My Car
April 08, 2005 @ 05:16 AMI could afford a new car.
I could afford a very nice new car, if I really wanted. And lately I’ve been feeling like it’s time. I’m still driving around my college car - or my right-after-college car - and it’s getting a little old. I own a 1991 Honda Prelude. I like straight lines on cars. I don’t like bubbly cars. Most cars today are bubbly or curvy. Except for some of the classic high-end cars, like BMWs. Which is probably why I want a BMW so bad. And again, if I really wanted, I could get one. But here’s the problem… days like today the sun comes out, I give my car a wash and step back and think, damn… that car looks GOOD.
Here’s the other catch: I don’t have any car payments. My insurance is super-low with the Prelude. You’re talking about adding $300+ a month to pick up a new vehicle (depending on vehicle price, purchase vs. lease, etc). Is it worth THAT much to me? I dunno. It seems like every couple months I go through this debate with myself and I never end up getting a new vehicle.
I don’t even know why I’m talking about this now, except that I looked out the window of my office here and saw my car glistening in the sun and realized I don’t HATE my car after all.