Newsies!
So here's the news I sort of teased about a couple posts ago. We've got a new car! Yes, not that truly exciting, but hopefully as soon as we sell it you won't have to hear the worries and woes of the Toyota. It's a hard car to part with since it's been Rachel's car since she graduated college and was the first car that was really her's, but we needed a bigger car for our trips to Dallas and Orlando and it doesn't hurt to be ready should a little brother or sister come along someday down the road. We still have the Corolla, so if you know of anyone in the Atlanta metro looking for relatively cheap transport let us know!
The new car is actually a ' new to us' car. We got a great deal on a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe with under 15,000 miles and three years / 45,000 miles left on the warranty which give us a little peace of mind on car repairs. We were pretty amazed at what we were able to get for the money considering we've been looking on and off for 6 months now. For the same price as some of the used 2007's we were looking at 6 months ago that were reasonably equipped, we were able to get one with a Sunroof, heated seats, roof rack, bigger engine, and fold away third row of seats. The sunroof and heated seats are nice bonuses, but the roof rack can come in hand for our road trips and the third row of seats makes it easier to take just one car when people visit from out of town and future additions to the family! (Rachel and I have had baby fever for about the last month)
We got a good amount of financial help from my parents, but we've been scrimping and saving for a good while ourselves. I'm just happy that we have a really safe car that we can grow into, rather than grow out of. I had hoped to get a couple better pictures, but its nearly dark by the time I get home from work still, so enjoy the grainy cell phone picture below!
The new car is actually a ' new to us' car. We got a great deal on a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe with under 15,000 miles and three years / 45,000 miles left on the warranty which give us a little peace of mind on car repairs. We were pretty amazed at what we were able to get for the money considering we've been looking on and off for 6 months now. For the same price as some of the used 2007's we were looking at 6 months ago that were reasonably equipped, we were able to get one with a Sunroof, heated seats, roof rack, bigger engine, and fold away third row of seats. The sunroof and heated seats are nice bonuses, but the roof rack can come in hand for our road trips and the third row of seats makes it easier to take just one car when people visit from out of town and future additions to the family! (Rachel and I have had baby fever for about the last month)
We got a good amount of financial help from my parents, but we've been scrimping and saving for a good while ourselves. I'm just happy that we have a really safe car that we can grow into, rather than grow out of. I had hoped to get a couple better pictures, but its nearly dark by the time I get home from work still, so enjoy the grainy cell phone picture below!
Comments