We’re looking into buying a new car.
We’ve been a one car family for the majority of our marriage, & we’ve sort of lucked out, so far, in the car department.
There was a time when we bought a second, “commuter” car for $1600. We had it for a year, then sold it for $1000. That was a pretty good deal.
Then there was that time I met a lady at the park & she gave me a car. (Seriously.) After talking with her for awhile, she got my number, then called me later, & said, “I know this may be weird, but I’d like to give you a car.” It wasn’t new (in fact, the back bumper was bashed in, but it worked), we had to for a year, then sold it for $1250. That was also a good deal.
Our first car, a ’98 Ford contour, was purchased from my parents shortly before we married, for $3,000. We had that car for...
