After 7 years and 110,000 miles, my sweet Ford Escape had to be traded in. Gone are the days of gas under $2/gallon and filling up my tank for $20! It was a tough decision but a smart one. Jason and I feel like we did the right thing and we got an excellent deal on the car.
I was very attached to my Escape. I always said, "Once you go S
UV, you never go back." I never had any intention of having anything but a SUV forever, in fact, I had even said that when this one died, I would get another Escape! That truck has been through so much with me and it was my first (and only) "brand new" vehicle. It has moved me to numerous apartments. It moved belongings and cats from Austin to Dallas, Dallas to San Antonio, San Antonio BACK to Dallas and then Dallas to Austin. It drove Jason and I on our first date, to a Koliba family reunion so I could meet his family and then was our getaway car at the wedding. That Escape has carried around the dogs every day to work and throughout all of it, I was safe and carefree. However, it was time to move on to better gas mileage (stupid economy) and trade in the Escape.
So, the new addition is a 2005 Chevy Malibu. I loved her right away... she has every single option I could possibly want- including the sunroof that I always regretted not getting in the Escape. It will get great gas mileage and she is my favorite color (light green)! I am very excited about the new car and feel like it will be a great vehicle. Ironically, when we turned over the Escape... the gas light was on!! Our salesperson said we were SO smart for doing it that way. :o)Here are some pictures. You can click on them to make them bigger.
2 comments:
I LOVE your new car Amy! Congrats! Don't feel bad..you are not the only person having to get rid of your SUV for a car...gas prices are a killer these days! :) Take good care of her!
Very cute!
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