Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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.

7 comments :

  1. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I really enjoyed reading through yours. It's always nice to meet a fellow dork. (I mean that in the nicest way possible!) I love that you name your cars too. My husband makes fun of me for it. I drive a Yaris right now that I call The Bean, since she looks like a little red jelly bean.

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  2. Thanks for your comment on my blog! congrats on your new car.. what a change from a PT Cruiser to a Prius! I hope you enjoy it and feel good about it too! :)))

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  3. Happy ICLW & thanks for stopping by my blog...congratulations on your new car...

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  4. the hubby drove one for work... and had great fun in the snow with it. lol. good luck to you!

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  5. You should host a name that car contest. I had a blast when I did that.

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  6. Oh fun, I'm glad to hear you're getting a new car! I bet you'll save a ton of money on gas.

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  7. YAY for a new car!! That is exciting! :)

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