I took my good old car into the dealership today for an oil change. I've known my service guy for years (used to work with his wife in real estate) so I know I can trust him. I asked him to also check out a strange grinding sound that seems to happen most often when I start out, seems to come from the back end of the car, and also to see what the problem is with my transmission. It seems to stick, and have problems shifting every once in a while. Simple little things, right? So they ran their diagnostic tests and, to fix everything I'm told, will cost just a little over $6,000 dollars. Gasp! My car is 11 years old and has 131,000 miles on it so I'm thinking it might not be worth making these repairs.
Hey, presto, they had a salesman handy who was only too happy to show me around the used-car lot. More sticker shock - decent used cars cost more than my first house (new cars cost more than my second house). I know everything costs more these days, but yikes! The most appealing car I saw was a 2013 Buick Verano which I had never heard of before. 22,000 miles on it, for a mere $16.,000.
The salesman kept emphasizing that all of the newer used cars he was showing me are 'blue tooth' compatible and will 'sinc up' with my smart phone. Really? I can't tell you how much that news excited me.
My daughter and I are going car shopping on Wednesday. Who knows what other wonders we'll discover.
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