My office has been in a new-car frenzy for the past few weeks. It all started when one of the female account execs had some weird shit going down with her Jeep. The fact that she's been having to make cconstant repairs to the vehicle was for her a gentle nudge in the direction of purchasing a new one. She's been test-driving a few vehicles and has been driving them to work.
Of course the fact that most domestic automobile manufacturers have been running that employee discount deal has pushed the "on" button for a few people. Bossman went out and bought a convertible Thunderbird. He now owns six cars.
When my car was acting like it had forgotten it's manners last week a little piece of me was hoping that it would be some costly repair where paying for it would be more painful than just trading in the lump for a new car.
Well...okay. So, my car works now... I have a couple of payments left on it and I'm ready for it to go. It has been a noble beast these past four years, but I'm ready for a new new car.
I'm going to test drive some wagons and maybe some small SUVs this weekend. I'm pretty sure I want an Outback, but what else is out there that I should be looking into? I'll look into some Hondas, but I'm pretty sure that brand new would be way out of my range.
Posted by Tiffany at October 4, 2005 05:54 PM | TrackBackI love Outbacks but they are too small for me (5'10") and way to small for my husband. (If I remember correctly, your husband is pretty tall, too.) I think Subaru came out with a larger all wheel drive like the Outback that I want to take a look at. May have more leg/head room.
Posted by: Sally at October 5, 2005 10:02 AMI have my sights set on an Acura TL. When I bring myself out of cheap mode, I may purchase one... maybe a birthday gift for myself in April.
Posted by: MsThing at October 5, 2005 01:04 PMThe Suzuki Forenza comes in a wagon, is pretty cheap for a Japanese car (as opposed to the Koreans) and is rather cute.
I'm also rather impressed with the Mazda 3 wagon. I didn't get a test-drive (the only time I couldn't catch the eye of a salesvulture) but it really seems like a lot of car for the money.
Posted by: Chad at October 6, 2005 03:06 AMThe great thing about Hondas is that they run forever, so you don't have to worry much about buying new.
Posted by: Harvey at October 6, 2005 11:28 AMI am dreaming of a Honda Element. They look like a good mix of minivan and SUV without looking like either. I think they're cute.
Posted by: Diana at October 7, 2005 07:19 AM