I went and bought Edie a new car.
Yes, contrary to my previously spoken intent of never buying another car, unless I really needed one, and especially never buying a new car, I went ahead and bought one anyways.
Edie’s 2000 Honda Accord was in need of a $1500 to $2000 transmission overhaul, and I just couldn’t justify spending that much on a 9 year old car, so I broke down and took her looking for a new car.
What was so surprising was the almost hassle free experience. Every dealer we went to was very low key, and never once tried to pressure us into buying a car. [I have to admit it was far different from past experiences, which were instrumental in my adopting the philosphy of never buying another car.]
So after about a week of looking, and one day of driving perspective cars, we settled on a new Continue reading »
