Saturday, August 15, 2009

A New Car!


After a lot of debating, Jeff decided that it was time for a new car. He'd had is Kia Rio for 7 years, and it was starting to have a few problems. He was also interested in having a car that was a bit larger. The biggest reason I thought he should have a new car was that I couldn't drive the Kia. It had a manuel transmission, and I have no clue how to drive anything but an automatic. He attempted to teach me once, but it didn't end in me learning anything. He'll tell you that I freaked out (which might be a little true), while I'll tell you that he had no patience.


So Jeff started looking at cars on the website of the dealership where I got my Honda. He instantly fell in love with a 2003 Ford Taurus station wagon. We looked at it Monday night after the dealership closed, and he still liked it. Our plan was to go on Thursday to take a test drive, but on Wednesday, he noticed the price on the website had lowered. So we left work early and went over there. After a test drive, he decided he wanted it. I have to admit I was a bit hesitant. I had no problem with it being a station wagon, but I'm not a big Taurus fan. My mom had 2 of them, and I never really liked driving them. But I figured I could get used to it since Jeff liked it so much.


After having it around for a day, I'm glad he got it. It has some cool features that I really like. I also think it looks really nice. Plus, I'm super happy he has a car I can drive!

1 comment:

  1. That first paragraph could be a straight cut and paste for us! I love manual transmissions (except in stop-n-go traffic jams) and my wife hates them!!!
    My first car was a manual and when it died we have had automatics ever since.
    And yes the driving lessons were just about identical too!

    Congrats on getting a car you both like.

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