Shopping

[billroper]

We are thinking of buying a replacement for our minivan. As a result, we headed out to the (closed) auto dealership today and spent some time looking at colors on the lot. Because if you're going to live with a car for seven years or more, you ought to like the color if you have any choice about it -- and you can't trust what you see on the monitor.

It was good that the dealership was closed, because Katie and Julie spent a lot of time running around. And jumping in puddles. And picking up loose bits and pieces.

*sigh*

Comments

[sffilk.livejournal.com]

Did you find anything which appealed to you?

[qnofhrt.livejournal.com]

The reaction of the sales-droid when I went looking for my new vehicle last year was pretty amusing. He's obviously used to women who are much more into the fru-fru stuff than I am. I had already looked at the colors available and determined that I could deal with most of them. I had two non-negotiable things - a manual transmission and (in terms of colors) not black or white. He kept asking me "what about this or that option?" Nope - only want this package (to get the sun roof and the iPod doc) and that's it. Good luck negotiating.

[sffilk.livejournal.com]

What did you end up getting?

[qnofhrt.livejournal.com]

Except for a brief flirtation with Mazdas in the '90s, I've only ever owned Subarus. This is my 6 or 7th one, depending on how you count them but only the third one I've bought new. Until this one, they've been little wagons - the last one was an Imprezza Outback. I now have a spiffy new Forester, that is by far the biggest vehicle I've ever owned or driven on a regular basis. It's not significantly different in size than my husband's Jeep Cherokee Sport, although it does not feel anywhere near as tall.

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

And picking up loose bits and pieces.

One hopes that's bits and pieces of ice from the puddles, not from the cars...