Oh... the cars I have owned... My 4th - maybe 5th - car was a '65 Mustang 289 V8. White with red interior. I bought it in 1970 and my dad sold it for me when I was in Boot Camp, since there was no place to store it in our city neighborhood. (I also had a '57 Ford, '56 Oldsmobile Delta 88. '65 Galaxy Convertible, a '63 Volkswagen Beetle... so many others...)
We're actually now driving the car we swore we would never own - a Toyota Highlander SUV - and I actually love it. Our 2002 Camry died 2 years ago on the way to the coast - blew the transmission. We first tried a repair shop. but they were totally backed up for weeks. Had it towed to a local Toyota dealership a mile away on the coast and said we wanted to buy a car, today. They kinda snickered until they ran a credit report - and then it was "whatever you like." (It helps to have good credit!) They didn't have a huge "drive off today" stock... The Camry's they had were too claustrophobic, Rav4's too expensive. The Highlander was comfortable, drove really well, and had just enough bells and whistles. We did a 4-year financing through Toyota at 3.8%. Again, it helps to have good credit!
As for the elections, tomorrow... I'm holding out hope. We've sent our funds to the candidates... all we can do now is wait...
CARS!!!!! I have loved many cars! Glad you like your Highlander. You and Victor are much taller than I am, so I can see how you'd need a bigger car. One of my car problems is that I need it small enough so I can reach the pedals without being right up against the steering wheel, having to pull myself up to see over the dash.
As for the good credit.....I was once buying a car and the money guy came out to talk financing with me and I asked if my credit was good enough and he said "Honey, with your credit, you can buy the dealership."
Off topic - you MUST go test drive a Ford Mustang Mach E. OMG, just do it and then tell me what you think. If you love cars, you will LOVE driving this. Bonus: There are used ones now, that have come off 2 or 3 year leases, and Ford warranties the battery to 100K and the drive train to 80K. Not much else can go wrong on these babies, as there is no transmission etc. Also, fingers crossed on these elections!!!! And THANKS to all the locals who phone banked for these races.
It's ELECTRIC!!!! I like the look of the ID Buzz because I loved the old microbuses, but aside from the looks, I have no interest in an electric car. A large part of that is I love DRIVING -- shifting the gears, feeling the road, the wind in my hair. I'm unreasonably committed to manual cars, albeit they are getting harder and harder to find. I dislike the quiet of electric cars -- you can't hear the engine hum and feel when it's time to shift. e.g. I LIKE the transmission!! Call me a Luddite!
You CAN still buy a new Ford Mustang with a six-speed -- it's the last gas-powered muscle car left.
Oh... the cars I have owned... My 4th - maybe 5th - car was a '65 Mustang 289 V8. White with red interior. I bought it in 1970 and my dad sold it for me when I was in Boot Camp, since there was no place to store it in our city neighborhood. (I also had a '57 Ford, '56 Oldsmobile Delta 88. '65 Galaxy Convertible, a '63 Volkswagen Beetle... so many others...)
We're actually now driving the car we swore we would never own - a Toyota Highlander SUV - and I actually love it. Our 2002 Camry died 2 years ago on the way to the coast - blew the transmission. We first tried a repair shop. but they were totally backed up for weeks. Had it towed to a local Toyota dealership a mile away on the coast and said we wanted to buy a car, today. They kinda snickered until they ran a credit report - and then it was "whatever you like." (It helps to have good credit!) They didn't have a huge "drive off today" stock... The Camry's they had were too claustrophobic, Rav4's too expensive. The Highlander was comfortable, drove really well, and had just enough bells and whistles. We did a 4-year financing through Toyota at 3.8%. Again, it helps to have good credit!
As for the elections, tomorrow... I'm holding out hope. We've sent our funds to the candidates... all we can do now is wait...
CARS!!!!! I have loved many cars! Glad you like your Highlander. You and Victor are much taller than I am, so I can see how you'd need a bigger car. One of my car problems is that I need it small enough so I can reach the pedals without being right up against the steering wheel, having to pull myself up to see over the dash.
As for the good credit.....I was once buying a car and the money guy came out to talk financing with me and I asked if my credit was good enough and he said "Honey, with your credit, you can buy the dealership."
I love love love my Toyota Highlander XLE. Drove it to Colorado and back, and it was super comfortable. Great gas mileage, especially in ECO mode.
Yeah... gas is great - better than our old Camry! I even have parking down - finally! LOL
Off topic - you MUST go test drive a Ford Mustang Mach E. OMG, just do it and then tell me what you think. If you love cars, you will LOVE driving this. Bonus: There are used ones now, that have come off 2 or 3 year leases, and Ford warranties the battery to 100K and the drive train to 80K. Not much else can go wrong on these babies, as there is no transmission etc. Also, fingers crossed on these elections!!!! And THANKS to all the locals who phone banked for these races.
It's ELECTRIC!!!! I like the look of the ID Buzz because I loved the old microbuses, but aside from the looks, I have no interest in an electric car. A large part of that is I love DRIVING -- shifting the gears, feeling the road, the wind in my hair. I'm unreasonably committed to manual cars, albeit they are getting harder and harder to find. I dislike the quiet of electric cars -- you can't hear the engine hum and feel when it's time to shift. e.g. I LIKE the transmission!! Call me a Luddite!
You CAN still buy a new Ford Mustang with a six-speed -- it's the last gas-powered muscle car left.
And yes -- fingers crossed on the elections!