New Car

Yesterday was new car day for me. I’m not a great shopper for cars, as cars are a basic tool for me, and not the dream machine it is for some. I use Consumer Reports to help me decide which car I want. I wanted a mid-size car that gave me a good ride and decent gas mileage, which means it’s basically down to these cars: a Toyota Camry, a Nissan Altima, a Honda Accord, and a Kia Optima. Consumer Reports put the Camry on top, so I started looking online for cars, and also used the Consumer Reports Build & Buy Car Buying Service, which put me in touch with 3 dealers “in the area.”

So yesterday I went to my local Toyota dealer and found a car I liked, and I got a good deal on a new Camry – it’s Predawn Gray Mica (well, it’s silver). It will be fine transportation for me over the next few years. Dealerships are getting better at not being horrible when getting a deal – or maybe I’m just better at dealing than I used to be. I’m always ready to walk if I can’t get my price, and it’s believable (because true). That said, the people at the dealership were very nice.

As we cruise on down the road today, let’s listen to an hour of Pop music in it’s best form. We’ve got Dusty Springfield, the Ronettes, the Lemon Pipers, the Searchers, the Monkees, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Lulu, Evie Sands, Jackie DeShannon, the dB’s, Hoodoo Gurus, Marshall Crenshaw, the Romantics, Todd Rundgren, the Grass Roots, Matthew Sweet, and the Smithereens on tap this week. Happy listening!

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