After my car (’89 S10 Blazer) ran into a problem that would require a good bit of repairs; if not hard, at least time consuming – and it is work I can’t do myself – so there would be a hefty bill at the end. Now, my car didn’t qualify under the ‘cash for clunkers’ program (1 mpg too good to qualify), but it does qualify for the Texas Drive Clean Across Texas program. Well, it took two and a half weeks but I now have a piece of paper that makes my car worth 3,000 as a trade in. (I’m sure that’s way better than it would get by regular trade in values)
We didn’t spend that two and a half week period just sitting around though; we’ve been doing reading, getting opinions, doing a few test drives here and there. For about a week or so we’ve been set on a Honda Fit Sport. Set enough, in fact, to have put our name down on a car. (with 500 bucks that goes towards our down payment as a mark of serious intent)
The car my name is on, of course, wasn’t at the dealership. The color I’m after (the darker blue they offer) was not in stock… but they had one scheduled for delivery near the end of the month. See where this is going?
I’ have the Drive Clean ‘check’ in hand. I have our paperwork in order. I have a quote on the price (with VIN number), so that part is done. I have an auto loan through the credit union ready (not set in stone until I find out if the dealership can match/beat it). I’ve even added the car to our auto insurance (well, enough info sent on that I just call and say “we have the car, add it” and that’s it).
and the car is not here. but it should be by the end of the month. Delivery date is somewhere between the 24 and the 29th.
We are ready to have two cars again. Christina is ready to be able to leave the house during the day again.
The anticipation is killing me.
We have been wondering who is going to be driving the new car? Primarily.
It looks like a nice one and I know that you are going to enjoy the much better gas mileage.
Do you have it yet?