Meet Sparky!
I went to the car dealership on Tuesday with my tail between my legs, ready to beg. It was time. I was 8000 miles over the lease limit and had a large crack in my back bumper. I had been dreading this for months, but I needed a car and it was time to girl up to the task.
"What do you like about your car? Do you want to buy it or are you looking for a new car?"
"I hate this car, everything about it, but if my only option is to buy it, I will."
"What?......Why do you hate it?"
"First my ex husband bought this exact same fucking car two weeks after I did and it ruined it for me. Second it has a large blind spot and I keep slicing my right passenger side tire on the curb because I can't see it. And third I am 8000 miles over my lease AND I have a big crack on my back bumper."
" Oh..............Let me look into this for you."
And the wait began. I took out my book. Three chapters and 100 pages later he returned with the verdict. I had gotten a Smart Lease and it covered up to 10,000 miles over and up to $5000 worth of damage. I was free of the hated, fucking royal blue car!
"Now, what are you looking for in a car? Do you want to buy this time?"
"I want a simple, small car, no extra bells and whistles. I want air conditioning, heat, an automatic, power windows, a radio and good gas mileage and I want a car my ex husband would NEVER, EVER think of buying! AND I have have no money to spend."
Two hours later, paper work complete, test drive taken, I went home satisfied that there was hope and I would survive. My chest and stomach hurt and I was a bundle of nerves but the process had started.
Thursday I returned. I met with the money man and signed all the papers and then I was brought out to greet my new car. At the same time a man was picking up his new truck, a four door huge monster truck that I would need a ladder to get in. He looked at my little car and I looked at his big truck and we both laughed.
Let me introduce you to "SPARKY" my new car, a 2014 Chevrolet Spark.
Is it not the cutest thing ever? The color is called Denim and it reminds me of sparkly jeans that old ladies wear to the casinos. Yes, Samuel you and your brother will fit in it. Yes, Martha you can drive on the highway with it. It has ten airbags and a five star safety rating. The trunk is just big enough for my backpack. Best part, it get 40 miles to the gallon. BEST, best, part, it is a 2014, the last one on the lot and they wanted to get rid of it. I got a nice deal with perks. BEST, best, best part, my ex husband would never, ever buy this car. It drives a little like a motorized go kart. It is not smooth, powerful or quiet. But it is so much fun to drive in the city and I LOVE it. It suits me perfectly. So me, who has never loved a car and has never named a car has finally fallen. Look for me and Sparky on the roads. Next week I am bringing her to visit the mountains!
"What do you like about your car? Do you want to buy it or are you looking for a new car?"
"I hate this car, everything about it, but if my only option is to buy it, I will."
"What?......Why do you hate it?"
"First my ex husband bought this exact same fucking car two weeks after I did and it ruined it for me. Second it has a large blind spot and I keep slicing my right passenger side tire on the curb because I can't see it. And third I am 8000 miles over my lease AND I have a big crack on my back bumper."
" Oh..............Let me look into this for you."
And the wait began. I took out my book. Three chapters and 100 pages later he returned with the verdict. I had gotten a Smart Lease and it covered up to 10,000 miles over and up to $5000 worth of damage. I was free of the hated, fucking royal blue car!
"Now, what are you looking for in a car? Do you want to buy this time?"
"I want a simple, small car, no extra bells and whistles. I want air conditioning, heat, an automatic, power windows, a radio and good gas mileage and I want a car my ex husband would NEVER, EVER think of buying! AND I have have no money to spend."
Two hours later, paper work complete, test drive taken, I went home satisfied that there was hope and I would survive. My chest and stomach hurt and I was a bundle of nerves but the process had started.
Thursday I returned. I met with the money man and signed all the papers and then I was brought out to greet my new car. At the same time a man was picking up his new truck, a four door huge monster truck that I would need a ladder to get in. He looked at my little car and I looked at his big truck and we both laughed.
Let me introduce you to "SPARKY" my new car, a 2014 Chevrolet Spark.
Is it not the cutest thing ever? The color is called Denim and it reminds me of sparkly jeans that old ladies wear to the casinos. Yes, Samuel you and your brother will fit in it. Yes, Martha you can drive on the highway with it. It has ten airbags and a five star safety rating. The trunk is just big enough for my backpack. Best part, it get 40 miles to the gallon. BEST, best, part, it is a 2014, the last one on the lot and they wanted to get rid of it. I got a nice deal with perks. BEST, best, best part, my ex husband would never, ever buy this car. It drives a little like a motorized go kart. It is not smooth, powerful or quiet. But it is so much fun to drive in the city and I LOVE it. It suits me perfectly. So me, who has never loved a car and has never named a car has finally fallen. Look for me and Sparky on the roads. Next week I am bringing her to visit the mountains!
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