New Car
New Car
My husband and I often argue about getting a new car. We currently have two vehicles. One is late model Ford Focus. The other is a sickly Ford Taurus from the early 90's. For reasons that I don't quite grasp, I am stuck with the more unfortunate of the two vehicles and for this reason I am somewhat disgruntled.
My husband is of the mindset that if it's not broken, then you don't have to fix it. He hasn't quite caught on to the idea that regular maintenance is needed to ward off inevitable break down and repairs. The car I'm stuck with is a disaster just waiting to happen. We've tried a few late breaking band-aid solutions. However, this car has one foot in the grave as far as I'm concerned and I would like nothing more than to ditch it in favor of a new car.
Of course, being a young family we have more pressing financial worries that are always crowding out my desire to get a reliable vehicle once and for all. Sometimes I get quite dissatisfied and question why I'm the one stuck with this bucket of bolts, while my husband cavorts in a relatively new vehicle. Of course, I know the answer: I can bus to work and back - my husband needs his car for work. Plus, he's the one to pick up the kids after school, to transport large objects that we may buy and to collect renovation materials for the variety of projects that he has on the go, at any given time. Even still, when I do have the occasion to drive somewhere, and I'm stuck in a car that has permanently fogged windows, heat that doesn't really work and an engine that's known to stall at any given intersection, I do tend to feel sorry for myself.
If I were to buy a new car, I'm still not decided if I would go for a brand new car and take advantage of the great 0% financing deals that are out there, or opt for a gently used, previously owned vehicle that's value has depreciated on paper only. I do keep an eye out for suitable vehicles that would fall in our price range, at the same time realizing that, as with anything, the novelty of having a new car eventually wears off. In the end, a car is simple a tool for getting from point A to point B, and while fun to obsess over, is not going to ensure the health and long-term happiness of me or my family.
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