Tomorrow is WifeGeeding’s birthday, but she got her present on Saturday, a new family vehicle, a GMC Acadia. It’s not brand new, but new to us.
Everytime I purchased or was given a vehicle, it has rained. That streak held true again. So that’s happened for two Grand Ams, an Accord, 4Runner, Altima, Benz, and Acadia.
I really wanted to buy a brand new vehicle, or even something with very low mileage, but it’s hard to justify such a purchase when I work from home and my wife is a full-time mom. Heck, our longest commute is to church and that’s only a seven mile journey.
This may have been our least stressful car buying experience, at it was at Durant Toyota in Hudson Oaks, right outside of Weatherford. I remember as a kid riding to Fort Worth with my parents and always passing that massive auto dealership, but I never thought I would actually buy something from there.
There was never a doubt I was going to finance through USAA, I’m just too loyal to them.
WifeGeeding was visiting her parents in East Texas this weekend, so I ventured out to check out the car myself, which is a good 45-minute drive. But since we weren’t trading in a vehicle and she still needed to see it for herself, I had to drive back to Lewisville until she got home. After the kids got a brief nap, it was back driving west again.
As a small gift to my wife, I let her drive home alone without the kids.
One thing I always request when buying a car is a full tank of gas, otherwise no deal is going to happen.
Nice ride! I've always liked the Arcadia. At least it didn't breakdown on the drive home from the car lot like my F350 did. It only took $5K to fix it. So much for the great deal I got. Before you Google, let me save you the time. There is no lemon law on used cars in Texas. Caveat emptor.
I wonder if Earl is able to walk anymore. He was limited to just a few baby steps and barely standing unassisted the last time I saw him.
Nice ride! I've always liked the Arcadia. At least it didn't breakdown on the drive home from the car lot like my F350 did. It only took $5K to fix it. So much for the great deal I got. Before you Google, let me save you the time. There is no lemon law on used cars in Texas. Caveat emptor.
I wonder if Earl is able to walk anymore. He was limited to just a few baby steps and barely standing unassisted the last time I saw him.