@Money Beagle, Brian, Trina, Shelley, Brian – Thanks! I was just told it was a “piece of $hit” by a friend ;) But hey, as long as the owners love it who cares, right?
@sarah oneill – Your husband is a car dealership manager? AWESOME!!! I’d be in a lot of trouble too if either I or my wife worked at one…glad you’re calming things down a bit now – 1 a year is insane. But I’m guessing you got the hook up like crazy ;) Ooooh, wait a second. If I were to drive out there would your man hook me up too? Is it a Benz dealership? haha….
@bestmommy – The Escalade is still in my Top 3 cars to own one day – Enjoy it! :) Esp if you blinged it out…
@Stacey – 0% interest is where it’s at. unless it gets you to spend even more than you wanted…hate when that happens.
@Steveoismynameo – Well done, sir. Def. makes more sense.
@Brian Drolet – I’ve been eyeing a motorcyle too actually, but I doubt I’ll pull the trigger anytime soon…it’s already been 3 years now since I’ve started thinking of it :) and that’s WITH my dad already owning one! but if my bro picks one up, I might be in trouble.
@Shannon – OOoooh really? I haven’t thought about the VIP service like that, thanks for the insight! You better have my back here on the blog when I blog about it one day ;) I’m gonna get some haters for sure…
@Claudia – That’s a great question and I have noooo idea when you cut your losses. I think it’s just a matter of what feels good to you and what you prefer in each instance. I could tell you that if I were driving long distance to work every day I’d have DEF gotten that Benz by now…safety/reliability becomes even more important then.
@Anysa – I’m here for you, baby ;) thanks for reading!
@Yana – Tapering windows? haha…never heard of that one before.
@Jen – YES yes YES. I always miss my older car for sure. I mean, it’s hard not to after spending so much quality time with them, right? In fact, 2 cars ago I had the EXACT same Cadillac I do now except it was black. Then It died and I got that Highlander, which was fine, but when I saw this Red Caddy I got all nostalgic again and said F it – I’m going back! And now here we are one happy family again :) So yes, missing your old cars def. come into play. Unless it was just junk and pissed you off.
@Tom – Hah! I did NOT see that coming when you started listing out those first 2 fancy pants cars – good one :) I guess it is good we grow up like that, but sometimes I wish we didn’t….growing up can get boring.
@Your Mogul – “Brand new cars are soooo 1990s.” haha…good one.
@Heather – Oooooh…RDXs are smooth as hell. really REALLY like those guys, but you’re right it comes along with a pretty hefty price tag….the price of V.I.P.! ;)
@Manny – No doubt, the amount you drive around is a big factor.
@StackingCash – You are tempting me!!! You devil…in a good way :)
@Meg – I just had to Google that Cosworth car….never heard of, but would love to test drive one to see what the fuss is about! I always base my opinions on the way cars look over anything else, haha…once i *drive* one though it usually changes my idea REAL fast…for the good and the bad.

Then again, the hubs and I are those annoying “rich” sports car driving folk. With NO car payments and NO annoying kiddos to think about. My oldest is 20 years old this year, the middle “child” is 13 and our youngest is going to be nine. They eat a good part of the budget every month, because we want them to and they’re pretty much our *only* hobby. Car spending comes first! :)

Though today… I was tempted to want a $23k loan to buy the 1994 Ford Escort RS Cosworth I was shown…. I want that Cosworth something awful, haha! :D

I used to have a Honda Accord that I paid about $300 for. It got totalled in an accident and I got the retail value paid to me. I made a little extra after I paid back my loan.

The frustrating thing is that I have collision insurance for the Ascender (extra $40 per month). Maybe in 4 years when that isn’t worth anything I’ll drop the insurance.

I didn’t want to pay much as I thought that maybe my next car would be electric.