New Car!!

Yup it's true! My convertible days are over (at least for a few years anyway) Last night, I bought a brand new Hyundai Tiburon. It's the first new car I've ever owned - it had 8 miles on it when I bought it! It's a little 4 cylinder car, but it's just what I was looking for. It didn't cost too much, it's fuel efficient (30 mpg), and it's got a great warranty (10 year, 100,000 mile bumper to bumper). After all the problems I've had lately with my Sebring, it's so nice to have some peace of mind when it comes to my automobile. I know I can drive wherever I want and not have to worry whether my car will make it or not.

Speaking of which, here's a funny story! I bought the Tiburon Tuesday night, but I didn't have my car there to trade in - I didn't think it was dependable enough to drive around looking for cars. When dickering with the salesman on a price, I told him that the car I was trading in needed an alternator and some wheel bearings and he said he'd give me $2,000 for my car sight unseen. Hell yeah, I'll take that! I signed the papers and drove my new car home that night, with the understanding that I'd bring my convertible back the next day. Well today, I got it all cleaned out and went to deliver it to the dealership, but on the way there, it died on me! Yup, right on I-474 it decide it'd had enough, so I had to have my trade in towed to the dealership! Nice, huh? Well, I shouldn't have to worry about that kind of stuff for quite a while (knock on wood!) Now all I have to worry about are the car payments - I haven't had any of those for a few years!