, 2013 9:24:01 am PDT #20636 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My next car will almost definitely be a minivan, because I am a mom and need a mom car.
Dana - Apr 26, 2013 9:29:54 am PDT #20637 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Accomplishments for the day: Got up early, spent a few hours working at Panera (not for Panera, AT Panera), bought a house, and am now eating spanikopita from the Middle Eastern grocery.
And tomorrow, we get to sleep in.
msbelle - Apr 26, 2013 9:30:38 am PDT #20638 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I just cannot with the minivan. Crossover, yes. Station wagon, also yes. minivan, cannot.
clearly just my issue, nothing practical.
Jessica - Apr 26, 2013 9:34:31 am PDT #20639 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It's the extra seats that's the issue - with a family of 4, 5 seats isn't enough to give anyone else a ride. (Technically there's a center seat in the back, but anyone small enough to squeeze in there should really be in a booster seat.)
Kate P. - Apr 26, 2013 9:35:12 am PDT #20640 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Accomplishments for the day: Got up early, spent a few hours working at Panera (not for Panera, AT Panera), bought a house, and am now eating spanikopita from the Middle Eastern grocery.
A full day's work, then! That's great news about the house. Does it feel good to be able to cross that off the list?
Ergh, I probably need to get a new(ish) car soon. Mine is 16 years old and will probably need expensive work done soon. It runs OK for now, but considering that I'm the one who drives Rose to and from daycare every day, it would really be great not to feel like my car could just break down on the highway at any time.
meara - Apr 26, 2013 9:41:30 am PDT #20641 of 30001
Yeah, I don't know how anyone does it these days--we didn't get a minivan until I was a junior in high school, prior to that it was three kids in the back seat--but we didn't have to have boosters and car seats that lasted until we were like, ten years old, like kids do these days! I mean, I remember a long road trip when my brother was about 2, and I don't recall him being in a carseat (my sister and I fought over who had to have him sleep on their shoulder when he'd fall asleep) Though we did have a station wagon and sometimes got to fight over who sat in the "way back"...if there was room among the luggage/shopping/etc. I suspect that doesn't even exist anymore.
SuziQ - Apr 26, 2013 9:41:41 am PDT #20642 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
My next car will almost definitely be a minivan
I loved my Toyota Sienna. I kinda miss it.
Dana - Apr 26, 2013 9:45:30 am PDT #20643 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
That's great news about the house. Does it feel good to be able to cross that off the list?
For sure. And it feels great to have no plans to speak to anyone connected with a mortgage company, title company, or realtor's office any time soon. The closing took over two hours.
But now I get to plan where to put my books in the new house! Muahaha!