tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post4153728723375114980..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: Divine Fire and Car ShoppingKaren Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-19156430529846293382008-05-21T09:36:00.000-05:002008-05-21T09:36:00.000-05:00Arrgh! Car Shopping!We drove all the way to Miami...Arrgh! Car Shopping!<BR/>We drove all the way to Miami to check out a certain car that the dealer PROMISED was in stock (Largest selection in South Florida!) only to find that they had zero, none, nada! The man followed us out to the car, followed the car out to the road and stood there still yacking to the closed window while we waited to dash back into the madness that is Miami traffic. <BR/><BR/>We bought a used car from an individual after that.<BR/><BR/>Though the new deals are very tempting, how can Chrysler do $2.99 gas for 3 years? Awesome deal if it's true!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-50732522940553499022008-05-20T20:52:00.000-05:002008-05-20T20:52:00.000-05:00In general we stay away from the dealerships and g...In general we stay away from the dealerships and go straight to the used car places. If you've lived in an area for awhile you get a feel of which ones are reputable and which ones are mostly hawking junk to people who can't afford anything with less than 100,000 miles on it. We bought both kids their first cars for under $2000 apiece and here we are several years later and both cars are still running (ds's car bought in 1999 and dd's bought in 2000). I'll admit that one kid didn't put many miles on the car, but the other did and that's the car my dh drives to work every day (except the days he's trucking hay that is). We've found a couple of really reliable used car places and we've been back when our other vehicles needed replacing. DH did have to go further afield when he replaced his truck last year, but that was only because it's getting harder and harder to find a 3/4 ton pickup with 4 wheel drive and manual transmission (essential when getting hay from a farmer with a muddy driveway on a hill). <BR/><BR/>New car dealers really prefer to sell you new cars (or rather they prefer to sell you the financing of new cars - which is where they really make their money I suspect). But the younger set around here would really recommend a Honda (even though only the fiance is currently driving one).<BR/><BR/>However, I agree that car shopping is certainly worth time off from purgatory, but so is sofa shopping, shoe shopping, mother of the bride dress shopping... Maybe I just really don't enjoy shopping (other than book shopping - given a couple of hundred dollars I could happily spend hours in a bookstore).Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127202199834183627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1448515476525147242008-05-19T22:21:00.000-05:002008-05-19T22:21:00.000-05:00From the sublime to the mundane and back again...w...From the sublime to the mundane and back again...with plenty of humor in between. This is classic Karen Edmisten! Truly, this post was a joy to read.Margaret in Minnesotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603439076606550856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-38683263962304278952008-05-19T09:49:00.000-05:002008-05-19T09:49:00.000-05:00Wat a wonderful experience all the way around :)Wat a wonderful experience all the way around :)Sweetness and Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018458789487126482noreply@blogger.com