So my parents have been planning on getting me
a car for graduation for a while now.
Actually since I was like 10 years old they have been telling me this.
They said I would appreciate more at this point of my life
and you know what.....they were right.
I mean every 16 year old girl wants a new car
but I am glad that they held out for a while.
Because now, I am a poor newly wed, about to go into grad school,
with hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt about to rack up.
So a good reliable car, that will be able to hall
around the kids later on, would be great.
About a year ago, my parents told us to start looking at cars.
They said that they would get it for us whenever we found it
but we didn't want the new car to be in the snow so we waited for a while.
I wanted a SUV with a third row.
I know, it seems a little big, but I love SUVs
and I wanted a big enough car to throw some kids in.
So the quest started.
We looked at Pilots, Traverses, Pathfinders, Highlanders,
Journeys, Tahoes, Forerunners, and so on.
There were so many cars to consider we didnt know where to start.
So we looked at our budget and started eliminating cars from there.
We wanted a new car, with fewer miles, and not an expensive up keep.
We started going to all the local dealerships in Provo.
We looked at tons of cars to try and get a feel for things.
After doing some research, we thought that the best car
for our requirements would be a Traverse.
We found a dealership with the perfect Traverse.
It was white, 4 wheel drive, a 2010, and had 20,000 miles on it.
It was perfect....Or so we thought.
My parents came up for graduation and they wanted to buy it.
But when we talked prices we couldn't see eye to eye.
So we walked away.
We were going down to Vegas the following week,
so we thought we would look there.
My Mom, being the great person she is,
went to every dealership to find us our Traverse.
She ended up finding the perfect Traverse for us with the best price.
We were so excited.
Dust and I arrived in Vegas and went straight to the dealership to see our dream car.
It looked great, but when we got inside we found out why it was such a good deal.
It reeked of smoke.
They had washed it multiple times and couldn't get the smell out.
So we started over....Again.
There were some new Traverses there so we took a little gander at those.
They were really nice, and the weird thing is,
with the rebate from the manufactuer the brand
new ones were only a $1000 more than the old ones.
So we decided not to buy a used car but a new one.
At this point, I thought I was happy with the Traverse.
It seemed like the logical, economical, and smart decision.
But when I looked at it, I didn't get that giddy feeling.
I didn't smile when I got in the car or saw it on the road.
I was trying to convince myself to like it.
And I told myself to stop being so vain.
So the next morning we showed up the dealership
with a check in hand for the car.
We thought we had come to a decision on
how much the car should cost the day earlier.
But when we arrived, that was not the case.
They gave us the run around and the car
actually cost $2000 more than we thought.
We were so bugged that the dealership lied to us that we walked out on them.
So here we were again.
At square one......with no car.
Dust and I didn't know what to do.
So we headed to my dad's office to regroup.
Dust looked me in the face and said,
"Elise you dont even like the Traverse why dont
we look at some other choices."
I am not going to lie, I was relieved.
I really didn't want the Traverse.
In fact, I dont know how we got so close to buying it.
Now during this whole time my Grandma Whipple was put into the hospital.
She was really sick and had to have multiple procedures.
Her liver was inflamed because her common bile duct was clogged.
It ended up being clogged with a gall stone that would not allow the bile to pass.
So, to make a long story short, she has had
3 procedures to remove the stone, and its so big that they cant get it out.
(So we are now waiting for a specialist doctor to try and laser it out.)
So my Mom was extremely stressed out and told us
that we could not leave Vegas until we bought a car.
She didn't want to have to worry about it any more.
So here it is......It's 2 o clock and we are supposed to leave in the morning.
Dust got online and looked up the best SUVs for the price and quality.
The first one that popped up on the list was the Ford Explorer.
Side Note
Before we started this whole process, I told Dust that I did not want a Ford.
I am not sure why, but I was against this brand ha ha
We decided to go look at one.
It was a 2010 used one that was fully loaded.
I test drove it and ended up hating it.
I didnt like the inside or the way the outside looked.
So we were about to leave when the sales
clerk told us to look at the new 2011 versions.
It was love at first sight.
I saw the car and knew that I wanted it.
(I felt the same way about this car as I did
when I saw my wedding ring for the first time)
It was perfect.
I loved the body on it, I loved the inside, I loved everything about it.
So we got my Mom to leave the hospital to come look at this car.
Once again, we found the perfect car.
It was white, with light interior, for the perfect price.
We went to go buy it and they told us that it had been pre-sold.
I was devastated.
It was like I got hit in the stomach.
So we thought, since we knew exactly
what we wanted that we would just order it.
So we left, sad, and went back to the hospital.
Dust sent out one more email to every dealership
in the Valley saying that if they had that car for our
price we would come and buy it tonight.
20 minutes later he got a call saying they had that
car and so we left the hospital .
This was at 7 and we left with my brand new car at 9:30.
I am a little embarrassed about how much I love new my car.
It's so pretty.
I am so grateful for my parents and their generosity.
That was so kind of them and way more than we deserved.
We love you guys....
And we LOVE our new car.
