My first car: A major purchase update in three parts (PART 3)

Part III, the conclusion:  Subaru Outback – FTW! After spending several summer weeks browsing sweltering car lots, test-driving fancy new models and listening to sales pitches (could car salesmen’s offices be any more dreary, btw?), I was ready to buy my first car: A Silver Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium with all-wheel drive (standard), all-weather package [...]

My First Car: A Major Purchase Update, in Three Parts (PART 2)

Part II: Exploration (aka Shopping Around) Once I determined that I wanted to buy a car, I enlisted my man-friend, B, to serve as my stoic sidekick on this epic journey. Not only had he bought a car before, he is also very tall and can be slightly intimidating to outsiders. Given the combination of [...]

My First Car: A Major Purchase Update, in Three Parts Because Blogs Are Short….

PART ONE: THE QUEST BEGINS At 28, I passed my first driver’s exam. Upon hearing this news, I cried. In the car. With the instructor.  I gave my dad a thumbs up from behind the wheel. Standing outside the DMV, he began to tear up. My dad is not a crier. I think there have [...]