hang on tight

[orangerful]

So, I finally took that first step.

After years of obsessing over the Mini Cooper from afar. After having pictures of Mini Coopers stuck to my walls next to Buffy and Star Wars images. After *squee*-ing every time one passed us on the road.

I've scheduled a test drive.

I'm gonna see if they are as much fun on the inside as they look from the outside.

See, the thing is, I've never purchased anything that cost as much as a car. I've never been in debt. I pay off my credit card bills in full as soon as they arrive. I someone managed to avoid having any student loans (I need to thank my parents for that one). And I live in an apartment, so I've never had to make house payments or anything like that. So the very thought of taking that first step, of even pondering the purchase of a car, it's very scary.

But I think my poor baby is getting near her end. My '92 escort is chugging along. Her AC is not working, not that it really has been 100% for awhile. The brakes are sketchy, to say the least. She kinda smells weird, ever since that night in Richmond when she got flooded. She vibrates...a lot. Oh yeah, and I put a huge dent in the right door a few years back when pulling into a garage. If you go to one of those "Car Value" sites and enter my info in - she's only worth about $300...maybe.

And I figure, if I'm going to purchase a new car, a car that will probably be with me for a large portion of the rest of my adult life, I should get something I think is pretty darn cool.

I'm trying to stay calm. I don't want to show up at the dealer with "SOLD!" written on my forhead. And I'm not going to commit to anything. It's just to see if I can deal with being inside a Mini.

So, Wednesday, after work, I'm going to head over to the dealership which is *right* down the road from the library, and see what happens.

Comments

[vertigozooropa.livejournal.com]

I drove my first Mini last week. A Cooper S belonging to the daughter of Phil Collins.

I drove her car.

And, oh, was it nice! Didn't get to drive it far or fast, but man! Nice car.

[jellibean.livejournal.com]

OMG post about how it goes! I LOVE Mini Coopers. I want a red one with white stripes down the front. Not the kind that meet at the bottom and form a V, but the ones that just go straight down the hood.

Can you tell how much thought I've put into this? haha.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

yeah, I've designed my cooper on the online site several times. many many times. Then I see the price tag and flee. hehe. But they are so dang CUTE!!!