Slowly the last couple of months the van has been nickle and diming us. Wednesday night Chris had to drive it to a meeting. When I got in it to go to work Thursday morning I couldn't get the seat to move forward. It must have come unconnected, or it has a short. I could reach the petals, but I felt like a little kid. Chris and the boys had a campout Friday night for scouts. He told me at breakfast if he came home to a new car Saturday it would be okay. I couldn't believe it. He told me what our monthly payment limit was, and said since it was going to be mine I could pick it out.
Sooo, Friday and Saturday instead of grocery shopping I went car shopping. I went to three different dealerships, and test drove three. The one I got was at the Hyundai dealership. I got a used 2006 Chevy Cobalt LTZ. I love it. It feels like a sports car, but is more practical. It has some nice upgrades, like leather seats and a moon roof.
One of the guys I work with at Cracker Barrel said that the Cobalt replaced the Cavalier. He said it is basically a Saturn with upgrades. He said if I treat it right, it will run forever. That was great to hear.
I have to admit though, that if I had tried to buy the same car a year ago, I probably couldn't have gotten it. Another statement to the economy. Both the other dealerships that I went to said that they would give me $1000 for the van. That is more than I was expecting, so I was happy with that.
I was in the Hyundai dealership at 3:30 in the afternoon and they said they had not sold a car yet. Saturday's are usually their best days. They really wanted to make the sale. I told them bottom line what my monthly payment had to be. I said that my husband was letting me make the decision, but if my payment was more, he was NOT going to be happy. I wasn't trying to play them, just be honest. They ended up giving me $2,200 on the van to make my payments where they had to be. Works for me. I love it. Maybe this is my midlife crisis car....
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