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user-inactivated  ·  3539 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The last car you'll ever buy may already be in your driveway

I'm not a car guy, at all. I see a car as transportation. I looked at pure form first. Does the vehicle hold my stuff? does it get the MPG I need? Do I fit in the car and is it comfortable? As I have said previously, I'm a big stocky guy with very wide shoulders and long legs. I did not fit AT ALL in the Hondas. The seats were way to narrow. The most comfortable car was the VW, but my telescope would not fit in the vehicle. Once I got the choice down to two or three cars, I went and binged on reviews and reports on reliability, resale value etc.

I'm able to push emotions aside when it comes to a big purchase like this, which works in my favor. During the search for the car I now own, I was ready to walk across the street at two separate times. If the sales people were not as good as they ended up being, they would have lost the sale.