Tuesday, April 17

Wait...a SAFE car?


That's right, one of the benefits of being a Toyota employee is that our vehicle needs are taken care of. As I roamed the used car lot today, dreaming of better things than my dieing 1991 Subaru Legacy and holding back tears because of more reports of things needing fixed, a salesman approached me. "I see you drooling over this Matrix, you want to test drive it?" "Ummmm...YES." So we test drove, I weighed the costs of average monthly repairs verses the monthly payment for the Matrix at my employee rate. Cheaper, this beautiful, SAFE, car, which is covered under a 100,000 mile dealer warranty is cheaper per month than my current vehicle. The salesman gave me more than the actual trade in value of my car, no money down, and made me feel better about abandoning the car I've so lovingly kept on life support for the past three years. After calling my father for support, I signed the papers. This car is young, it's safe, and will hopefully spare me some headaches. Now I just need a name; any suggestions.