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March 19, 2006
Time to start thinking about a car
We've had Dawnises (now "our") Saturn since late '95 - it's got about 94k miles on it, and it's generally been a very reliable car. Other than routine maintenance, the only trouble we've had with it was a transmission problem a couple years back.
When I noticed the oil leak a week or so back, we started talking about when we should think about buying a new car - and we decided that this may be the year. As much as I'd like a roadster of some kind or another, it's really hard to justify a two-seater as the only car.
Conveniently enough, the annual Consumer Reports car edition just arrived, so I flipped through it looking for potential compromises.
At the moment, a BMW 3-series convertible is in the lead. Given their price (starting around $40k), we're probably talking about a used one, possibly a lease return. They get good marks for reliability, safety, and depreciation, so I can pretend to be making a sensible decision.
No hard dates yet - but late Q2/early Q3 of this year.
Posted by dberger at March 19, 2006 3:53 PM