I wish I could help with any of that, Kalshane, but I have no idea.
Lots of Dad~ma, msbelle.
In my head, I like rum. Cheap rum has a plasticky taste or aftertaste that I don't care for, and lately I have been detecting the same flavor in better rums, so maybe I don't actually like rum. IDK. It seems so appealing, somehow, it's hard for me to accept the possibility that I don't actually like the taste. Anyway, as far as flea's buying some goes, I recommend splurging on something fairly expensive because in my limited experience you can definitely taste the difference, but I have no specific recommendations. juliana needs to weigh in on this.
Election cake sounds good but also like too much work. I will stick with my Nasty Woman cocktail.
Kalshane, my DH is a car reviewer. I just emailed him. I'll let you know his answer when I get it.
I'd think a last gen Ford Fusion would be pretty good. A little older than what you'd be looking for, they made them up to 2012. It had a reputation for being reliable and they should be a lot cheaper than a used Honda or Toyota.
I've heard Hyundai Sonatas hold up pretty well too and they depreciate enough to have good used prices.
A Honda Accord or Toyota Camery are great choices, but I've found that used ones can be sorta expensive.
It was actually more expensive to buy a slightly used Civic than it was to buy a new (last one of last year's model) one when we got a new car for my wife.
This is the time to buy last year's cars for cheap, right? Or is it already too late for that? (NB: everything I know about buying and selling cars I learned from one episode of This American Life.)
I've love to replace my car with a slightly used Mazda 6 when the miles eventually catch up with it (it has 205,000 miles now), but I fear it will be hard to find one at a decent price.
This is the time to buy last year's cars for cheap, right? Or is it already too late for that?
I think the best deals come in a couple months, especially with the new model year is visually distinct from the old one.
Kalshane--here is what my charming spouse said: If they're looking for a used midsized car, you can't go wrong with Toyota Camry or Honda Accord. Boring and appliance-like, but perfect for people who don't care about "performance driving" and just want reliability and safety.
There are a million questions to ask to make a better recommendation, but that's a pretty safe answer.
everything I know about buying and selling cars I learned from one episode of This American Life
Oh, I listened to that one, I think. Buy on the last day of the month!
I'm taking my 96 Jeep Cherokee for its oil change tomorrow. I am not going to ask about new shocks, I cannot afford those at the moment. I had to get four new tires earlier this year.
