Cars

[bertine]

My car is a 2000 Saturn SL1 and has 100,000 miles on it. It gets ~30 miles to the gallon and I maintain it pretty well. In the last year, including the $600 I am putting into it today, I have paid about $1300 to maintain it. That was mostly things I could have lived with out like recharging the air conditioning, fixing a seat and fixing a window.

Still, sometimes I want a new car so badly because it would look nice and have a sunroof and wouldn't need things like oil valve gaskets and serpentine belts replaced. Then I look at the car payment and get sticker shock.

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[avecvu.livejournal.com]

The problem with me is that I have begun driving again after, like, a three year hiatus. When I first started driving, I was much better and I had horrible road rage and I talked on the phone all the time.

I'm much more courteous these days, and much more nervous. I let pretty much ANYBODY go... I'm a very cautious driver. Which I think might be temporary, as soon as I get my confidence back, watch out.

[bertine.livejournal.com]

Well, it is a good thing I live so far away. :P

I get lost in thought too easily. I forget that I am driving. It is a bad habit.

[avecvu.livejournal.com]

Seriously, dude. Billy is coming out this summer, and I have informed him that if we have to drive anywhere, he can drive.

(He said he'd just sit in the back seat so I could just look at him in the rearview mirror.)