Petey's Prognosis

Good evening Humble Readers...

I know what you must be thinking... two posts in one day?!?!  What's going on here?

Well, Petey the PT Cruiser may not be a part of our family for much longer.  My Beloved and I went out tonight and test drove a 2007 Toyota Prius.  My family has a great history with Priuses and I felt comfortable in it right away.  It's got 76000km on the odometer, and the hybrid components have another 5 years on the factory warranty.  They aren't going to give us much for a trade in value, but really, Petey is pretty much a disaster on wheels.  The payments are a little higher than we would have liked, too, but it includes a three year/60000 km extended warranty.  And we are getting a great deal on the price.  Apparently, the hybrids aren't all that popular here (go figure... in the middle of ranch/oil country) so they are just trying to get it off the lot.  It's been fully inspected and 100% okay (in terms of the recent Toyota issues). 

We were preapproved for the financing, so hopefully it's just a matter of getting the paperwork done tomorrow.  When my Beloved picks me up from work tomorrow, it could be in a beautiful new (to us) car. 

We'll have to come up with a name for her.