May 15, 2008 Car Shopping

Today we went car shopping. Now, there is nothing and I mean NOTHING fun about doing this with my husband. We have been married for almost 4 years, and every time we talk about buying a car it ends up in a fight. We really tried hard to not argue about it this time, but that was easier said than done.

Larry took a half of a day from work, picked up Kaylee from school at lunch time, and we headed to Winchester to look at two vehicles that he liked. To be able to afford a car, we have to get rid of both of our vehicles...so that means we have to agree on one car for the both of us...lol. I want a car that is good on gas, and he wants a four wheel drive truck or jeep.

So we get to this car dealership and Larry test drives a Ford F150 and a 4 door Jeep Sahara. I am totally against the Jeep because the back seat is crowded and uncomfortable. Our friend has one, and we rode with them in the back seat a few months ago...and it was not roomy. Our problem now with the 2 door Explorer is that we need more room, and I don't feel that the Jeep will offer enough space. He fell in love with both vehicles, and I wouldn't test drive either one. We ended up getting into an argument later on about it because I wouldn't even give the Jeep a chance.

We didn't speak for a few hours when we got home, and I spent that time in the office cleaning it out some more. He came down and asked me to come to bed, and we had a talk about the Jeep and the truck. I think the truck has too many miles on it, and I don't want to make payments forever on something that won't last us a long time. Jason's wife even told me that their baby's car seat is crowded in their Jeep's back seat, and that is why I am against it. Well, he picked up the phone and called Jason and put him on speaker phone to talk to him about the Jeep. We shared some laughs and Jason helped us get over our little fight. I would still rather have my choice of a car, but we are in a losing battle on trying to agree. He has always wanted both of those vehicles, and if he doesn't get one of them...my life will not be fun. lol.