Got it.<\/p>\n
Made the phone calls, went in and signed the papers, and drove off the lot with the new car.<\/p>\n
Katherine is suddenly mixed about the whole thing. But she’s in a Mommy vs. Daddy mode these days, anyway, so the Mommy’s Car Is Best meme is just part of that.<\/p>\n
After all the rush to purchase, the final paper signing was lengthy and tedious. We financed through Subaru, which has a great deal at the moment. We also went with a 3 yr. loan, rather than the 5 yr., so our monthly payments will be higher — but not too much higher.<\/p>\n
Of course, when you actually get in there, the price keeps slowly creeping up. Extended warranty. This, that, and the other thing. We didn’t get buffaloed into anything, I don’t believe (I trust Margie as my Reality Check on such stuff), but it was still a little annoying.<\/p>\n
Still, Josh, the guy who handles fleet sales for Burt, is a nice guy, and I have no complaints about him. And doing the fleet sale thing meant no haggling, per se, which is certainly my least <\/i>favorite thing in the world to do.<\/p>\n
Drove straight down to the Testerfolks to show it off (Margie’s gaming there tonight), then back home, with enough darkness falling that I could see how the lighting went. The dimensions of the car are about that of the Saturn, so it fit in the garage just fine — after I gritted my teeth and got within two feet of the stuff along the side.<\/p>\n
And after I put Kitten down, it will be time to start putting the floor mats and all that jazz in, and getting the car initially set up to live in.<\/p>\n
To be followed with a thorough cleaning out of the Saturn, and final decision as to disposal.<\/p>\n
But I got my new car. Huzzah!<\/i><\/p>\n
UPDATE<\/u>: The car reeks of various almost-certainly-not-good-for-you chemicals. New Car Smell on Crack. I had the back door to the garage open, and I found myself smelling it upstairs. Serious needs airing out.<\/p>\n
The car engine area stays hot quite a while. Or gets very hot to begin with.<\/p>\n
The rear cargo holder thingie is — weird. It sort of does what it’s supposed to (bits of netting and walls when deployed, folding down flat when not), but it sure doesn’t seem to fit the car right. Again, weird.<\/p>\n
I love my new car. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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