I'm on pins & needles. My husband left the house with $18K in cash

[SoCalDem]

Right about now he's test-driving what might be our next car.. We have been trying to decide on which new car to buy, and this opportunity popped up. If he does not like it, we'll end up spending a bit less on a ho-hum Saturn..



We may have arrived in "Old-Fogeyville". That's what our son said when I told him about the car we might be buying..

The last "fun-jazzy" car we had was the '68 GTO , which my husband bought in 1968..


here's a pic..

and YES, I know it's not a hybrid/green/etc vehicle, but it will also not be on the road 24/7. It's gonna be our leisure/drive up the coast/comfy splurge-mobile.

We will still drive our Accord and Toyota most of the time. :P

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Why cash?

Why not a cashier's check? I wouldn't want to carry that much cash, it would totally freak me out.

edit: It is a beautiful car. Enjoy it.

[SoCalDem]

4. We like cash.. and you read so many things about places not wanting to accept

cashiers checks.. I didn't want to have a problem on a Sunday when banks are closed..:)

and people are often more ready to deal when they see a big ole pile of cash :evilgrin:

[Midlodemocrat]

9. That is very true.

With my ADD, however, I would probably misplace it like I am constantly misplacing my debit card!

Good luck! Hope you get it!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear SoCalDem.......

Well, it does look nice and plushy!

I'm no good at identifying cars.........Which brand is it?

Good luck!

:toast:

[SoCalDem]

3. KIA Amanti

I am so nervous.. I haven'tdriven anything bigger than my Accord, since the Old Ford Van died 15 years ago :scared:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. You'll be fine!

Enjoy the ride!

:hug:

[QMPMom]

15. Kia Amanti's are sharp cars. If things were different, I'd love to

have one. It's mnivans or SUV's for us as my DH has really bad arthritis and can't get into anything low slung.

[SoCalDem]

16. This car is "higher up" than our Accord.

We LOVE the Honda, but my husband always gripes about how uncomfortable the seats are and how low down he sits..

Of course he's got a bony little butt, and I'm amply padded, so I don't notice the uncomfortable seats as much as he does :)

This new one will sit higher than we are used to ..

[Little Wing]

5. 3 cars for 2 people.

Only in America :eyes:

[SoCalDem]

6. Hey, the poor little Toyota wagon's on "life-support"

don't make fun of the poor old thing:)

a tank of gas lasts me a whole month, so you can see I don;t get out much :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My husband and I have 3 cars for the two of us........

Two of them are hybrids....

The third one is for emergencies.......

It makes for great flexibility, BTW......:eyes:

[slj0101]

17. Scolding.

Only on DU. :eyes:

[xchrom]

18. so Sally Superior.

:eyes:

[Haole Girl]

7. Never carry that large of an amount in cash

It is simply not safe.

I'm sorry if this sounds preachy, but I've heard of too many things going wrong when people carry large sums of money.

:scared:

[SoCalDem]

11. All is well. I just talked to him.. He's on the way home now with my new car :)

Our son (who went with him) gets to drive the old one home :evilgrin:

[NMDemDist2]

12. awesome! enjoy your new ride!

:bounce: :yourock: :party: :toast: :applause:

[Haole Girl]

13. I'm glad it all worked out...now...

..don't ever do that again, okay? :spank: :hug:

[SoCalDem]

14. Seeing as how the last car we bought was in 1992, it will be a while

and we're pretty much tapped out now anyway :):P