Throughout last week, over the weekend, and into this week, I began research into a car that was -- absolutely obsessive. I poured over websites and articles, often reading each more than once. Of course, I printed out and rehashed them all with Lauren -- the lucky lady that she is. I went over:
- Pros & cons of leasing
- Pros & cons of buying
- How to negotiate a lease
- How to negotiate a purchase
- Confessions of a Car Salesman
- Confessions of an Auto Finance Manager
- Loan Calculators
- True Market Value vs. MSRP vs. Invoice
- Lease Calculators
- New vs. Used vs. Lease
- Comparisons
- Consumer Reports
- Edmunds
- Motor Trend
- Reviews
- Ratings
- Trims
- Specs
And finally, TEST DRIVES! (I almost lost my internet allowance for this one!) Anyway, we test drove the Hyundai Santa Fe on Monday and the Subaru Forester on Tuesday. We drove the Forester home that night! That's right, folks, we're the proud new lessors of a 2010 Subaru Forester 2.5x Premium! Despite our excitement, we've only actually driven it home from the dealership.
On Wednesday, I threw my neck out...there was no driving for me. On Thursday, Lauren was sick and stayed home from work. I took the Accent in because my neck was still very sore and stiff. So that awesome new vehicle has been parked in front of the house just begging to be driven. I'm sure we'll get there soon. In the meantime...it looks great and I can't wait to drive it again!
Holy Cow! And we have the audacity to tease Dad about reasearching (even though I'm glad he does). You have him beat by a mile and then some! Way to go, and oh yeah, Nice Car!! Mom
ReplyDeleteHe called you MOM, lol! Sorry, just catching up on all the blogs...I had almost given up that you would ever actually post again!
ReplyDeleteI know, I know pretty much all of this stuff already, but it's still fun to read!!