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So, most of you know about the accident I had on Nov. 1st. Recovery has taken longer than I'd expected because, it turns out, I *did* fracture two ribs in the process, although the ER told me nothing was broken. So, I spent the first three weeks doing things a person with fractured ribs probably shouldn't do, and telling myself to just suck it up when it hurt, thinking I just had some inflammation.
My knee is also still hurting some, but I'm still waiting to get an MRI scheduled.
Anyway--the hunt for a new car has also been slower than I'd like. I *hate* shopping for cars, just hate it. Fortunately, my sister actually enjoys it, so she did most of the legwork. In the end, the wait was worth it, because I got a pretty sweet deal. Especially when you consider that the wrecked car, a 1997 Toyota Camry, had been GIVEN to me by my brother.
I was just looking for something similar, Toyota or Honda, maybe a small crossover type vehicle--and hoping to maybe find a car that was made in THIS century.
I never expected to end up with what I bought, but I absolutely love it!
May I present: (taken with cell phone)
My 2004 Sebring LX...Convertible!
This was just such a great deal: The car has had two owners. The first was a rental car company; the second, an elderly gentleman who took great care of it and drove it to the grocery store and the bank once in a while--in the seven years he had it, he put just under 25K on it. As a result, it's almost 10 years old, but has only 72K miles on it.
The sad part is that the reason it was being sold is that the gentleman died a few months ago, and had absolutely NO family. All his belongings ended up being given to the manager of the apartment complex where he lived and she was selling the car and a few other things of his.
I've never had a convertible before! The only problem is that now I have an even GREATER urge to just hop in the car and drive south, until it gets warm enough to put the top down!
My knee is also still hurting some, but I'm still waiting to get an MRI scheduled.
Anyway--the hunt for a new car has also been slower than I'd like. I *hate* shopping for cars, just hate it. Fortunately, my sister actually enjoys it, so she did most of the legwork. In the end, the wait was worth it, because I got a pretty sweet deal. Especially when you consider that the wrecked car, a 1997 Toyota Camry, had been GIVEN to me by my brother.
I was just looking for something similar, Toyota or Honda, maybe a small crossover type vehicle--and hoping to maybe find a car that was made in THIS century.
I never expected to end up with what I bought, but I absolutely love it!
May I present: (taken with cell phone)
My 2004 Sebring LX...Convertible!
This was just such a great deal: The car has had two owners. The first was a rental car company; the second, an elderly gentleman who took great care of it and drove it to the grocery store and the bank once in a while--in the seven years he had it, he put just under 25K on it. As a result, it's almost 10 years old, but has only 72K miles on it.
The sad part is that the reason it was being sold is that the gentleman died a few months ago, and had absolutely NO family. All his belongings ended up being given to the manager of the apartment complex where he lived and she was selling the car and a few other things of his.
I've never had a convertible before! The only problem is that now I have an even GREATER urge to just hop in the car and drive south, until it gets warm enough to put the top down!
