Family Christmas gift car really paying off for us
The month before Christmas, my wife and I “indulged” a little in a family present — we bought a new-to-us car. It’s not really new by any means — a 2005 Toyota Camry LX — but it solved some real transportation problems for us, and with the recent spat of winter weather it’s really paying off.
You need to understand that we replaced an old 1995 Ford Taurus that was literally taking its dying gasp. That was one of the worst cars we’ve ever owned, and the transmission we had replaced three weeks after buying it in 2006 was ready to fail and drop out somewhere on the street. That’s how bad it was.
Fortunately, I earned a bit more money than I anticipated, we did a lot of research and found this little jewel, just in the nick of time. We decided how much of a payment we could handle, we found the best used car dealership in the world, we even got auto insurance quotes that fit into our budget, and made the deal.
(Shameless plug: If you’re ever car shopping in Springfield, Missouri, go see our friendly dealership, Jamie Hathcock Auto Group, and you’ll be glad you did. They’re honest, good folks with good cars. But if they have an old ’95 Ford Contour on the lot they took in trade — RUN!! Just kidding.)
When the roads were snow packed and icy a couple of weeks ago, worse than they had been around here in about 8-10 years, our trusty little Camry (we call him “Winky”) kept us safe, warm, and mobile.
That’s one Christmas gift we gave ourselves that seems to be really paying off. Had to share about it!
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