Tuesday, May 13, 2014

New Car Time

My car had been giving me some problems lately. I was concerned because it is the car I use to teach Kit Kat manual transmission driving. My mechanic could not solve the problem. This was the second used car in a row I bought that had trouble. Time for a new car.

Kit Kat and I went to a dealership that was around an hour away. They had the lowest prices. I opted for Nissan because they have the most inexpensive entry level cars. I test drove a bare bones model, as well as a tricked out version.

Today I decided to buy the bare bones version, mainly because it had a manual transmission. I qualified for some incentives that further brought down the price. This dealership gave me a good value for my trade it. I feel like I got the new car for a steal.

I left work early today. Took one four lane highway that was moving slow like a parking lot. After spending almost an hour getting nowhere, I got off and found another highway. I was surprised at the number of people at the dealership during work hours. I bought the car with little fanfare.

After leaving the dealership, I got confused while reading the fuel gauge. I tried to fill up the gas tank. Only a gallon would go in. Then I figured I was reading the gauge wrong. The tank was already almost full. I grabbed a Sonic snack, then headed home in the rush hour traffic. Momoko wanted a test drive immediately.

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