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balmofgileadOk, small reality check of sorts, here: I'm buying my first car (well, I use "buying" loosely here--I'm far from actually handing over money to whatever yet-unknown person I will buy from). It is possible that I will overpay, or not be 1000% happy in a few weeks, or that something will go wrong with the car at some point down the line that, had I known it would happen, I wouldn't have bought the car.
Obviously it'll be better if these things don't happen, and I will take some reasonable precautions, including having a mechanic look over a car before I actually fork over money. But if something does happen? Not the end of the world. So maybe I'll end up overpaying a little--so there goes some other stupid thing I could have bought with the extra money. Or if something breaks--so that's some time out of commission and (again) some more money to spend for repairs. Overall--the freedom of having a car will far outweigh these things. {Maybe some people don't have to go through this in their heads, but hey...I had bad modelling when I was growing up. Going to the laundromat for 3 years, when you have the money to buy a washer/dryer but just can't make a decision you're positive you'll be happy with...this is not the behavior of healthy, decisive people.)
I'm thinking I'll hold out for a car with 4 doors, though. My mom pointed out that moving anything in a 2-door car is a pain. My inner child pointed out to me that it is difficult to transport reasonable-sized dogs in 2-door cars. Besides, something smaller than a 4-door corolla or civic is probably a bad idea for me, given that I haven't been driving that long. Hmm.
{but god I hate how materialistic I seem to have become over the past month. maybe it's the season--good ol' holiday sales and advertising, or maybe it's that I'm beginning to have enough money that I can begin to ponder buying things. it's probably a combination of the two. Flat-panel monitors and digital cameras can wait...indefinitely, really. Car is a priority, as is paying some rent to my mother, followed by seeing a fucking dermatologist because my skin is overly expressive. I'm rather fond of the thought of having a somewhat delayed/extended adolescence, but I did *not* invite my skin to follow me along into that.)
Obviously it'll be better if these things don't happen, and I will take some reasonable precautions, including having a mechanic look over a car before I actually fork over money. But if something does happen? Not the end of the world. So maybe I'll end up overpaying a little--so there goes some other stupid thing I could have bought with the extra money. Or if something breaks--so that's some time out of commission and (again) some more money to spend for repairs. Overall--the freedom of having a car will far outweigh these things. {Maybe some people don't have to go through this in their heads, but hey...I had bad modelling when I was growing up. Going to the laundromat for 3 years, when you have the money to buy a washer/dryer but just can't make a decision you're positive you'll be happy with...this is not the behavior of healthy, decisive people.)
I'm thinking I'll hold out for a car with 4 doors, though. My mom pointed out that moving anything in a 2-door car is a pain. My inner child pointed out to me that it is difficult to transport reasonable-sized dogs in 2-door cars. Besides, something smaller than a 4-door corolla or civic is probably a bad idea for me, given that I haven't been driving that long. Hmm.
{but god I hate how materialistic I seem to have become over the past month. maybe it's the season--good ol' holiday sales and advertising, or maybe it's that I'm beginning to have enough money that I can begin to ponder buying things. it's probably a combination of the two. Flat-panel monitors and digital cameras can wait...indefinitely, really. Car is a priority, as is paying some rent to my mother, followed by seeing a fucking dermatologist because my skin is overly expressive. I'm rather fond of the thought of having a somewhat delayed/extended adolescence, but I did *not* invite my skin to follow me along into that.)
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Date: 2006-12-03 07:58 pm (UTC)