Some people have barbeques on Memorial Day...others buy old used cars. We would fall into the latter category!
We're still swallowing our buyer's remorse, even though we probably got a good deal (the mechanic will let us know tomorrow afternoon...) but mostly we are in shock that we actually bought a car!
Joaquim found the listing on Craigslist and it seemed like a good one. 1995 camry with 122K miles on it. Old, but for a well taken care of camry, it still has a ways to go! Leather seats and a sun roof make for a pretty nice ride too.
So, we bought it, drove it home, and...then smelled burning under the hood. Oil is leaking onto the engine. Crash went all our hopes, and off goes the "new" car to the mechanic tomorrow morning. It also probably needs a transmission flush and I'm sure they'll come up with a laundry list of other maintenance, but I reaaaaally hope that's all that must be addressed immediately.
It was certainly an eventful day and maybe a bit of an emotional rollercoaster! The rest of the weekend was great. Slept in and shopping before a family birthday party on Saturday, a very relaxing Sunday and then dinner at my parents house with their neighborhood couple's group, and yesterday we helped some good friends move into a new apartment and, obviously, bought a car!
We slept a bit restlessly last night after such a big decision, but I do feel we paid a good price and we are leaving the repairs and everything up to God. ::GULP::
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