I got my new ride.
I got my new ride. It’s a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt.
People seem to have the same reaction: “oh, it’s NEW?” Yes, I wasted money getting new instead of used. However, it’s frickin NEW, meaning I am the only one who will ever own this, so no hidden surprises like finding out it was involved in a front end collison 2 years after I bought it and therefore needs a new power steering pump every year and half. And also, autotrader.com couldn’t find a used Cobalt with a manual transmission within 100 miles, so that’s that.
After 7 years of no real car payment, paying hundreds every month just to drive to and from work is going to be a huge adjustment for me.
And it makes me ill to think that I spent all that money repairing my old car, only to decide it wasn’t worth it 2 weeks later. And that was cash, too, not credit. That was cash I was saving each month for my wedding or an emergency, and I figured a broken car is an emergency, so I used it all up. It’s the equivalent of me taking over a thosuand dollars and flushing it down the toilet.
Anyway, how long before I start saying “my piece of shit car?” Hopefully when I’m done making payments, at least.
A few years ago I told myself my next car would be a hybrid. I decided against that, because hybrid technology is not the solution to the problem we’re facing. It’s kind of like plugging a little crack in a dam with a piece of duct tape. And anyway, my little digital readout (I have a digital readout!) tells me I get 40mpg which is better than some hybrids.
