So recently I made the silly decision to trade in my van and get a car, something a little better on gas. As it is I spend anywhere from $200.00 to $300.00 a month on gas and quite frankly I'm tired of it.
Well, because I bought the van with what they call negative equity, I traded a vehicle that I didn't get full value for and had to carry over a small amount which has resulted in the same effect with this trade in, I owe more for the van than they are willing to give me in trade. In other words the numbers just don't work. I'm not willing to pay more every month for a less expensive vehicle.
So ya, I'm disappointed, I was looking forward to the savings but more so I was looking forward to that new car smell. My van is three years old and doesn't smell new anymore. This isn't the only reason. My van, again silly me for not checking, doesn't have ABS and recently I found myself in a panic sliding sideways down a wet road. Pretty scary I've been so accustom to the vehicle pumping the breaks for me so I didn't know what to do. Now I know, I pump them myself.
Needless to say, I'll just keep the van and when it is paid off I'll trade it in. I know I won't get top dollar for it, maybe I'll sell it privately. Until then I'm going to tell myself, there is a reason for everything and maybe there's a very good reason I didn't get my new car. In the mean time, I'm going to go over to my friends house tomorrow night and have a drink, and toast my not so new no ABS smelly gas guzzling mini van.
With much love, light and a higher purpose?
Tammy.
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