Now there's something I never expected to say in this lifetime! But the truth is, there is shopping I love and shopping I loathe and there are times when I'd rather just stay home and read a book. This weekend is one of those times. It is pretty darn scorching where I live (today's forecast is 110, I think I heard son #1 mutter as he went off to work) but we need a new car. And by new, I don't necessarily mean brand-spanking showroom new. Our choice may well be a low-mileage pre-owned beauty. Our current model is mumble-mumble years old and has mumble-mumble miles on the clock. It's had a good life and has served us well, but its time is nigh.
But, here's the thing: I have no idea what kind of car I want. (Well, I do, but that's way outside our price range!) I've bought the magazines and checked out all the best-rated models in our size and price bracket. None of them appealed. Sigh. I decided it might be because the pictures are one-dimensional. They might look better in the metal, right? So I decided to go see...and discovered that car dealerships aren't open on a Saturday afternoon (who knew? I though that'd be prime car-viewing time.) But I got to see several from my list sitting in the car yards and I'm still not impressed.
Maybe it's the heat. Maybe it's the fact that I'd rather be home reading a book. Or maybe it's because the car I would really covet (if I would allow myself to covet it!) is not on my list. I really do not want to shop for a car. Sigh.
So, do you like to shop? Is there shopping you love and shopping you'd choose a root canal over? (At least then you can read your book in the waiting room.) And is there a car you covet, even thought it's hugely impractical and well into the you're-dreaming price range?
posted by Bronwyn Jameson @ 9:14 AM
