So you bought a new car, Now, where will you drive?
@lookatdesktop (27156)
Dallas, Texas
March 27, 2016 3:42pm CST
You will drive your new car to work on the freeway that's what.
You will probably get a dent in it on the first few weeks of parking in an underground garage or a supermarket parking lot.
You will worry about hail hitting the paint job or worse.
Be happy that your car has for now, no oil leaks, new tires and a fully functional heating and cooling system and on board navigational GPS and bumper cam and extra head room. Yea that stereo is bose. It plays solid tunes and the sunroof lets the sun shine in while you're in line at Jack in the Box. You might spend 30 minutes in the car on your lunch break in the employee parking lot. Yea. You might be able to drive to the lake on weekends or go to the beach once a month to spend a lazy afternoon with your son and daughter and your wife.
But for the most part my old 95 Caddy leaks oil, has no air conditioner, the stereo is shot and all that but hey, I get around in it just the same.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
28 Mar 16
This is good. When weather is fair and you don't have long to wait in between rides to and from your destinations and it is always best to travel in pairs for safety reasons and to make the trip out more fun.
@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
28 Mar 16
You have the same idea about parking as I do. However, parking way too far can make you a target for some types of people. For safety reasons I only park out farther when it is daylight, never at night. If at night I do in fact, park very close to the entrances.
@LeaPea2417 (40052)
• Toccoa, Georgia
28 Mar 16
I drive a 2000 Ford Van and right now I am just happy that the tires are rather new , the transmission was rebuilt in 2014 and the air condition and radio still work. It gets me to the places I need to go. It does have a dent in the rear that kind of takes from it being perfect looking, but I am thankful for it.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
29 Mar 16
I know a guy who got rear ended by a truck. His vehicle was a neon. He continues to get it to pass inspection. Although it is only a back up vehicle. He drives it when he needs to but the entire back side is dented in and has plastic covering the trunk lid to keep it dry. It looks pretty ugly but he maintains it. Good thing he has other vehicles in much better condition, of course none of his are new. He seems to like having a fixer upper so he don't have to worry about small scratches. lol.
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@LeaPea2417 (40052)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Mar 16
@lookatdesktop Yes, in Oct. 2011, the van got rear ended, due to mistakes on my part with the person who did this, I was not able to get their insurance company to pay for any repair. So, I never got the back door fixed. The door luckily closes properly, it just has a dent.
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
27 Mar 16
I bought a new car last summer after my old one turned 15 years old and 250,000+ miles. I would have kept it but things began to fall off; important things like pulley wheels and such.
My new car has several nice features, and through my wife's work we were able to get a significant discount. It doesn't have on board GPS or WiFi, but it has what I need.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
28 Mar 16
@lookatdesktop I cannot imagine driving a Hummer. A friend of mind had an H2 for a while and she always parked far from the stores in order to have enough room to maneuver it into the parking places. The largest vehicle I've owned is the Toyota Tacoma my wife drives. We bought it to pull our camper and it does that nicely. The Tacoma seems big enough to us but parked next to an F-150 or Silverado it looks small.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
29 Mar 16
@DWDavis They should have spaces that are labeled, "WIDE LOAD"
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
28 Mar 16
That is what matters. You need a dependable means of transportation that is reliable and safe. But the price ranges of new vehicles is wide and varied. The designs are such that some take up an extra two or more feet of space in every direction, a Hummer for instance. Imagine trying to park a Humvee in a CVS parking lot.
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