tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post5745885112111551928..comments2024-03-27T20:40:50.047-04:00Comments on Success Along the Weigh: 10+ year itchAnele @ Success Along the Weighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-17755404769068772792013-08-27T11:49:12.958-04:002013-08-27T11:49:12.958-04:00Sonata!!! I am on my second one. I actually liked ...Sonata!!! I am on my second one. I actually liked some things about the older model better, but I still enjoy my car. 20,400 miles in 11 years???!!!That's crazy. <br /><br />I really dislike the car buying process. It's rather annoying. Both times that I've bought a car, I already knew exactly what I wanted and didn't need their whole pitch. I guess they're just doing their jobs, but I hate it. I zone out because I didn't ask you for all of that. My husband and I bought new cars in December 2011 from different places. When he went to a local dealership for his, the people wouldn't budge on the price, and he was like, "I'll go to the other one to check it out." The lady said, "Well, Ford is Ford, so this is the best you're gonna get." We were like, "Uh, huh." We went to the next town over and got it for about $10,000 less although we had some issues there too. We stuck to our guns and got what we wanted. I'm glad you and the Mr. were about to get a good deal even if you are paying slightly more than you wanted.It's Me!!!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17034014168473394374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-57632975932009984102013-08-26T19:29:48.767-04:002013-08-26T19:29:48.767-04:00We did the two-car buying thing about 10 years ago...We did the two-car buying thing about 10 years ago too. He still has his and we sold mine for a bigger car. His is now 13 years old and he wants to keep it running as long as possible. His car has almost 150,000 and is basically a tin can on wheels with no air (and by no air I mean even the fan doesn't work), but he's happy as a clam. We use mine on the weekends for errands and such. I don't enjoy the car buying process and I agree about the length of time---it took us THREE trips to Wisconsin to get the deal done! It was mind-numbingly exhausting. Buying a house was a snap compared to buying a car. Yech. dalbador1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09877799102438622117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-77199881835399674402013-08-26T19:27:31.454-04:002013-08-26T19:27:31.454-04:00I swear it took us less time to buy our house than...I swear it took us less time to buy our house than it did to buy our cars. I'm not even exaggerating. Whyyyy is it such a long, drawn-out process!? And yes, the headaches are inevitable. I'm sorry! :( But at least it's over and you have a shiny new car!Kiersten @ Oh My Veggieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879131170308980919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-23868093189512444512013-08-26T18:01:30.049-04:002013-08-26T18:01:30.049-04:00We paid cash for each of our new cars, purchased 2...We paid cash for each of our new cars, purchased 2 years apart....and they STILL kept us there for HOURS!! Ridiculous!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387549274315817226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-18803019959721401792013-08-26T16:51:35.547-04:002013-08-26T16:51:35.547-04:00Yeah - buying cars is like visiting the dentist. B...Yeah - buying cars is like visiting the dentist. But congrats on your new RIDES!! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477548540626948283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-43127638241866904652013-08-26T15:49:26.788-04:002013-08-26T15:49:26.788-04:00I don't hate it, but I don't look forward ...I don't hate it, but I don't look forward to it. I saved and paid cash last time, went in with my number set, and was out after a couple of hours. Mostly because I question every line on the bill of sale. One HUGE peave is that each time I've bought a car, the dealer guy has tacked on, WITHOUT ASKING, all sorts of pricey warranties and policies. Then has the gall to look innocent when questioned about it, "I just assumed you'd want these". To which I reply, "Well, I'll be happy to take them if we reduce the cost of the car by the same amount." They never seem to want to do that. Cammy@TippyToeDiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547787031318303521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-1717410880828806572013-08-26T12:27:29.769-04:002013-08-26T12:27:29.769-04:00It does suck. We usually go to Carmax, and since ...It does suck. We usually go to Carmax, and since my MIL knows a guy there, we don't get screwed over and it's usually pretty pain free, although still so time consuming. The van I drive is 17 years old and has like 150,000 miles on it. We could survive on one car, but it would stink. His car won't be paid off until another 15 months, so hopefully the van will make it until then. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199434860797642670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-83725682398492761442013-08-26T10:19:18.326-04:002013-08-26T10:19:18.326-04:00Well, at least you don't have to worry about i...Well, at least you don't have to worry about it again for another decade, right? I'm not sure which is worse: car buying or house buying. At least the cars are run through some sort of check and there are lemon laws to protect you against some of the more egregious practices. Home buying? Not so much. I moved recently, only our second home, and it's been...interesting. The previous owners apparently didn't know you're supposed to clean the furnace filter. Lots of other fun things like that, but mostly stupid. The one that gets me, though is the rotten sub floor in the master bath. Somehow when it was updated 5 years ago they missed that and laid tile over top of rotten floor. Yeehah!!!<br /><br />I keep telling myself it's going to be an awesome house in 3-5 years. In the mean time, I'm enjoying living in a nicer part of town.EMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618112674581997416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-66333049130935471252013-08-26T10:11:04.274-04:002013-08-26T10:11:04.274-04:00I'm with you on the car buying process .
