Today I have a little buyer’s remorse. My car needed about $1,000 in work, so I had my eye open for a good deal to trade it in on. I’ve played musical cars for the last few years. Hopefully, those days are done. One of my coworkers kept telling me to go to the Honda dealership and see what new cars they have to offer. He had an Element and told me I could get a great deal on one.
I never thought much of the Element until I saw the inside of his. It, hands down, is the roomiest car I have ever been in. It also has the ability to go from a station wagon (the sets collapse and hang on the walls of the car) to a truck (the seats come fully out with one simple clip to a spacious 4 person car. It does all this and gets close to 30 M.P.G on the interstate. Did I mention I never considered buying a NEW car? I think it is a huge waste of money. Of course, Honda’s tend to hold their value better than any other car line.
I really was not going to buy it. At first, I really tried to just test drive one and go on with my day, but these guys had about 20 on the lot that they needed to move to make way for the 2005s. When they offered me 2.9% financing, I couldn’t walk away. I have had some serious credit issues in the past and the chance to finance 2.9% on a car was a deal. Not to mention they gave me what I thought my dear Yoko was worth. The car doesn’t conflict with my social conscious about SUVs and gas guzzling and it is a Honda and it has a warranty and does not have scheduled maintenance until 110,000 miles. Did I mention it was new? So I got my first new car.
My stomach is in knots and I go between loving the Element and freaking out about having a new car with payments. The truth is at that interest rate the payments are about $7 more than I was paying on my 4 year old car. Financially it wasn’t devastating and I am use to budgeting that much. Now I am in something that is super safe and has a warranty. It is nice for once to buy a car that wasn’t some other guy’s headache that he was looking to unload on a unsuspecting buyer. It is new. Its mine and I suppose I’m now officially yuppie scum.
I never thought much of the Element until I saw the inside of his. It, hands down, is the roomiest car I have ever been in. It also has the ability to go from a station wagon (the sets collapse and hang on the walls of the car) to a truck (the seats come fully out with one simple clip to a spacious 4 person car. It does all this and gets close to 30 M.P.G on the interstate. Did I mention I never considered buying a NEW car? I think it is a huge waste of money. Of course, Honda’s tend to hold their value better than any other car line.
I really was not going to buy it. At first, I really tried to just test drive one and go on with my day, but these guys had about 20 on the lot that they needed to move to make way for the 2005s. When they offered me 2.9% financing, I couldn’t walk away. I have had some serious credit issues in the past and the chance to finance 2.9% on a car was a deal. Not to mention they gave me what I thought my dear Yoko was worth. The car doesn’t conflict with my social conscious about SUVs and gas guzzling and it is a Honda and it has a warranty and does not have scheduled maintenance until 110,000 miles. Did I mention it was new? So I got my first new car.
My stomach is in knots and I go between loving the Element and freaking out about having a new car with payments. The truth is at that interest rate the payments are about $7 more than I was paying on my 4 year old car. Financially it wasn’t devastating and I am use to budgeting that much. Now I am in something that is super safe and has a warranty. It is nice for once to buy a car that wasn’t some other guy’s headache that he was looking to unload on a unsuspecting buyer. It is new. Its mine and I suppose I’m now officially yuppie scum.
2 Comments:
He drives an Element--- you so just lost cool points.
(lia)
I'm so NOT cool. That's the centerpiece of my charm.
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