This should be more fun
But looking for a car is stressing me out. I have always loved looking for a new car, but there are a couple of reasons why this is not the usual enjoyable experience it has been in the past.
First off, we really didn't want a new car. We were quite fond of our Honda Civic and it was running well and looking good. We also paid it off completely last year when we refinanced our house. No payments, no debt. Now we are looking at a minimum car loan of $12K, just when we were trying to save some money for vacations and retirement.
Next, I don't get to make the decision. The car will be Grant's, so of course, he gets final say. But I get terribly worked up over reliability and things like that, so when he starts suggesting vehicles that Consumer Reports hasn't given a little checkmark to, I get anxious. Especially when one of the vehicles he is pondering has one of those evil black circles when it comes to reliability. I keep reminding him "Black circle. Completely filled in. Completely. Filled. In."
Finally, it's the heartbreak. You fall in love with a car in the showroom, but then it's just out of your price range. Or it isn't, but when you test-drive it, it just doesn't make the grade. It feels like an eagerly anticipated first date with that cute boy you've been crushing on forever, but he turns out to be just a bit of a jerk.
Yeah. Unexpectedly shopping for a car is just like suddenly finding yourself back on the dating scene after being dumped. With Mom screening all your calls.
First off, we really didn't want a new car. We were quite fond of our Honda Civic and it was running well and looking good. We also paid it off completely last year when we refinanced our house. No payments, no debt. Now we are looking at a minimum car loan of $12K, just when we were trying to save some money for vacations and retirement.
Next, I don't get to make the decision. The car will be Grant's, so of course, he gets final say. But I get terribly worked up over reliability and things like that, so when he starts suggesting vehicles that Consumer Reports hasn't given a little checkmark to, I get anxious. Especially when one of the vehicles he is pondering has one of those evil black circles when it comes to reliability. I keep reminding him "Black circle. Completely filled in. Completely. Filled. In."
Finally, it's the heartbreak. You fall in love with a car in the showroom, but then it's just out of your price range. Or it isn't, but when you test-drive it, it just doesn't make the grade. It feels like an eagerly anticipated first date with that cute boy you've been crushing on forever, but he turns out to be just a bit of a jerk.
Yeah. Unexpectedly shopping for a car is just like suddenly finding yourself back on the dating scene after being dumped. With Mom screening all your calls.
posted by allison | 4:54 PM
3 Comments:
I hope you find a nice car soon. I understand your worries over the safety. Will you have to drive the car? Because if you do, then you have a say in which one you buy, if the safety worries you.
Hugs.
Big purchases are always stressful.
Especially when you weren't expecting to make them.
Take a deep breath.
I have every bit of faith that you and Grant with find just the right ride, with all the right features... and at the right price.
I thought I left a comment. But I see I didn't. So sorry.
And I see you are narrowing in on a car. Very cool!
xoxo jenn
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