Let's Sell Our House
So last week we got a wild hair we decided we disliked our house enough to put it on the market. This was followed by a CRAZY week of trips to Home Depot and visits from realtors. We spent a lot of time cleaning, putting in new light fixtures and tearing up the broken pipes in the back yard. Then we took a hard look at the house we really wanted...and we realized that we would spend next to 50K in order to move to their house. Yeah, 50K. Insane. So, we ditched that idea. Then there was the call about the minivan.
We decided a while ago to get a newer car. We had a lead on two private sales from people we know who are reliable owners. We didn't anticipate the car coming up so soon for sale, so we headed over to pick it up and test drive it. It had headroom, legroom and tinted windows. Easy seats to manuever, lots of cargo room and the ability for one adult to ride in the back with the kids while the other adult drove. It was SO nice.
The flip side to all the nice-ness was that it gets only 16 miles to the gallon. So, to drive to my best friend's house would cost me $6 in at current gas prices. That doubles the cost of gas for our budget. Also, consumer reports rated this van at the lowest possible score for many areas and overall recommended that people AVOID the car. *Sigh* It's not the car for us.
We are emotionally exhausted, and we are still in the same small cars with loud crying children. My son cries so loud in the car that I open the windows to let some of the sound out while we drive. My daughter just clamps her hands over her ears and holds out for home. We need a bigger car, but not at all costs. We just need to hold on and live with the ones we have. They run, they have A/c and they are paid for. Not bad if you ask me. But then again, I am not in the car with the screaming banshee right now. If you ask me then, I might have a different answer.
We decided a while ago to get a newer car. We had a lead on two private sales from people we know who are reliable owners. We didn't anticipate the car coming up so soon for sale, so we headed over to pick it up and test drive it. It had headroom, legroom and tinted windows. Easy seats to manuever, lots of cargo room and the ability for one adult to ride in the back with the kids while the other adult drove. It was SO nice.
The flip side to all the nice-ness was that it gets only 16 miles to the gallon. So, to drive to my best friend's house would cost me $6 in at current gas prices. That doubles the cost of gas for our budget. Also, consumer reports rated this van at the lowest possible score for many areas and overall recommended that people AVOID the car. *Sigh* It's not the car for us.
We are emotionally exhausted, and we are still in the same small cars with loud crying children. My son cries so loud in the car that I open the windows to let some of the sound out while we drive. My daughter just clamps her hands over her ears and holds out for home. We need a bigger car, but not at all costs. We just need to hold on and live with the ones we have. They run, they have A/c and they are paid for. Not bad if you ask me. But then again, I am not in the car with the screaming banshee right now. If you ask me then, I might have a different answer.
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