5/20/15
The official stance on my car is that it's time to say goodbye. I'm not forking over the kind of money it would take to fix it when that amount is just about equal to what my car is worth and, given the fact that my car is very old, doesn't guarantee that something else won't catastrophically break only a few days later. It's honestly worth more as a trade-in right now. I'll miss my first car, but it's time for it to go. Next on the agenda after making that decision was to figure out if I wanted to go new or used. Used is obviously much less expensive, but there have been several safety and technology updates for the 2015 cars I'm interested in. After test driving a ton of cars, the two I narrowed the list down to were the Honda Fit and the Subaru Impreza Hatchback. (Yes, I like small Japanese cars.) The 2014 Fit failed a very serious crash test that they fixed for 2015 and the Impreza added a standard back-up camera in 2015. Safety is very important to me and the Impreza is too big a car for me to drive without the help of the back-up camera. The only option for me was to go with a new car. So, now I'm stuck between the two cars. The Fit is adorable, has a ton of bells and whistles, and I like the way it drives. It is loud and bumpy, however, and I'm worried about whether a car that small can still be safe. The Impreza has All-Wheel-Drive, which, considering the amount of snow I get in the winter, is important. It also has more pick up and go than the Fit. However, it's considerably more expensive and I didn't like the way the Impreza drove for me. I couldn't get comfortable behind the wheel: my foot kept slipping off the gas pedal, but my arms felt cramped behind the steering wheel. What's worse, a bumpy ride or not being able to hit the pedals properly? As of right now, I am leaning more towards the Fit. It's such a cute car and it has all the technological features I'm looking for. It also comes in a beautiful shade of purple. They discontinued the orange color I actually wanted, but the purple is a very pretty second. It's a dark shade of eggplant purple with sparkly flecks inside. I'm not choosing the Fit because it comes in a color I want, but it is better than the red I would be stuck with for the Impreza. Mostly I'm choosing my comfort at driving the car over the All-Wheel-Drive. They're both safety issues, but by driving carefully in the snow or by getting snow tires I can deal with not having the four-wheels. I can't handle my foot slipping off the gas while still being so close to the steering wheel that I can't move my arms properly. Therefore, the decision has been made. I'm going to get a new, purple, Honda Fit. Next I have to decide if I want the LX (cheaper) model or the EX (more expensive, but not too badly) model. With the EX I also get a touch screen system, a blind spot camera, a moon roof, and some other fun things. I need to decide if those extras are worth an additional two thousand dollars. I don't need to decide until after Memorial Day, so I've got a few more days to go through the various options and weigh my pros and cons. I also want to see what sort of extras I can get from the dealer, like adding heated seats. I'll test drive both models again and make a decision soon after that. In the meantime I'll be working on my stories like crazy because that's how I'm going to pay for this. Please wish me luck and if you have any advice for a first-time car buyer I would love to hear from you.
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