Comments on numbmum: Out car shopping

Alex, I drive a Mazda5, too, and I love it. I cal...

2011-11-14T22:23:03.264-08:00

Alex, I drive a Mazda5, too, and I love it. I call it a mini-mini-van, and it is so practical for families!

I drive a Mazda5. Not sexy, but it's a microv...

2011-11-07T12:52:32.573-08:00

I drive a Mazda5. Not sexy, but it's a microvan as opposed to a minivan, which I don't want to own. I still have room for lots of stuff and I can seat six, which is a bonus when all the rellies come over to visit next year.

When we lived in Japan, it cost us almost nothing ...

2011-11-07T03:22:17.492-08:00

When we lived in Japan, it cost us almost nothing to get a second-hand European car (people in Tokyo don't like second-hand anything). One very, very careful previous owner (I'm talking perfect condition, and barely 3,000 miles on the clock!) and the engine literally purred with effortless power. I LOVED driving it. It really was a rock star lover of a car.

Now we have a

I hear you loud and clear. We have switched from a...

2011-11-06T09:45:39.899-08:00

I hear you loud and clear. We have switched from an aging Volvo to a brand new Honda Fit. We want to love it so bad, it's our first new car ever. But you don't go from Volvo's best car of 1995 to Honda's cheapest in 2011 without noticing.

Oh bummer! Our problem has been appliances. It see...

2011-11-05T07:59:56.069-07:00

Oh bummer! Our problem has been appliances. It seems like you can't get ahead. It also seems like your entire life is doomed to making the wisest choice. I was telling my friend that I can't remeber the last time that I had grown up fun. Sigh.

My 1996 Buick has the "CHECK ENGINE SOON"...

2011-11-04T21:20:40.946-07:00

My 1996 Buick has the "CHECK ENGINE SOON" light on. It's been on for, um, I'm not really sure. Going around a corner last month the ball joint let go ripping the entire unit right out of the transmission. The whole front passenger side smashed the pavement. It was a good thing that we weren't on the freeway.

I LOVE driving a stick shift! I miss it, but it's

well i'm green with envy that you are getting...

2011-11-04T19:08:11.696-07:00

well i'm green with envy that you are getting any car at all. My 1994 Toyota station wagon is a heap of junk, but i would have to win the lottery to buy even a slightly less junky vehicle. I'm using the power of my mind to keep it going until i graduate and can start working for actual money! Last week something in the electrics for the indicators went, so that they will come on but then

OK, this whole car thing is really striking a chor...

2011-11-04T15:08:07.739-07:00

OK, this whole car thing is really striking a chord with me, so I'm back with a few more bits of commiseration. I missed your earlier Momfo post on the bigger vs. smaller car dilemma, so I just read it, and I wanted to tell you several things:
1. The "extension of my...personality" thing killed me. I have driven a total of 3 cars in my life, and they have nothing in common

Aha! I get it now--I've never driven such a n...

2011-11-04T14:06:36.384-07:00

Aha! I get it now--I've never driven such a nice car (and I really couldn't be trusted on the road with a 5-speed, to be honest). I was going more for total image than just driving experience. I've also never flown first class--I'm clearly missing out on the finer things in life! (Hence the elderly Subaru.) But maybe I'm better off if I don't know what I'm missing.

Robin: YOu know what? The Matrix is a cute car. An...

2011-11-04T13:05:25.865-07:00

Robin: YOu know what? The Matrix is a cute car. And it drives like a cute car. It's merely driving pleasure I'm referring to here. Once you get behind the wheel of one of those so-called luxury cars, you get ruined. It's like flying first class.

What does it say about my own car choices that I s...

2011-11-04T12:59:38.665-07:00

What does it say about my own car choices that I sometimes see a Matrix tooling around town and I say, "Wow, that's a cute car. Maybe that's what I'll get next." I drive an aging Subaru Outback that obviously needs shocks and, after a fender-bender last month, a new bumper (scheduled for 2 weeks from now). So I look pretty classy driving around town, let me tell you. Car

I wouldn't know :D I bought a VW Golf 5+ year...

2011-11-04T10:52:54.414-07:00

I wouldn't know :D
I bought a VW Golf 5+ years ago and to this day my husband goes, you should've bought the Prius.
I didn't love it like my Golf, never will :D:D

=suchitra

Lauren A: I need to hear this like any woman need...

2011-11-04T09:54:18.905-07:00

Lauren A: I need to hear this like any woman needs to hear her love interest is a bum. I am still swooning from the test drive I took on Wednesday.

I have owned 2 Saabs in my life, there will not be...

2011-11-04T09:44:22.471-07:00

I have owned 2 Saabs in my life, there will not be a third. I didn't call them the "damn Saab Stories" for nothin'!

Was Living Down Under: The Passat, like the Saab a...

2011-11-04T07:36:09.821-07:00

Was Living Down Under: The Passat, like the Saab and my old Volvo are fantastic cars in their youth, then often become problematic and very expensive to maintain in their old age. Hondas and Toyotas, so I've been told, age much more gracefully. So, live fast and die young, or slow and steady wins the race.....

Oh dear. I know the allure of European cars. Onc...

2011-11-03T21:02:27.775-07:00

Oh dear. I know the allure of European cars. Once you've driven one, there's really no turning back. What was wrong with the Passat?

When we left for Sydney, my mum's old Pontiac finally died so we left her our old Jetta. Unfortunately it's eaten up a lot of her money yet she's hesitant to let it go. She would commiserate with you.

BTW, your rock

I feel your pain Betsy. My husband has been point...

2011-11-03T19:35:42.572-07:00

I feel your pain Betsy. My husband has been pointing out how cramped my little 5 speed hatchback is since my second child was born two years ago. The word minivan comes up daily. While I normally counter with a hopeful "how about a sports wagon?!", I know my days are numbered.....

Amber