Well it seemed as though I wasn't ever going to find a car to buy. In the past week, I feel like I've driven more different cars than I had in the whole rest of my life. Seems like this economy is making people crazy. Nobody seems to know what their car is really worth, and wants 150% of it's value.
Finally, just yesterday, I found one. I found the ad in craigslist almost 2 weeks ago, and when I called on it the guy said something about going out of town and he'd call me this week. Why anyone would post an ad the day before they go out of town is beyond me. Needless to say, I felt about as confident that this one would work out as all the others. Hopeful, but pessimistic. So it was a very pleasant surprise when I showed up and the car was in almost perfect condition.
It's a 95, yet has only 92,000 miles on it. That's less than 7,000 miles a year. Receipts for everything. Hell, this guy still had the original window sticker from when he bought it new. And it's a rare car. You've probably never heard of it. Subaru SVX. There were only 14,000 made over the course of 6 years. Total. So even if you've heard of it, you've probably never seen one. So now I've only got a couple hours before I get to go take delivery. W00t!

About 3 days before I moved back up to Ohio, I totalled my car. It sucked. Badly. And what sucks worse is that I had no cash sitting around to buy a new one. And I've got too much debt already, I don't need to be taking out another loan. So I've been car-less since I moved from Florida.

That was in NOVEMBER. Now, I've had a vehicle to drive. Just not my OWN vehicle to drive. I've been rolling around in a Suburban belonging to my stepdad with 263,000 miles on it for a few months now. And since I've only been working 2 days a week, getting that cash together for a new ride of my own has been a slow process. But I'm there now. I have all the money I plan on spending.

All week long, it's been Craigslist, then Autotrader.com, then driving around to some dealerships, then more Craigslist, etc. I've come across a few possibilities, and I feel like I've driven more different cars this week than the rest of my life combined. So far, I've got nothing. Well, I do have another appointment Sunday AM to look at a Talon TSi, which, I'm really hoping is in good enough condition that I'll try and make this guy an offer.

I hope this one works out. I'm so so so done with bumming rides.