Automotive Turmoil
So I received another “You’ve been pre-approved for auto financing!” letter from Capital One. Even though the last time I tried to use them for a loan and was turned down and lost my beautiful 2002 Mocha mustang with a manual transmission.
For amusement purposes, I thought I’d go ahead and use their “registration number” and check out this “pre-approved” thing. Low and behold I was approved for a loan, it looks like it maxes out at about $13k. Which is cool.
So I sat and debated with myself….do I really want to buy a new car right now? The holidays are over, the damage to my savings is repairing itself fine. All of my bills are caught up, the small balances I have on my credit cards will be gone with my tax return with plenty left over to help my dad with his bills. So I technically could buy a car now.
Then I looked outside at my 2 broncos and broken down truck, and realized…I haven’t driven a car regularly since I was 16. As Angelo said, I haven’t just been driving trucks….I’ve been driving “big ass motherfuckin” trucks, since I was 16.
What am I going to do with myself…..with a car? It’s like a piece of myself will be missing. I’ve always had a more than sane emotional connection with my big trucks. And though I’d still be driving a Ford……I’d be driving a -car-. I’ll no longer be towering over the majority of the vehicles on the highway, I’d no longer hear the tapping of my open headers, or driving offroad. I will still have my trucks, but they will not be a part of my everyday life.
I find it ridiculous that I am having this much struggle to reason with myself in buying a new car. But it seriously is hard.
The cars main focus will be travel, to and from the Grove, my road trip I want to take next summer, and anything beyond 30 miles from my house. It will save me gas money and maintenance fees, and will just be something reliable for me and my father to drive.
We can get rid of the Cadillac, hopefully sell the Oldsmobile, rebuild the 460 in my F-150 and sell that too. Fix up the yellow 78 bronco and the blue 83 bronco to weather the elements. And my dad will probably keep his F-150 too, just for hauling wood and chickens and such.
So it sounds like some good reasoning, yes? Why am I not convinced?
Incidentally, the car I am looking at is a 2004 black mustang coupe with a manual transmission for about $13k. I will probably go look at it tomorrow after work. And I suppose I could eventually trade it in for my dream mustang (the 2005).
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