New Car!
Tonight I bought my first ever new car! I feel like such an adult now. :-)
It's a 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid, royal blue metallic in color. Think of a shade of blue that's several shades deeper than Ianto's shirt in this icon but nowhere near navy, and you'll be pretty close. I got every major upgrade that I wanted: grey leather heated seats, moon roof, built-in DVD navigation screen -hopefully that last one will reduce the times I manage to get myself lost or turned around! No more crappy student cars for me!
It took a year of car research, 2 test drives, and a good couple hours of negotiating at the dealership before I was able to drive my new beauty home. Anyone that knows me well knows that I am often rather indecisive much of the time. I tend to overthink things and my perfectionism can make me afraid of making a wrong choice and that can paralyze me. I was a complete nervous wreck heading into the process, but luckily I had one of my friends that isn't afraid of vigorous negotiating with me. She kept the dealer on his toes and kept him talking long enough to buy me time to really think about what he was offering and make up my mind and take the plunge tonight. I'm happy though. I think I made the right decision for me.
Here's a link to an image of my new car:
www.miltonruben.com/camry-hybrid.gif
Now it just needs a name...
It's a 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid, royal blue metallic in color. Think of a shade of blue that's several shades deeper than Ianto's shirt in this icon but nowhere near navy, and you'll be pretty close. I got every major upgrade that I wanted: grey leather heated seats, moon roof, built-in DVD navigation screen -hopefully that last one will reduce the times I manage to get myself lost or turned around! No more crappy student cars for me!
It took a year of car research, 2 test drives, and a good couple hours of negotiating at the dealership before I was able to drive my new beauty home. Anyone that knows me well knows that I am often rather indecisive much of the time. I tend to overthink things and my perfectionism can make me afraid of making a wrong choice and that can paralyze me. I was a complete nervous wreck heading into the process, but luckily I had one of my friends that isn't afraid of vigorous negotiating with me. She kept the dealer on his toes and kept him talking long enough to buy me time to really think about what he was offering and make up my mind and take the plunge tonight. I'm happy though. I think I made the right decision for me.
Here's a link to an image of my new car:
www.miltonruben.com/camry-hybrid.gif
Now it just needs a name...