I caught some sort of bug that put me out of commission last night.  I wanted to do a quick followup on what it’s like to pay cash for a car. 
First, I looked more carefully when it was coming out of my pocket.  Having purchased cars with loans in the past and cash this time, [...]

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We purchased a car!  Finally!  I have been very frustrated by a car search that has taken much longer than I anticipated.  However, in all reality it has only been a little over a week.  My wife and I are the owners of a 2000 Nissan XTerra.  Here is a side view.  I may post [...]

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I never realized just how time consuming, tedious and frustrating searching for another car can be.  Amazing.  I’ve spent numerous hours across the course of the past week.  Tonight we were going to check out three and due to rain and traffic didn’t.  I did locate a small local used car dealer that seems to [...]

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I’m wiped out.  I’ve been perusing car ads all trying to narrow it down to a 4-6 thousand dollar car… I’ve had to re-adjust my expectations quite a bit because I wanted to get something nicer for my wife than what I will be able to get. 
I’ve also been preparing our garden by hand.  This [...]

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You hear this phrase all of the time, whether it’s on television, the web, the radio or newspaper.  You can have this now for 3 easy payments of 19.95, or you can have this new car now for 200 down, 200 a month for 500 months (an exaggeration).  What’s our reaction?  “Awesome”  “Sweet!  Now I [...]

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