

So my old carapos;s been on its last legs for several months. Bad transmission, overheating problems, and lately, a battery that seems to be less and less reliable. Also, it was 8 years old and had 108,000 miles on it or such. I drive down to Northern California every year for Christmas (thatapos;s about 1,600 miles in all), and with December drawing near, I was going to have to either rent a car, fly (not really an option, since my parents live in such a remote area that Iapos;d end up spending about the same amount of time flying, waiting at airports, and then driving from the airport to home as I would driving anyway), or just not heading south for the holiday. Not all options I was relishing.
So yesterday, I took most of the day off work and went down to the Saturn dealer and got a new car. The old car is traded in; got $1,000 for it (which Iapos;m pretty happy with, since the bluebook value was only like 2,000 or 3,000 or so and my car was in pretty ragged shape) and got a further $3,000 cash incentive rebate on the price as well (since car companies are eager to sell cars these days).
The new car is a dark gray (almost black) 2008 Saturn Aura. It has many features that the old car did not, including:
1)�A transmission that works, an engine that dosenapos;t overheat, and a battery that remains charged.
2)�A sunroof
3)�An auxiliary connection on the stereo so�I can listen to music and audiobooks and podcasts from my iphone without doing annoying FM�transmitter stunts.
4)�XM�Sattelite radio
5)�Onstar roadside assist
6)�Lowjack security in case Russian mobsters steal the car
7)�All of the windows roll up to create a seal (the old car had one in the back starborard door that had a gap that whistled when I drove).
8) Cruise control
9)�Power windows
10)�Onboard navigator (that I havenapos;t yet figured out how to turn of so the VOICE�keeps telling me to go to a myserious unknown location)
11) A starboard back door that actually locks when I�lock it (the old carapos;s back rear door did not lock; the child protection lock feature had broken)
And many more reasons, of course�Anyway... New car = a huge weight is off my shoulders and I donapos;t have to worry as MUCH�about breaking down on the freeway or whatever. Plus, now itapos;s fun to drive again

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