It's Been A Trying Week
By fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29823)
Momence, Illinois
May 8, 2017 9:12am CST
I haven't been here for most of last week. It was a horrible week that thankfully turned out well.
My husband was out running errands at the beginning of last week when our car stopped running. Oh no now what. We had it towed into our car guy's place and had them look it over to find out what had happened. The result was very very bad. We had blown the transmission. Not a good thing at all. Our car was old a 2005 and we hadn't paid a lot for it so it wasn't worth fixing. We had to get another car. We do have our van but it's old as well and we only really use it to go camping and fishing. We would rather not use it for everyday stuff.
So off we went to find another car. We weren't desperate to buy the first one we saw but we didn't want to take weeks and weeks to get one either. Despite the rain and cold we had to go car shopping.
We had our minds set on either a Toyota or a Honda. My nephew is a mechanic and has always told us Honda's and Toyota's are a couple of the best cars on the road. They can last for a long long time. Being on a fixed income we figured that would be our best bet for a long life on this car.
But as you can see from the picture on this post that's not what we ended up with. There was no way we could afford a new Honda or Toyota so we looked at used ones. They were still so expensive unless we wanted a 10 year old car or older. We didn't. We were finding them for 12 and 13 thousand for cars that were around 5 to 7 years old. We both felt like that was to much for a car of that age.
On Saturday we found the one pictured in this post. It's a 2015 Ford Fiesta with 18,000 miles on it. It looks brand new. And we got it for 10 thousand, much more in line with our budget. There is still a one year warranty on it and it has some bells and whistles that we haven't figured out yet, but all in all we are pretty happy with this car.
My hubby's pension can't really support a 5 year car payment, so this morning I'm calling my stock guy to send me the money from my inheritance account to pay for this car in full.
After a long week of shopping for cars and fending off the salesmen we are satisfied and so glad to be done with the whole thing. It wasn't the car we were looking to get but we are both happy with the car and certainly the price.
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@LadyDuck (457562)
• Switzerland
9 May 17
@fishtiger58 When we sold it, it still looked like new. Here it is, the last day under our carport.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 May 17
Wow that car lasted you a long time. I hope this one will too.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 May 17
@LadyDuck wow it sure does look brand new wow you took good care of it.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
8 May 17
Sorry your week was so rough fishtiger.
Now that is a nice little green car, I love it!!
You got a good deal then, and now that it will be paid in full, that is a great relief.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
9 May 17
@fishtiger58 Yes I love it...
How is your son doing?
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
@TiarasOceanView He is doing fine thanks, no new job but at least he is working, he still has his old job.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 May 17
I think we got a great deal on this car, and yea isn't the green great.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
8 May 17
Glad you found one in your budget...that's important.
We usually trade in our suv's at least every three years so that we get a good trade in for them and then we don't have to shell out over 40K for one. We are due and are waiting until the 2018's come out. This one will probably be the last big suv....i think ...maybe. We are GM and have had all Chevy since I married him and never a problem with any of them. We might upscale a little this time.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 May 17
We have our van for the camping and fishing, so wanted a smaller car for around town. It is important to be able to afford the car. I called my stock guy and will get the money on Thursday so I will be happy when this thing is paid for. We got full coverage on it and because of our age it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. So all in all it was a good buy.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
9 May 17
@fishtiger58 My cousin, single, pays quite a bit more for car insurance than we do - but she lives in a bit city (Baltimore) and we live in the boonies, but our isn't cheap due to the fact we have more chance of getting hit by a John Deere tractor than we do a car.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill I was surprised by how little we are paying for full coverage on this thing, but very happy as it comes out to 57 bucks a month. Not to shabby. Of course we have 4 cars and our house on this particular insurance so the more you insure the less it all is.
@DianneN (246334)
• United States
9 May 17
@fishtiger58 Sounds awesome and there is nothing more pleasant than a new car smell. Well, except for a new baby smell. Lol! Enjoy it!!!!!
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 May 17
Thanks Dianne, my hubby didn't want to be pressured into getting it, and the sales lady wasn't pushy, We left to look at others and I talked up that car all the way. Two hours later we were back to buy it. Now he's glad we did, it was a great deal. New Fiestas cost twice what we payed for a two year old car. And yea the milage on it is fantastic, it still smells like a new car..
