anyways, i thought i might have some more thoughts on buying a car and the whole experience, but nothing is really coming to mind. i must say, the dealer i used (byers mazda subaru here in clmbs) was really, really great. they even called me after i took the car home to tell me that they got me a better interest rate on my loan! fucking rock.

what i can say is that buying a car takes a long fucking time. i mean, i was at the dealership around 1:30. i brought the car home around 5:30. 4 hours? insane, but well worth it.

i was driving a 95 plymouth neon that was a real POS… paint chipping off the roof, 127k miles, fucked up doors, dent in the trunk. this new car is such an upgrade i can’t even believe it! i actually have POWER LOCKS AND WINDOWS! it’s like going from riding a big wheel to a 10 speed. so great.

after looking around online at cars for the past 2 or so months i decided that i would get something nice. mazda 6′s were on the list, so i figured i’d go and test drive this one after i saw it on the internet on sunday. well, actually, i thought i would go and look at it since i figured they wouldn’t have anyone at the dealership on sunday. i was wrong, they were fully staffed (good for me). after i drove the car and came back, they had a line of 2 couples waiting to drive it. someone else had just driven it before me as well.

the salesman gave the keys to the next people and told me that most likely this car would go to one of the couples after me, so i told him to work up some numbers for me while they drove it. turns out they got me a pretty good interest rate and i said “i’ll take it.” it was great eavesdropping on the salesman telling the other couples that i was taking the car and i was there first. so awesome.

anyway, i’m very happy with my purchase. now all i need is somewhere to go!