Dan and I are in the process of keeping an eye out for a new car for me. I drive a 1998 Pontiac Sunfire. Which isn’t too shabby, but it’s getting old an we believe it’s having engine trouble. Frankly, we’d rather spend the money to put down on a newer car then spend a fortune on a car that most likely isn’t going to make it through long commutes over the next couple of years. The commutes to goodness knows where, who knows how long of a drive…for my clinicals. (We have no clue where we’re going to live, by the way, when we get to Colorado. Yet, anyway). It has 126, 000 or so miles on it.  Not terrible but we’d feel more comfortable with me driving something newer and a lot more reliable. Especially in areas that I’m not familiar with, should something happen.

Surprisingly, it’s going to take more time than we’d like — back when I bought the car a few years ago, my credit was a disaster an I had to get my car from a place that can over charge you for a car as well as charging INSANE interest rates to it. :p Meaning, I still owe for this POS car. :p SUCKS. But it’s true. My credit is back on the mend and is slowly getting back to normal. Slowly, because of the changes in credit rules — I don’t have even ONE credit card under my name alone…I paid them all off in 2007.  And apparently, not having any credit cards makes a negative mark on your credit. And since the economy SUCKS banks aren’t really giving out cards to people who have a shaky credit past. So…I’m double-y screwed. I can’t get a card because of my credit past and I can’t raise my credit higher and higher without having an open card that I can make regular payments to.  It looks like the place I make car payments to only reports to one credit agency, so while things are getting better, it’s not moving fast enough.

Ok, that rant is done…And had nothing to do with why I’m even writing this post. It was just a bit of frustration.

Turns out, that in the next 6 months or so, Dan’s parents will be looking for a new car for his mom. She right now drives a 2006 Pontiac Vibe. Which is adorable. Has a sunroof. Is fun to drive. And his dad has already offered it to us! (Not for free, duh). It only has 27, 000 miles or so on it. THAT is low, since she has had it since December 2005. She’s driving under 9000 miles a year, it seems. So even if it were nearly a year until we got it, it would still have a mileage under 40,000 miles. We’re very excited. Well, I probably am more than Dan.

His car will be paid off in 3 months, meaning we can put more towards my car, have it paid off ASAP and then I get a new car! I’m way too excited…It’s not the next car I wanted for myself, but that will come next, when I finally have my own real job…. When we finally need something bigger for our future family… Whatev, isn’t this car totally me??

Ok, this isn’t THE car, just a picture that is exactly like the car.  almost! this car doesn’t have a sunroof…

2006 Pontiac Sunfire

found the image on autotrader.com