New clothes, New car
It's always exciting when you buy new things. Last weekend, I was brave and went out on Black Friday on my day off from work. But, to my surprise, traffic was like any other mid-day traffic. The parking lots were filled up with cars, but there wasn't the usual 20 minute wait just to get into the parking lot at the mall. I wasn't really in a rush to get in or out since I was waiting for Todd to get home from work, so I drive into the lot, didn't even have to make a full round for a spot, there were actually more people coming out at the time, so it was easy. I went to Old Navy and got some new clothes, which I was in need of. If you're reading this and you're female, you know exacty what I mean. Clothes get boring after a while, and you know you're in need of something new when it takes you 20 minutes to find an outfit that will eventually make you 20 minutes late for work. Which I was before I got my new clothes.
But latest big purchase is a new car! I realize that I'm going from one extreme to another, but I think I need a new car, probably more than I needed the new clothese that I got. I w
ent in for what I thought was just going to be a test drive, and was eventually signing papers! I test drove a VW Passat, which I liked, but did not love. I've wanted a passat for a long time now, but never drove one. I had narrowed my choices based on price, to the Passat and the Honda Accord. I already own an Accord so I didn't really think I needed to test one. That was until Todd told me I was crazy for not testing one simply b/c I already owned one. I've had my car for 8 years... something tells me the newer models drive differently, perhaps a little better? So, we left the VW dealership around noon and decided since we didn't have anything planned but to look for cars, that we'd take a ride to the Bernardi Honda dealership in Natick. We walked in and were immediately greeted by a sales guy. Car shopping is entirely different from clothes shopping. When you're looking at clothes and a sales associate comes over, you can easily tell them you're just looking and that if you have questions, you'll ask. When you walk into a car dealership, they automatically shake your hand and introduce themselves to you and they get as much info as to what you're looking for as possible so they know what to offer or show you. I only had 2 things I needed: side airbags and a navigation system, no other bells and whistles. Apparently those are very big bells & whistles! So, I told him my price range and he thought he might be wasting my time, until he offered me to test drive a car he thought I'd like. He pulled the car around, I adjusted my seat and mirrors and off we went for my test drive. The car drove very smoothly - it was nice to drive a car that had brakes that actually worked! We got back to the dealership to sit and talk. He made me an offer that was pretty close to what my price range was and I told him I'd think about it. I called back about 3 hours later with a counter-offer and we were back at the dealership within the hour counter-offering eachother until they met me half way. I'm definitely in that large percentage of people who just go in for a test drive and do not plan to buy anything... but end the end, they do. SO, I signed some papers for my brand new 2007 Honda Accord. I pick up my new car next Monday. I love my car (my current car) but since it's not very reliable these days and I've basically driven it into the ground, I'm happy to clean it out and say good-bye.
But latest big purchase is a new car! I realize that I'm going from one extreme to another, but I think I need a new car, probably more than I needed the new clothese that I got. I w
ent in for what I thought was just going to be a test drive, and was eventually signing papers! I test drove a VW Passat, which I liked, but did not love. I've wanted a passat for a long time now, but never drove one. I had narrowed my choices based on price, to the Passat and the Honda Accord. I already own an Accord so I didn't really think I needed to test one. That was until Todd told me I was crazy for not testing one simply b/c I already owned one. I've had my car for 8 years... something tells me the newer models drive differently, perhaps a little better? So, we left the VW dealership around noon and decided since we didn't have anything planned but to look for cars, that we'd take a ride to the Bernardi Honda dealership in Natick. We walked in and were immediately greeted by a sales guy. Car shopping is entirely different from clothes shopping. When you're looking at clothes and a sales associate comes over, you can easily tell them you're just looking and that if you have questions, you'll ask. When you walk into a car dealership, they automatically shake your hand and introduce themselves to you and they get as much info as to what you're looking for as possible so they know what to offer or show you. I only had 2 things I needed: side airbags and a navigation system, no other bells and whistles. Apparently those are very big bells & whistles! So, I told him my price range and he thought he might be wasting my time, until he offered me to test drive a car he thought I'd like. He pulled the car around, I adjusted my seat and mirrors and off we went for my test drive. The car drove very smoothly - it was nice to drive a car that had brakes that actually worked! We got back to the dealership to sit and talk. He made me an offer that was pretty close to what my price range was and I told him I'd think about it. I called back about 3 hours later with a counter-offer and we were back at the dealership within the hour counter-offering eachother until they met me half way. I'm definitely in that large percentage of people who just go in for a test drive and do not plan to buy anything... but end the end, they do. SO, I signed some papers for my brand new 2007 Honda Accord. I pick up my new car next Monday. I love my car (my current car) but since it's not very reliable these days and I've basically driven it into the ground, I'm happy to clean it out and say good-bye.
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