NOOOOOO, not the “IT” you’re thinking about, get your mind out of the gutter….LOL! We spent the day car shopping. As much as I love my old Honda, she REALLY is in need of some major and serious work! It’s to the point that my husband won’t even let me drive it back and forth to school any longer. So, like I said, we spent a good part of the day car shopping. Our biggest hurdle with buying a new to us car is the fact that neither of us have any credit to speak of. I haven’t financed a vehicle in 18 years and it’s been longer than that for my hubby. We don’t own our home, so there’s no mortgage, and until the past couple of months I haven’t had any credit cards or loans. So we’re lumped into that “high risk/no credit” bracket. It stinks, but there really isn’t anything we can do about it.
After MUCH haggling and looking, we finally decided on a 2004 Chevy Malibu Classic. I’m not 100% thrilled with the thought of driving a Chevy, but we got a little bit of an “incentive” which kind of helped. My biggest fear with buying ANY used car is reliability, I drive 40 miles one way to school on the expressway and my fear is breaking down. With my hubby’s new job he is WAY out of town most days, so I can’t call him to come and pick me up. With the place that we’re being financed through they require and provide a bumper to bumper warranty with a $50 deductible for the duration of the loan/lease. They also give you a loaner vehicle if your car ends up in the shop. That means that if I am on my way to school and I break down, I call them, they come and pick me and the vehicle up, take us to the dealership, the car goes in the shop and I get a loaner car. Thus ending my fears of breaking down, kind of. I still don’t like the thought of breaking down, ya know?
So, without further adieu, I present you a photo of the exact car that I will be purchasing next week, unless something happens and it falls through. I’m nervous, but excited at the same time! Wish me luck!