Thanks
a car for graduation for a while now.
Actually since I was like 10 years old they have been telling me this.
They said I would appreciate more at this point of my life
and you know what.....they were right.
I mean every 16 year old girl wants a new car
but I am glad that they held out for a while.
Because now, I am a poor newly wed, about to go into grad school,
with hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt about to rack up.
So a good reliable car, that will be able to hall
around the kids later on, would be great.
About a year ago, my parents told us to start looking at cars.
They said that they would get it for us whenever we found it
but we didn't want the new car to be in the snow so we waited for a while.
I wanted a SUV with a third row.
I know, it seems a little big, but I love SUVs
and I wanted a big enough car to throw some kids in.
So the quest started.
We looked at Pilots, Traverses, Pathfinders, Highlanders,
Journeys, Tahoes, Forerunners, and so on.
There were so many cars to consider we didnt know where to start.
So we looked at our budget and started eliminating cars from there.
We wanted a new car, with fewer miles, and not an expensive up keep.
We started going to all the local dealerships in Provo.
We looked at tons of cars to try and get a feel for things.
After doing some research, we thought that the best car
for our requirements would be a Traverse.
We found a dealership with the perfect Traverse.
It was white, 4 wheel drive, a 2010, and had 20,000 miles on it.
It was perfect....Or so we thought.
My parents came up for graduation and they wanted to buy it.
But when we talked prices we couldn't see eye to eye.
So we walked away.
We were going down to Vegas the following week,
so we thought we would look there.
My Mom, being the great person she is,
went to every dealership to find us our Traverse.
She ended up finding the perfect Traverse for us with the best price.
We were so excited.
Dust and I arrived in Vegas and went straight to the dealership to see our dream car.
It looked great, but when we got inside we found out why it was such a good deal.
It reeked of smoke.
They had washed it multiple times and couldn't get the smell out.
So we started over....Again.
There were some new Traverses there so we took a little gander at those.
They were really nice, and the weird thing is,
with the rebate from the manufactuer the brand
new ones were only a $1000 more than the old ones.
So we decided not to buy a used car but a new one.
At this point, I thought I was happy with the Traverse.
It seemed like the logical, economical, and smart decision.
But when I looked at it, I didn't get that giddy feeling.
I didn't smile when I got in the car or saw it on the road.
I was trying to convince myself to like it.
And I told myself to stop being so vain.
So the next morning we showed up the dealership
with a check in hand for the car.
We thought we had come to a decision on
how much the car should cost the day earlier.
But when we arrived, that was not the case.
They gave us the run around and the car
actually cost $2000 more than we thought.
We were so bugged that the dealership lied to us that we walked out on them.
So here we were again.
At square one......with no car.
Dust and I didn't know what to do.
So we headed to my dad's office to regroup.
Dust looked me in the face and said,
"Elise you dont even like the Traverse why dont
we look at some other choices."
I am not going to lie, I was relieved.
I really didn't want the Traverse.
In fact, I dont know how we got so close to buying it.
Now during this whole time my Grandma Whipple was put into the hospital.
She was really sick and had to have multiple procedures.
Her liver was inflamed because her common bile duct was clogged.
It ended up being clogged with a gall stone that would not allow the bile to pass.
So, to make a long story short, she has had
3 procedures to remove the stone, and its so big that they cant get it out.
(So we are now waiting for a specialist doctor to try and laser it out.)
So my Mom was extremely stressed out and told us
that we could not leave Vegas until we bought a car.
She didn't want to have to worry about it any more.
So here it is......It's 2 o clock and we are supposed to leave in the morning.
Dust got online and looked up the best SUVs for the price and quality.
The first one that popped up on the list was the Ford Explorer.
Side Note
Before we started this whole process, I told Dust that I did not want a Ford.
I am not sure why, but I was against this brand ha ha
We decided to go look at one.
It was a 2010 used one that was fully loaded.
I test drove it and ended up hating it.
I didnt like the inside or the way the outside looked.
So we were about to leave when the sales
clerk told us to look at the new 2011 versions.
It was love at first sight.
I saw the car and knew that I wanted it.
(I felt the same way about this car as I did
when I saw my wedding ring for the first time)
It was perfect.
I loved the body on it, I loved the inside, I loved everything about it.
So we got my Mom to leave the hospital to come look at this car.
Once again, we found the perfect car.
It was white, with light interior, for the perfect price.
We went to go buy it and they told us that it had been pre-sold.
I was devastated.
It was like I got hit in the stomach.
So we thought, since we knew exactly
what we wanted that we would just order it.
So we left, sad, and went back to the hospital.
Dust sent out one more email to every dealership
in the Valley saying that if they had that car for our
price we would come and buy it tonight.
20 minutes later he got a call saying they had that
car and so we left the hospital .
This was at 7 and we left with my brand new car at 9:30.
I am a little embarrassed about how much I love new my car.
It's so pretty.
I am so grateful for my parents and their generosity.
That was so kind of them and way more than we deserved.
We love you guys....
And we LOVE our new car.
Thanks
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