Purchase Powers Unite.

I bought a new purse.

Oh yeah, and I bought a new car.

Yay. A 2008 Honda Civic LX Sedan

On Thursday I decided I had to take advantage of the day off from school so I borrowed my mother's car and drove to Fargo to look at cars. I'd narrowed my search down to the Honda Civic and the Kia Spectra and then at the last minute included the Scion xD back in the mix. Long story short, I decided against the Spectra and was wavering on the Scion (seduced by the great stereo) but in the end, that vehicle was just not for me. I drove home pretty certain that I would be buying a Honda Civic. I was still wavering though and when I drove past the local Toyota dealership I noticed they still only had the one xD in stock (white with a manual transmission) and I realized I would have to deal with those people when I wanted to service my vehicle or do any repairs. That was enough.

Before I went to the Honda dealer on Friday, I worked myself into a bit of a frenzy worrying about the cost. The first time I'd seen the car it was marked as $18,211, their "best price" and when I'd looked again it seemed to me it was a different price and I didn't write it down but I sensed that it was suddenly higher. I did some checking online. Found the invoice price on a 2007 and added the destination charge and 5 % and came up with about 17,800. I was bracing myself to ask for that price, certain I'd be denied since they are the kind of dealers that don't negotiate. They set "best prices." Still I thought if it had been cheaper a month earlier that I had some wiggle room. I did have it written down in my notebook and dated. Sooooo......

When I arrived at the dealership, I looked at the hang tag on the car. And I was right. The price WAS different from $18,211. It was $17,849. Almost exactly what I had determined was a fair price and what I was going to ask for. I was so relieved I almost cried. Yes, I have been a bit too dramatic and emotional over all this car business.

I completed the paperwork, eager to take my new baby home. Then I discovered I had to wait until they got it cleaned up and washed and vacuumed and then went over the car with me. So mom and I went shopping at my new favorite store, True Colors (a consignment shop) and I bought a purse. I think she's lovely.

Finally on Saturday morning someone from Honda picked me up with their convenience vehicle and an hour later, I was driving my new car. If you or anyone you know ( in the RR Valley) is looking for a Honda or Nissan. I have the salesguy for you. In the past month I've worked with a LOT of different people and I have to say I was genuinely glad that I was able to buy my car from David Stremick. Yay. He rocks.