Our Camry died last week. I knew it was coming. The Camry's been acting up for a while, and we've been putting off maintenance because we knew we were going to replace it soon. I was hoping it would make it through the safety inspection this month and last until September, because that's when we'll finish paying off the Elantra. But there was no such luck. While Kevin was driving home from work, it died. We knew we weren't going to pay to get it fixed. The tow truck driver accepted the car in lieu of payment for bringing Kevin home and presumably went to dispose of it.
It's a little sad. I bought that car not long after I moved to Virginia. It was the first car I ever bought on my own, and it even came with a free bible. But, like I said, we knew this was coming, and I've been looking forward to getting a bigger car for a while now.
We have some time before we need to buy a new car. Kevin's mom is leaving town for a month, so we can borrow her's. Then Kevin will be out of town until mid-March. So we have six weeks to do some research and figure out what we want. Which is good, because right now all we really know is that we want something with 3rd row seating, to accommodate our growing family and our kids' future friends. And the dog. It'll be so nice to have a car that Gavin and Kina can both fit in at the same time.
So now it's time to do some research and figure out our budget. I'm excited to get something shiny and new, and I hope it's not too hard (or expensive) to get what we want.
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