I took yesterday off work and headed from my folks place up to Columbus to buy a car from one of my friends. \u00a0I was running early enough to take some time to sit in a park for a while and enjoy the sunshine – put me in a good mood.<\/p>\n
I got to the dealership right on time and my friend met me at the door. \u00a0We talked about some used cars, then took a test drive. \u00a0I liked the car and within a couple of hours of walking in I was driving out in a new 2012 Honda Civic Lx.<\/p>\n
Highlights:<\/p>\n
1. This was far better than my last car buying experience<\/p>\n
2. I had a higher credit rating than the finance guy had ever seen.<\/p>\n
3. I put a good chunk of money down and my payments shouldn’t be too bad.<\/p>\n
I took an easy drive back home with the AC on and the radio blasting. \u00a0The inside of the car has very soothing lighting and \u00a0– weirdly enough – it feels like a “grown-up” car. \u00a0Not really sure what that means, but I feel like I should be wearing a tie or something when I drive it.<\/p>\n
When I got home, I mowed the yard and got some sunshine. \u00a0Even with buying a new car and the drive back to Akron, it was a pretty low stress day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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