The 1999 Elantra I got before has been having a lot of issues, and after sinking a carp load of cash into it the mechanic recommended I just get rid of it (because they didnt know how much more $$ it was going to take to make it pass inspection.) That was thursday. I spent much of thursday and friday researching cars, and then today went to some dealerships with my coworker Devon. He knows a ton about cars and loves the car-buying process, so I thought he'd be a great help (plus he's a dude, and we all know how car dealers dont like to deal w/ chicks.)
My plan was to just look today, do some test driving and then decide what I wanted. Then I was going to wait until the last weekend of the month to actually buy, since I know dealers have to meet monthly quotas and thats supposed to be the best time to get a good deal. I brought my checkbook just in case I decided to buy - I figured I'd make a ridiculous low ball and see what happened.
Well, I managed to get a 2009 Honda Civic Sedan LX Automatic at Invoice price. Edmunds.com says that the true market value (i.e. what people are ACTUALLY paying at the dealerships right now) is full MSRP on this vehicle. Umm, like woah. So basically I saved a bunch of dough, which is nice since I lost a bunch on my first car. I'm pretty happy with the purchase... for now all I have is the website photo (I cant pick up the car until Tuesday since they have to install the fog lights I ordered... i hate delayed gratification!!!!!) I'm SURE I'll post live pics at that point.On a related note - Today was my first trip through a car wash (as I prepped my Hyundai for trade-in evaluation.) Car washes are f*ing awesome!!
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