hello, adulthood
After almost 10 years of having the same model/type of car, I FINALLY got a new (to me) car for the first time in my life!
I went from a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am with 143k miles on it to a 2013 Honda Civic with around 29k miles.
Still can't really believe it's happened. Like I said, I went so long driving the same sort of car that it's all I know. I don't know what it's like to have a reliable car that you don't need pricey maintenance work on 2-3 times a year. In the last half year alone I think I dropped about $800 on that stupid car. The problems it was having were just so stupid. After my wreck three years ago, I wasn't ready to let go of my first Grand Am, and I didn't think I could afford much more (probably true) so I got a model that was almost exactly the same, just a year newer than the previous one. It only took a few more months of driving that around to feel that perhaps I had finally outgrown the car of my teenage years.
I never had a car from the same decade I'm living in. I never had a car with less than 100k mileage. And I DEFINITELY had never owned a car that my phone could hook up to. (o___o) I've never had a car that DOESN'T cause me to stress out before the 5h road trips to see my family in St. Louis. I've even got a pretty nice waranty on it, along with a maintenance package for two years and free car washes for basically ever.
Even though it's a used car it still has a little bit of new car smell. <3 It doesn't have a sunroof but that's a sacrifice I was willing to make for all of the other great features, like the bluetooth capability, which allows me to listen to my Beats subscription in the car. Amazing.
Another nice thing is I don't think my ex is going to recognize me if our cars cross paths on the road.
I feel safe. I have a car that I love and damn, did I deserve it.
I have a grown-up car and my quality of life has gone up immensely. Even if I do have a monthly car payment now, it's very much worth it.
I always say how much I need to get back to keeping this journal alive, to remember the things I am doing. Am I doing much? Not totally.
I don't really have good pictures of the car to post yet, so maybe I'll try to do that before I leave my mom's tomorrow morning.
I went from a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am with 143k miles on it to a 2013 Honda Civic with around 29k miles.
Still can't really believe it's happened. Like I said, I went so long driving the same sort of car that it's all I know. I don't know what it's like to have a reliable car that you don't need pricey maintenance work on 2-3 times a year. In the last half year alone I think I dropped about $800 on that stupid car. The problems it was having were just so stupid. After my wreck three years ago, I wasn't ready to let go of my first Grand Am, and I didn't think I could afford much more (probably true) so I got a model that was almost exactly the same, just a year newer than the previous one. It only took a few more months of driving that around to feel that perhaps I had finally outgrown the car of my teenage years.
I never had a car from the same decade I'm living in. I never had a car with less than 100k mileage. And I DEFINITELY had never owned a car that my phone could hook up to. (o___o) I've never had a car that DOESN'T cause me to stress out before the 5h road trips to see my family in St. Louis. I've even got a pretty nice waranty on it, along with a maintenance package for two years and free car washes for basically ever.
Even though it's a used car it still has a little bit of new car smell. <3 It doesn't have a sunroof but that's a sacrifice I was willing to make for all of the other great features, like the bluetooth capability, which allows me to listen to my Beats subscription in the car. Amazing.
Another nice thing is I don't think my ex is going to recognize me if our cars cross paths on the road.
I feel safe. I have a car that I love and damn, did I deserve it.
I have a grown-up car and my quality of life has gone up immensely. Even if I do have a monthly car payment now, it's very much worth it.
I always say how much I need to get back to keeping this journal alive, to remember the things I am doing. Am I doing much? Not totally.
I don't really have good pictures of the car to post yet, so maybe I'll try to do that before I leave my mom's tomorrow morning.