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BTW, my daughter is taking a new job, outside of the public school system. Hate to see it in some respects (she becomes eligible for early retirement in six years), but it is still working with public school teachers, albeit with a private company.
Mainly, it's because they made her an offer at double her present salary.
So...She drives a leased Honda Pilot. Loves the car, but she's got some traveling to do a couple of days a week. Nothing overnight, but maybe as much as 150 miles or more in a day. This means the purchase of an economical road car, preferably used...Think Toyota Corolla, etc.
You ought to see the prices...
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@lufins-dad Right there with you
My trusty ´09 car, which I had bought brand-new, was deemed a total loss after a collision last week, and I suddenly found myself in the "oh shit I need a car now" situation. Never a good situation, but right now is a horrible time to be in that situation. The used cars I was finding online were selling out within a day or two of me saving them to my list.I broke one of my car buying rules, too--if buying used, take it for a pre-purchase inspection--because if I waited until I could get it checked out, it would have surely been gone. Lots of anxiety over that, but it just passed inspection, and fingers crossed, I won´t need to buy a car in the next decade or so.
´16 Mazda 3 hatchback, manual, 19K miles
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@optimistic said in Well Crap Crap Crappity Crap Crap:
@lufins-dad Right there with you
My trusty ´09 car, which I had bought brand-new, was deemed a total loss after a collision last week, and I suddenly found myself in the "oh shit I need a car now" situation. Never a good situation, but right now is a horrible time to be in that situation. The used cars I was finding online were selling out within a day or two of me saving them to my list.I broke one of my car buying rules, too--if buying used, take it for a pre-purchase inspection--because if I waited until I could get it checked out, it would have surely been gone. Lots of anxiety over that, but it just passed inspection, and fingers crossed, I won´t need to buy a car in the next decade or so.
´16 Mazda 3 hatchback, manual, 19K miles
So...how is Opti doing after the wreck?
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@jolly A lot shaken (I had a friend in the passenger seat who needed to be checked out; luckily, just arm bruising from the air bag), but not so much as a scratch or an ache for me, thankfully. It could have been much worse in so many ways.
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Good news, indeed!
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@optimistic said in Well Crap Crap Crappity Crap Crap:
@jolly A lot shaken (I had a friend in the passenger seat who needed to be checked out; luckily, just arm bruising from the air bag), but not so much as a scratch or an ache for me, thankfully. It could have been much worse in so many ways.
Thank goodness!
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Glad to hear you're okay.
Mazda 3 2014 manual is what we got for my daughter. It's been a good car for her these past 4 years; needs nothing but regular maintenance so far. I hope you enjoy driving your Mazda as much as she does.
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@optimistic So glad to hear you are OK.
Surprised you found a manual transmission car!
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Which is good. The JAPCO automatics ain't great and the CVTs are just not good. The manual will make for a longer lasting car.
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@optimistic glad you're OK!
Scary, scary stuff!
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Well this happened today
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Nice ride. Enjoy the new car!
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Nice!
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That's great, congrats! We are a Honda family btw. Now that it's in the past and obv YMMV (literally?) but with car buying I'm very much of the approach of not worrying too much about this deal or that deal or the sell vs lease vs used vs new. Get something (within budget) that you'll be happy driving (and watching other family members drive) for the next few years. Everything else is just in the weeds.
