the Ugly Car

Chris got a new car today.

See, I’ve been driving the F150.  But since I’ve ’sold’ my part of the business to the pater, I kind of need to give the truck back to him.  Since it’s his car, and all. 

Chris currently drives a 1995 Isuzu Rodeo.  We bought the thing over a year ago on ebay (and yes, I’ve bought several cars on ebay, and I know it’s weird but it’s worked out well for us each time), for a thousand bucks, and it has run well.  It’s not broken down once, and we’ve put a little money here and there into it.  So, for what we paid, it’s a pretty good car.

We went to the car dealer last weekend, to look for a new car for me. 

And decided it wasn’t the path for us right now. 

See, this time three years ago we were kind of almost homeless, and by Christmas three years ago we’d lost our house, a car, and were living at mom’s.  Not really the life you envision as a bright-eyed college student. 

We’ve been down the road to financial hardship, and back again.  As a matter of fact, we paved that road, and painted the yellow lines down the middle.  That road is named after us. 

Being where our financial circumstances have taken us in the past, we don’t ever want to be in that place again.  I mean, the room in mom’s garage was nice, but at thirty years old I’m so past the cool, earthy garage-life.  I’m totally into urban, furnished, townhouse life these days.

So.  When we were looking at cars, and looking at car payments, we had a decision to make.  And we decided to not buy a new car right now.  To put that car payment into the bank each month, and give ourselves time to get settled into Chris’ new job, our new house, and to finally put ourselves into a place where we’re comfortable. 

Ahh.  Comfortable.  Comfortable creates little flutters of yearning inside my tummy. 

We decided to buy another cheap car on ebay for Chris, and I’d take his SUV.  Since I have the kids and all.  And he was pretty thrilled with the idea, especially when he realized that it’d save us money.  He’s gotten to be a little bit of a paranoid cheapskate in his old age.  Understandably.

So I scoured for cars, and found one that would work.  Chris had two criteria: it had to run (nothing like stating the obvious, eh?), and it had to have COLD air.  He has sweat issues. 

And, I found the prize.  The car for the cheapest price, that runs, and has cold a/c.  And now, I present to you, Chris’ new car:

 

 

Nice, isn’t it?  I especially like the small splotches of peeling paint.  Kind of gives it an old-guy slash pot-head feel, doesn’t it?

And the inside is even more fabulous.  I mean, really.  Six hundred bucks sure can buy a lot of car these days.  So attractive and roomy too.

That color sure is something. 

My husband officially has an Ugly Car. 

A really Ugly Car.  But it runs.  And has cold A/C. 

I’m so proud of the man.  Seriously.  *sniff*