So one of the big "Adult" movies I've been planning is buying a car. I've been driving the same little green car for almost my entire adult life and now the "ghetto-mobile" is showing it's age. It eats oil three meals a day, and as much as I love it, it's time to upgrade to a car where I don't have to worry about it disintegrating underneath my feet.
And it's a daunting task, let me tell you. So far I've gone out with my dad twice to dealerships just to look at what is out there. I've had more conversations with him than I can count about the ins and outs of car buying. My friends Matt and Ryan have talked me through the best cars and promised to do all my haggling for me. I know what I'm looking for and what I can spend.
Yet, I feel uneasy about the whole thing. There just feels like too much I don't know. Too much that could go right or wrong depending on too many variables to control. I honestly don't have a clue how to do this.
This feeling has been happening to me far too much for my liking lately. In my work, in my relationship, in my grown up decisions, I feel as if I don't have a clue, like I'm missing key pieces of information everyone else seems to have. So I piece it together the best that I can, hoping to muddle my way through. I call upon friend after friend to help me please. I pray and hope for the best.
And maybe that's all we ever can do. Maybe this idea that as adults we gain some special knowledge of how to do things like buy a car is just a fallacy. Maybe we are all just muddling along, hoping our friends and faith can help us piece something worthwhile together. I don't know if that's hopeful or depressing, but it's all I've got. You have anything better?
Friday, January 21, 2011
New Car??
Posted by Dutch not German is at 1/21/2011
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I haven't got anything better than that, but I look on it as more on the hopeful side. Nobody's any better off than I am. Sure, some of us know more about certain pockets of the life experience, but for the most part, we are at the mercy of our community of friends and family. I know you, as I, are surrounded by some pretty great people who can, hopefully, patch together a pretty wide spread of information and know-how :) Grace and mercy. That's what it's all about.
Also, we just got a car too.
Just do it! Stop thinking about it, and just bite the bullett! :) You can analyze and re-analyze until the cows come home, but that won't make the end result any different. Like you said, you know what you want, and how much you can spend. It's now time to hold your nose and jump in the deep end. You'll end up loving what ever you decide on for years to come.
This should make you feel even better with this advice coming from ME. One of the world's most financially crazy people ever. I'd like to think I've gotten a little better in my old age. :)
I hope everthing is going well for you. Really miss you a lot!
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