So Long, Evil Car

Apparently admitting to the Internet that we were looking for a new car helped speed up the process. Right after my last post, Dave and I saw a commercial for a local car dealership that was having a huge weekend sale on Hyundais. We had already done a lot of research and knew that they were very highly rated, so we decided "just to go look". (Ha, ha, ha!) We mostly just wanted to see what the Santa Fes and Tucsons looked like, because we had no idea of their size.

Well, anyone who has ever bought a car from anyone besides their husband's uncle (not me!), knows that there is no such thing as "just looking" at a car dealership. Before we could even look around, we filled out a bunch of stuff and they were checking our credit, etc, etc. So, you can guess what happened...we found a car we loved and decided to see what they'd offer us. Well, initially the offer was a full $10,000 over the price we had seen advertised. Choke! Gasp! Eventually, when they realized we weren't stupid enough to agree to that, they offered us a different SUV that was actually a better one. After a few hours of "let me ask my manager" and "here's what we can offer" and "no, we said we couldn't pay that much!", we finally came up with a workable deal. They seemed mystified that Dave and I wouldn't take the deal right away, but actually wanted to go home and THINK ABOUT IT! Oh, the horror!!!

To make a long story short, after some more research, we realized we really were getting a really good deal, so we went back to the dealership yesterday and purchased our new car, a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe. I am so excited to drive a car that doesn't have to be beaten into starting, and the kids love all the room. Plus, there's a third row that folds down, so we can take friends along if we want to. (Don't even suggest having more children --not funny!) So, without further ado, here it is:

Don't you love it?