Buying my First Car!

Last August, Mike had the pleasure of buying his first car, well if you don't include when he bought the GAGT (Grand AM GT) from his folks, when he bought the Vue Redline. I was a little jealous because he had to fly to PA to get it so I didn't get to participate. (One ticket was expensive enough and someone needed to take care of 'Ole King George.) I missed out on the haggling (there was none) and the fake banter and OK, I didn't miss out on much except the weird Italian Ice stuff they had that apparently is all the rage in Philly. But I still would have liked to have been there, to have signed the paper work and to be on the title. Since really, it is my car and I wanted to be present when she was added to the family (we are very fond of our cars.)

But alas I missed it. But I'll be present for the next one! Mike's folks gave us their old '08 Oldsmobile Intrigue a few years ago because, lets be honest, we were too poor and had too large of a house payment to afford a car payment. It wasn't what either of us would have chosen for ourselves, but it got us from point a) to point b) and really that's all that matter. I drove it and got accustomed to her until Mike's GAGT finally gave out at 260,000 miles. Then we bought the Vue, which was a stretch, and Mike took over driving the Intrigue. Well at 235,000 miles the Intrigue finally decided that she had had enough. She got Mike home safely last Wednesday, but that was her last trip. We had her towed to Parents Automotive and after finding out she had a $1,700 operation ahead of her we decided it was time to put her down since she wasn't even worth that much and honestly we didn't know how much longer she would last even after a new upper intake manifold, new thermometer and something else. So she's still at Parents - waiting for us to pay her last bill and send her off to a charity somewhere.

In the mean time, Mike's been looking for a replacement. Mike's parents have been nice enough to loan us enough to buy a replacement. Mike's been searching and has found two good replacements - his friend's 2006 Mazda Speed Six and a random 2007 Cobalt SS in Hutchinson (featured in the photo.) Mike is test driving (or test drove) the Speed Six and after work we're heading over to US Bank to pick up cash in case he decides to purchase the one in Hutchinson we're going to see at 7 PM today. I am so excited! Just thinking about having all that money in one place makes me nervous but I can't wait to be present to buy it. I am sure its no big deal but I still think it will be cool because its the first car that I will be present for the purchase (not counting mom and dad's.) Can't wait to see what Mike decides on and really, I am just as excited to stop carpooling with him - I am sick of getting up at 6:20 - too early!

So basically, I don't really know what's going to happen today - other than I get fast food for dinner and George is going to be mad at us for ditching him for a few hours - but I am excited about it either way! I'll share results as soon as I can. :)