I Got A Car
First of all, thanks to Chris at http://www.chrisdoelle.com/ , Sixlegged at http://culturezap.blogspot.com/ and Dee at http://tidalripper.blogspot.com/ for their comments and advice about buying a decent car, cheap car. Let me digress and say that this is what I love about blogging- these guys are really unique and have cool pages. In my daily life, I'm not exposed to the variety of people I encounter in blogworld.
I searched used cars through http://www.carsdirect.com/home and http://used-cars.autos.yahoo.com/usedcars/find.html . I decided upon searching for a 2002 Chevy Prizm, which is a Toyota Corolla, but sells for less money under that name. Chevy cancelled Prizms after 2002, so that's the newest Prizm you can buy. My teenage son still drives a 1993 Prizm with 150,000 miles and it rides really well. I searched a 300 mile radius and found one that was a really good deal.
I drove 3 1/2 hours to but it, but saved a few thousand dollars over typical prices. I paid $7900 for a mint Prizm with 22,000 miles. Also, the previous owner put in an Alpine stereo with cd player, power sunroof and custom leather seats. I'm not happy about the seats, as I don't even wear leather (and I certainly don't need anything dying for my ass to sit), but I'm going to figure out what to do with them. According to the literature, I'm suposed to get 30 mpg city and 40 mpg highway. So the final deal? I threw a thousand down and will pay less than $200 per month and when it's paid for, I should get some years without car payments while sending my kids through college. That's the plan, anyway.
If you have a little more cash on hand than I, there are some great deals on new cars, too. I was struck with Hyundai's great prices and dramatically improved cars. Recent customer satisfaction surveys put some Hyundais at the top of their classes and they have great warranties and, again, unbelievable prices.
My next post will have to do with saying goodbye to my auto insurance company, which after more than 20 years of my business, thousands in premiums and very little in payouts, is trying to gouge me. I won't stand for it and I'm changing companies.
I searched used cars through http://www.carsdirect.com/home and http://used-cars.autos.yahoo.com/usedcars/find.html . I decided upon searching for a 2002 Chevy Prizm, which is a Toyota Corolla, but sells for less money under that name. Chevy cancelled Prizms after 2002, so that's the newest Prizm you can buy. My teenage son still drives a 1993 Prizm with 150,000 miles and it rides really well. I searched a 300 mile radius and found one that was a really good deal.
I drove 3 1/2 hours to but it, but saved a few thousand dollars over typical prices. I paid $7900 for a mint Prizm with 22,000 miles. Also, the previous owner put in an Alpine stereo with cd player, power sunroof and custom leather seats. I'm not happy about the seats, as I don't even wear leather (and I certainly don't need anything dying for my ass to sit), but I'm going to figure out what to do with them. According to the literature, I'm suposed to get 30 mpg city and 40 mpg highway. So the final deal? I threw a thousand down and will pay less than $200 per month and when it's paid for, I should get some years without car payments while sending my kids through college. That's the plan, anyway.
If you have a little more cash on hand than I, there are some great deals on new cars, too. I was struck with Hyundai's great prices and dramatically improved cars. Recent customer satisfaction surveys put some Hyundais at the top of their classes and they have great warranties and, again, unbelievable prices.
My next post will have to do with saying goodbye to my auto insurance company, which after more than 20 years of my business, thousands in premiums and very little in payouts, is trying to gouge me. I won't stand for it and I'm changing companies.
posted by Man of Ages at 5:39 PM
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