I WANT A NEW CAR!


okay so I never should have started looking... I really should have just fought the urge and continued on in my dream-land that all is well with my 1996 Toyota corolla with bad shocks and oxidation paint... oh and don't forget the letters on the front of my hood that magically started appearing about two years ago (when the oxidation really started in) that spell out "LISTEN AND WIN ME." no I didn't win my car... some schmuck was probably given the assignment to drive my car around for a while with a radio station's logo on it and the enticements that you too could be a proud owner of a light teal 4 door sedan of your very own!!! yipeee!

yeah my car has personality. I call him my dirty old man and I love him. he has seen me through some of my best and worst times. he's taken me back and forth across this great nation of ours... twice. he has endured the frigid winters of new england, the endless days of being parked in the street, with no shelter. and he has winced his way through about a million boston potholes... and he's done it with grace. I couldn't ask for a better car. in the 7 years that I have owned him I have put a total of about $1,000 in him and that includes brake pads and new tires. how can I possibly THINK of breaking up with him... after all of that.

to be honest with you, I haven't thought much about getting a new car. I guess I still live in college student mind-set where I will only pay the very minimum for housing, furniture and food. and so how could I possibly think of moving on to a more adult car? I always assumed that I would run my little buddy into the ground... you know, drive him until the hood is only being held on by masking tape and you can see the road under your feet while your driving. monetarily it makes sense... right? so I guess when the tow-truck dude that took my car away a week ago (long story... don't ask) told me that I could junk it for only $100, it woke me up to a reality that I haven't wanted to face in a while. the time is coming to say goodbye to my DOM!

so I did it. I decided to look... just look, that's all. just see what's out there. just so I could get an idea of what my options are and what prices I could expect to pay. I mean technically, I won't really be getting a car until next year... but... ummm... oh dear... I went looking and now i'm in trouble because I really want this car. take a look:

(because of technical difficulties, I cannot show you what it looks like but go to this site and see for yourself)

http://www.toyota.com/highlander/index.html?s_van=GM_TN_HIGHLANDER_INDEX

TOYOTA HIGHLANDER... white exterior, charcoal gray interior
it's got everything I want in a car.

4 door
am/fm/cassette/6 cd changer
moon roof
keyless entry
cute color
room for kids... (if I ever have any)

couldn't you see me in this car??? anyway... now I have a major problem. I found a used one of these that's for sale, RIGHT NOW. it's a 2001 and it's got all the things I want and it's a great price! WHAT AM I TO DO???