We bought a new car yesterday! Our Saturn has been a wonderful car for us, but after 10 years and over 200,000 miles, it was time to replace it. The engine still works fine, but the body is just falling apart. The roof leaks, the AC doesn't work, the side mirror is falling off (that would be my fault - I ran it into the side of the garage), and it makes a lot of noise. We almost replaced it last year when it failed smog. We figured it wasn't worth putting money into still. But we didn't have enough money to buy another car at the time, so we would have had to get a loan. When we prayed about it we felt like we should pay the $500 to fix it and then start saving up for another car. So that's what we did, and we're glad we waited..
After a month of researching, reading Consumer Reports, test driving cars and searching the internet, we found this 2006 Mazda 3 through Craig's list. The owner lived just 30 miles away. She was a super nice, reliable owner who kept impecable records. It is a 5-speed, which is a lot of fun to drive. The only problem is that it's hard not to speed. Thank goodness for cruise control.
2 comments:
Wow, now I'm jealous. When my little black Nissan was dying I really wanted to get a Mazda 3. I even test drove one. I couldn't have afforded it at the time, so it's a good thing Marrisse's aunt gave us a free car a short time later. Aaron
Jason would LOVE a Mazda 3. Every time we see one, he says, "look at that good lookin' car."
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