Pri...I'm with you on the car buying process . <br />Privately I would have kept the 11 yr. old car as I hate any kind of payments. I don't do loans or credit cards and have no debt. Wish I would have known the car was for sale - it sounds like a real steal. <br />I do however, LOVE that new car smell.<br />CongratulationsDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418025316142062646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-36325749411462203252013-08-26T10:02:32.796-04:002013-08-26T10:02:32.796-04:00Oddly enough, I don't mind car shopping. But I...Oddly enough, I don't mind car shopping. But I hate the buying part, which means we do it once every 15 years or so whether we need to or not. I literally drive a car until it dies. Love not having a payment! We were forced to buy a car a little over two years ago (long story, I won't bore you) and that one has a payment, which makes me mad. But my 2001 Buick Century with something over 165000 miles on it still gets me where I'm going and doesn't look bad. We'll stick with her until she gives up the ghost.Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296750630075402269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-76107342893970031442013-08-26T09:48:12.119-04:002013-08-26T09:48:12.119-04:00I DESPISE buying cars and I have only done it twic...I DESPISE buying cars and I have only done it twice. The last time was almost 10 years ago for me and I keep getting questions from everyone around me when I will be getting a new car. I tell them, "when the current one gives out, because I just hate buying a new car so badly and love not having a car payment." Never mind that my car sounds like it is trying to take off into space. JMK123https://www.blogger.com/profile/15479207185727358134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-69722564118644573402013-08-26T09:32:16.595-04:002013-08-26T09:32:16.595-04:00Car buying is terrible. We bought one for cash a ...Car buying is terrible. We bought one for cash a few years ago, and the dealer kept trying to upsell us and at one point, brought out financing paperwork despite the check I had ready to hand over (they had "forgotten" we were paying cash). Hours later, we got our car, but bleh, what a pain.<br /><br />My dad always says, "If you walk out feeling like you got a deal, it means you've been screwed even more than usual." Starr https://www.blogger.com/profile/03466102837363060940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-35015668810629609432013-08-26T09:22:25.622-04:002013-08-26T09:22:25.622-04:00I HATE buying cars. Usually I leave it to Du. We w...I HATE buying cars. Usually I leave it to Du. We went to California on a family vacation back in 1989, our car, a 1977 Ford LTD, conked out in the dessert between LA & Vegas, and Du went out and ended up buying a new 1989 Thunderbird at Lucky Ford in Vegas. If we had WON the car, maybe it would have been LUCKY!<br />Sounds like a great deal, if you got two new cars, and your payment is only $30 more than the old one. I love the picture of you and Mister between the two cars. You both look positively svelte!dupsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088114640385927198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-88159372162711023532013-08-26T09:07:04.108-04:002013-08-26T09:07:04.108-04:00oh buying a car is never fun..my first car I waite...oh buying a car is never fun..my first car I waited from 9am to 6pm but atleast came out with a car...<br /><br />CONGRATS!!! those are neat cars///Manasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975913948243169245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-28811404008923647212013-08-26T08:34:52.511-04:002013-08-26T08:34:52.511-04:00I'm with you, I hate hate hate it! But fortun...I'm with you, I hate hate hate it! But fortunately we've been pretty lucky, except for the first time. A year or so after we were married we went to the "big city" thinking we'd get a better deal there. Um, no. We went early in the morning because we both had to work the dinner shift at the bar/restaurant we worked at that summer. We were looking for a "new to us" vehicle, and we'd seen an ad on tv for this one dealership. We got there, test drove and chose a vehicle in less than an hour. The rest of the day sucked. We knew what we could afford, and wouldn't budge. It's not that we weren't being fair to the guy, just that why make a commitment we can't keep? He figured since we were young, we were stupid (we were, but not in the way he thought). At one point he actually told me I should call my parents for for financial aid and to help make the deal. We should have walked away right then and there, but I gritted my teeth and sat there. Then they took us to the "business office" across town and we sat some more. Finally we were both going to be late for work and we told them we were leaving, so they said they would work out the financing but we could take the vehicle and they would call us and tell us the details of the loan. This is where we were stupid, the stupid fumes they pump into those places combined with the hours of bombardment made us agree to that. Once we got home and our heads cleared we realized what we had done and I called the credit union. The credit committee was meeting that day and by mid afternoon our loan was approved and they paid the dealer directly so everything else could be handled by mail. Yeeeesh.<br /><br />The more recent vehicle purchases we've done in town, and they have been much more pleasant and a matter of a few hours. I don't think I'll ever use a big lot again.another layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756727485274694135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-68745426641135144632013-08-26T07:06:52.087-04:002013-08-26T07:06:52.087-04:00It was definitely not a fun process. I have always...It was definitely not a fun process. I have always thrived on doing the deal in the past but this one took way too much out of me and I am sure glad it's done now. Seeing how happy you were in your new car made it all worth it though and I know we'll be better off having 2 cars under warranty than we would have been. Thanks for hanging in there with me when I got a bit too obsessed during the process!The Mr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04233628447251244134noreply@blogger.com