Whee, new car!
Aug. 16th, 2006 01:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
altivoDoesn't happen for me very often, last time was nine years ago. Picked up the new Escape this morning, everything as ordered. Pretty blue they call "vista" that I think used to only be available on the Mustang.
Called to switch cars on my insurance, and whoopee: Same coverage on the new 2007 vehicle will cost me $50 a year LESS than it was on the nine year old Cherokee.
Manual transmission really makes a difference. Even I appreciate it. This car has the same 2.3L engine that was in the automatic I took for a test drive. I'd say the automatic was sluggish, and you know it is if I notice that. The manual makes the car drive like my old Metro used to. Zippy. The sales manager even remarked on it. He was the one who took it to be filled with gas early this morning, and he said it was really zippy and he hadn't expected that. That plus the lowest end of the EPA fuel economy range matches the top end of the range for my old Cherokee. I think I'm going to like this. Visibility when driving is slightly better too.
I think I'll have Gary take some fursuit photos of me with it and post 'em. XD
I've used this trick before and it really does work if you have a little discipline. As soon as the old car was paid off, I started putting the same payment amount aside each month in an interest-bearing account. I did that until I had the same amount I had paid for the old one (not counting interest). With the added interest on the savings, when I was ready to buy this time I could pay cash. No car payment, and a new car. This is a great way to do it. Now I just have to start making payments anyway, to myself, and I'll be ready to buy the next one when the time comes. Discipline, 'Tivo...
Called to switch cars on my insurance, and whoopee: Same coverage on the new 2007 vehicle will cost me $50 a year LESS than it was on the nine year old Cherokee.
Manual transmission really makes a difference. Even I appreciate it. This car has the same 2.3L engine that was in the automatic I took for a test drive. I'd say the automatic was sluggish, and you know it is if I notice that. The manual makes the car drive like my old Metro used to. Zippy. The sales manager even remarked on it. He was the one who took it to be filled with gas early this morning, and he said it was really zippy and he hadn't expected that. That plus the lowest end of the EPA fuel economy range matches the top end of the range for my old Cherokee. I think I'm going to like this. Visibility when driving is slightly better too.
I think I'll have Gary take some fursuit photos of me with it and post 'em. XD
I've used this trick before and it really does work if you have a little discipline. As soon as the old car was paid off, I started putting the same payment amount aside each month in an interest-bearing account. I did that until I had the same amount I had paid for the old one (not counting interest). With the added interest on the savings, when I was ready to buy this time I could pay cash. No car payment, and a new car. This is a great way to do it. Now I just have to start making payments anyway, to myself, and I'll be ready to buy the next one when the time comes. Discipline, 'Tivo...
