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RE: A Perfect Partnership?
When we were first married and money was short, my husband 'surprised' me with a Ford Pinto--before the fiery headlines. That almost led to a divorce. $3000 spent without a committee meeting. After that, he told me to buy the cars. Period. My method? Read the safety/mileage/dependability ratings. Check the prices. Decide on a model. Walk into the showroom with a price in mind. I would say to the salesman, "I want xxx car for xxxx price. If you can't do that, I'm leaving." That was it. Always worked. In all the years we owned cars we had two lemons, the Pinto--which actually worked fine but was a little too 'explosive' for me, and a Chevy wagon. The wagon was a real lemon I unloaded at 66,000 miles.
I think loving cars is a guy thing. To me cars are transportation. Wish I didn't have to own one, but love the freedom they give me.
My wife tells me to just come home with something when it is time for us to buy a new car. I have never been great at negotiating. I'm sure I don't do as good of a job as I think I do. Is that what it was called, just "Wagon". We got one of the Nova's when they tried to bring it back, but that thing was a piece of junk. Nothing like it's past namesake. The body style wasn't even the same. They never should have put that name on it.
I'm terrible at negotiating. That's why I go in with a price. No talking. No selling. Usually I don't take out a loan. Cash. I guess that's my leverage. If they offer an interest free loan I might go for that. We don't buy cars unless the old one is giving us trouble. We don't like trouble and we usually give that old car to someone else who doesn't mind a headache. Cars: necessary transportation in the suburbs, but no fun :)
We had a Nova, I think, but not a wagon. It lasted a reasonable amount of time. Nothing compares to the longevity of our Hondas. Also now our Subaru. Not American but really dependable.
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