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…of car shopping.
I have a Mustang V6 and a 40 mile commute and after last winter, I paid it off early and spent the remaining months saving up as much as I can for something else and I’ve agreed to bat around the idea of Jeep Cherokee with a dealership a bit.
I am hung up somewhere between taking on a car payment again when my state (whoohoo, go Illinois! Your government needs to be kicked in the shins with steel-toed boots!) and not being able to stomach the idea of another winter with a rear wheel drive, nose heavy sports car. It was so bad I got a parking sticker for my mother’s truck so I could run off with it if there was a half inch of snow on the ground. I will only ever get another Mustang if I can afford to keep it as a pet.
I hate car shopping. The idea both is exciting and terrifying and I expect that even if I made more money, that would never change.
/vent (or /whine, however you want to take this post).
I hear you on the car shopping! I’ve been working with a car broker who has several ties with dealerships that I get my cars through. Dread walking in a dealership and having the salespeople descend on me like vultures on a fresh carcass. I’m currently leasing–find it’s the best option for me since I don’t drive much anymore since I’m retired. Just need something to get me from point A to point B and I don’t deal with snow where I live. The older I get, the more simple I want my life to be and car shopping isn’t simple!
I live in IL too (far western suburbs of Chicago), and we got a Subaru Forrester last year to replace our aging (1996!) Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Beast was a good car, but we were putting too much money into it. I haven’t actually been serious car shopping. My Father-in-law came up and went to the dealership with my husband. The guy is a shark when it comes to car buying. Between the two of them, no one can push them around, so we got a good deal. As much of a pain it will be, you will feel better about having a safe car in another month or so!
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It will feel much better not to worry as much about the weather and not feel like I have to jet out of work to go home because there’s a snow shower going. But I also work for a state university, and with the budget situation as it is right now I’m uncomfortable with the idea of depleting savings and taking on a payment.
I suppose at this point it’s going to come down to my sanity and better piece of mind in winter weather or my financial comfort.
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