My New Car!

[rabernet]

So, this week started off pretty darn rotten - I had a minor fender bender, but it set off my airbags, and my car was a '99 Nissan Altima, which other than the airbags, had pretty minor repairs needed, all in all (front bumper, windshield that cracked and headlights to be re-aligned).

But....due to the age of my car and the miles - over 165K - they declared my car a total loss. They even commented that it was well cared for, and it was a shame that the air bags deployed.

I planned to drive that car into the ground - even made that comment to my dad not three weeks ago, and just got a new alternator put into it 2 weeks ago.

So, after four hours at Enterprise this evening (where I decided to purchase my car, because insurance would only pay for a rental until this coming Tuesday - so not a lot of wiggle room with time), I'm getting this 2009 Nissan Altima - I pick her up on Friday from Birmingham. They could have transferred her here for $250, but my neighbor offered to ride over with me, so I wouldn't have to pay that too.





These are photos I took of my computer screen last night so I could send the pictures to Karl's cell phone to see.

[Danounet]

Enjoy the new ride!

[wilomn]

Haven't I seen that shade of red on women who spend time hanging from poles?

Nice car though, it's so shiny.

[llovelace]

Nice Car, Enjoy!!!!

[waltah!]

Very nice, Robin! That didn't take long.

[rabernet]

LOL Wes - well, I could have chosen from six Altima's in the local area - white, black, dark blue (almost black), slate (almost black).

BORING! If I'm going to drive a car for 10 plus years (and you can do that with a Nissan if you take care of it), I'm going to drive a car that I LOVE!

Was looking at some other makes and models, and honestly, the Altima was the most expensive choice. However, my smart father told me to go to the library last night and check out the Consumer Reports reliability reports on all the makes and models I was considering. I had pretty much ruled out Altima when I had left there, just based on pricing.

Pretty eye opening exercise quite frankly. My family has always been a Nissan family, and after doing that exercise, it made my decision a no brainer - top scores in customer satisfaction, reliability, best bet buy, and low incidence of repairs, on top of my insurance premiums going up LESS for this car than all the others (yes - even called the insurance company to get quotes on rates), even cars that I could have driven off for several thousand less.

Happy with my decision, and can't wait to get her on Friday!

[rabernet]

Very nice, Robin! That didn't take long.

They didn't give me much choice - turn the rental back in on Tuesday - and I was already planning to go to NC this Sunday for a week of vacation, so I had to act fast!

[4theSNAKElady]

That's freekin sweet Robin!

[wilomn]

You know, it may not be a she.

That bold, that brassy, could be a boycar with certain ..... issues, shall we say?

Not that that's bad, hell if it's attention you want, a crossgendered bright stripper-red car is a good way to go.

I like the lines too.

[rabernet]

Leave my car alone!