Our New-to-Us Car
August 16, 2009
So we did it; we bought a new car, well, new to us.
It’s a 2006 Jaguar. How’s that for jumping from a useful 1985 Ford Ranger and economical 2005 Honda Civic to the big times?
The car is beautiful. I fell in love with it while test-driving options when we were deciding to turn in our clunker for some cash. I love the tiger-eye paneling on the dashboard and the leather interior, the dual control air conditioning and the moon roof, the tinted windows and the built-in garage door opener. Plus, it looks good and it’s all about looking good.
But I did not fall out of love with my economical Honda Civic or with my useful Ford Ranger. In reality, I just couldn’t part with either of these cars because of my appreciation of all they do in my life. So we kept them.
So, there are five cars in a household with three licensed drivers.
There is a house down the street we thought about purchasing before we bought the one we eventually did buy. We were dissuaded from the other house because the neighbor’s yard “looked like a used car lot”. We were told “it would diminish our home’s value”.
Now I’m wondering if having a used car lot in your own yard diminishes your home’s value or makes others think you’re rich because you can afford so many cars.
Or stupid because who needs five cars when there are only three drivers in the family? I know, the family with four televisions when there are only three viewers. You never know when you might want to finish watching that show in another room!
This week I will appreciate something old, something new, something borrowed, a jag that’s grey!
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