I don't know if I'm crazy for doing it, but I bought a new Toyota Prius today. I don't actually have it yet. It will come in on Saturday. I didn't think I could get a deal locally, but they gave me the price I wanted to pay. I didn't want all the extras on it so the car they are sending is supposed to not have them added before they ship it out from Houston - however, if they did put the extras on, I'll get them for free as they will honor the price they gave me which was the base MSRP with destination charges. According to edmunds.com that is what most people are paying for hybrids right now. They were able to beat my credit union's rate so I think I got a pretty good deal on that as well. My payments are a little more than I wanted, but I didn't trade in my car. My dad is going buy it back from me so I'll just pay something else off with that money.
So here are my justifications for buying a new car at this time. 1. The air conditioning in my car went out and would cost $500+ to fix, if my brother did the work. 2. The car is 10 years old and is showing signs of wear. I think the air conditioning might just be the tip of the ice berg in terms of repairs. 3. I need a reliable car since I drive 70 miles roundtrip each day. 4. I'd get almost double the gas mileage so I'd save a lot of that money. 5. I haven't had a new, new car in 10 years. 6. I always drive my cars until they fall apart so financing a new car is not an issue for me. I will probably keep it well beyond the payoff date.
So now I'm a new car owner again - well, I will be on Saturday. Oh - and the color of the car is Barcelona Red.
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This is so exciting!!! Good for you for buying a car that you really wanted. And red! Enjoy!
I hope you enjoy your new car!
Good choice of color. Red symbolizes life and vitality. Generally, males prefer the color red for their cars, along with the colors black and gray. It increases energy! Now that's a good feature for a car! :D
I usually see this car in blue or black, so I’m pretty sure your car stands out a lot! When the car came, did it come in with the extras? If it did, I hope that the dealership honored the price you agreed on. I hope you still love your Prius as much as you did when you first got it!
If you did it for the right reasons, then I don’t think buying a new Prius should qualify as a crazy thing to do. There’s a reason that this car is really popular, and one of them is reliability. I think you got a great price on it as well. I hope that it’s been worth every penny you spent.
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