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
@DianneN Oh a new baby smell is the best. My youngest son had a great smell when he was a baby, even his breath was fantastic.They could have blindfolded me and lined up 100 babies and I would have known my son by his smell. Just lovely.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
8 May 17
Well glad you have a car even if not the one you wanted
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 May 17
My husband and I are both happy with it and that's a good thing. So time will tell how long this one lasts.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
8 May 17
Hopefully this week will be much pleasanter with your "new" wheels.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 May 17
It already is, I hate worrying about cars. I just want something I can trust.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 May 17
Me too I guess time will tell. It sure is easy to find in a large parking lot lol.
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@snowy22315 (169679)
• United States
9 May 17
@fishtiger58 That is defintely a plus, it is really hard to find your car when all the cars look the same..when I go to look for my vehicle in a parking lot, half the cars look like it!
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
@snowy22315 If I'm not aware I would never find my car in a parking lot, this color sure helps.
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
8 May 17
That's a nice looking car, and it should last you a good long while!
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
9 May 17
@fishtiger58 that's always nice! Also very nice that you can pay it off and not have a monthly payment
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
@katsmeow1213 Tomorrow I will be paying it in full. Can't wait to own it completely.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 May 17
I'm sure hoping it lasts a good long time. We are going to go to Alabama sometime this month to see my brother, now I can rest easy that we will actually make it without a break down.
@rebelann (111090)
• El Paso, Texas
9 May 17
That's darn good @fishtiger58
Do you do a lot of intown driving?
I've heard that the Fiesta even gets good mileage when it's all stop and go driving.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 May 17
Oh my it's really good on gas, one of the things on it is telling us how many miles per gallon we are currently getting, it's at 38 miles to the gallon, I am very very happy about that.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
@rebelann Mostly in town driving. So far we have gotten 38 mpg which I think is great.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
10 May 17
I think you've done well... and fords are both popular and economic and reliable ...well they are in the UK anyway....happy motoring. 
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
11 May 17
Thanks we are pleased with the car, and today I get my money and will pay for the car in full.
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@moffittjc (118385)
• Gainesville, Florida
11 May 17
I really like the color! I hope you get many good years out of it!
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@moffittjc (118385)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 May 17
@fishtiger58 I saw a Ford Mustang in that same color yesterday coming home from work, and it made me think of you!
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
19 May 17
@moffittjc My last car was also very close to this color, I love green my fav color.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
11 May 17
yea I love the color, it's why I looked at the car in the first place, so glad I did we couldn't be happier with the car and certainly the price.
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@just4him (305590)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 May 17
@fishtiger58 That would be great! I hope you can.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
11 May 17
I am too Valerie, but it's day had come I suppose. Now I have a much better car and can go to Oregon hopefully this summer.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
11 May 17
hmmm, that car in the picture looks way better than our car here, which is a Toyota Corona. it is manual transmission, and it is still good. congratulations for your newly acquired car.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
12 May 17
@fishtiger58 if and when my brother buys a new car, i hope it will still be a manual transmission. i am more at ease driving a manual-steering car rather than power transmission.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
12 May 17
@ridingbet I don't mind either type as long as the car runs good I'm happy.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
11 May 17
the car we just got rid of was a 5 speed manual transmission, this one is an automatic.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 May 17
I have heard it's not uncommon for Honda's to go 300 thousand miles and wow that's a ton. So hope yours lasts that and more.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
19 May 17
@BettyB I hope so too, I can certainly understand the not in the budget thing, we are on a fixed income.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
12 May 17
@fishtiger58 I hope you're right. Buying another car right now is not in the budget.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
8 May 17
So glad you found a car that you like. I loved my Ford Escort wagon and drove it into the ground, we also had a Taurus that we got very good value from. Ford makes a pretty good car.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 May 17
We have had a few Escorts over the years as well and a really good car. I hope this one lasts for a long time.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
9 May 17
Thanks we are very happy with it so far.
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@Marilynda1225 (79591)
• United States
9 May 17
That sounds like a good deal on a 2015 especially since it still has a warranty. I drive a Ford and love it
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
It's been a while since I owned a Ford, I had a couple of Escorts back in the day, good car.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
11 May 17
We are so pleased that we found this car. I am paying for it in full today and then it's really all ours.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
I do to, car shopping in not an enjoyable experience. Glad that's done.
@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
11 May 17
I am so sorry you have had such a rough time, car problems are the worse, my mom had a car break down and then she borrowed my grandmothers car then something when wrong with it, it felt like we just had the most horrible luck, and it took us forever to find a good car, she settled on a PT Cruiser so far it has ran great.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
12 May 17
It's always something with cars it seems. I love PT Cruisers very cool car.
