tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post3412244971504108514..comments2023-12-16T13:01:57.794-08:00Comments on shh, don't wake the DRUNKEN HOUSEWIFE: buying a car with the Sober Husbandthe Drunken Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606104534453493304noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-30138664300554980912008-01-22T10:28:00.000-08:002008-01-22T10:28:00.000-08:00I lied, I continued to read your blog even after I...I lied, I continued to read your blog even after I claimed to be done. This post has revived my faith in you after the naming incident. The s60 is my dream car! I will trade my mini cooper for it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-90441287627536054332008-01-15T18:18:00.000-08:002008-01-15T18:18:00.000-08:00Congrats! Nothing like that "new car" feeling even...Congrats! Nothing like that "new car" feeling even if it's not a brand-new-new car!Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00571974304103698871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-80541057229000993962008-01-15T17:46:00.000-08:002008-01-15T17:46:00.000-08:00Hey, our cars are identical twins! The guy that d...Hey, our cars are identical twins! The guy that drives me home when I leave my white 2004 Volvo S60 to be serviced says that is the most trouble free car in their line, and who should know better? AND, we bought ours the same way, "Here's the cash, hurry up, we are meeting friends at the theater in 2 hours."<BR/><BR/>Could we have been separated at birth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-12163224368150380962008-01-15T16:48:00.000-08:002008-01-15T16:48:00.000-08:00my dinner at the drunken housewife household compl...my dinner at the drunken housewife household completely exceeded my expectation! <BR/><BR/>and my daughter just finished weaning, so my cleavage doesn't quite look like that anymore...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-12550308778711120112008-01-15T12:27:00.000-08:002008-01-15T12:27:00.000-08:00The only question that occurs to me is whether the...The only question that occurs to me is whether there is any sort of dealer warrantee. A new Prius would have meant many more decisions, like extended warrantee. I have never believed in buying them, but the finance lady said "Did you know the Prius has 17 computers in it?" SOLD. We like ours so far, but it sounds like you did well. If not, more blogging material!Silliyakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357513229346986960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-83498607268998004032008-01-15T11:36:00.000-08:002008-01-15T11:36:00.000-08:00ooo... buying a car like this is so adult.now you ...ooo... buying a car like this is so adult.<BR/><BR/>now you need mud-flap girls and fuzzy dice.hughmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995638646423120399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-40756530595203786962008-01-15T11:18:00.000-08:002008-01-15T11:18:00.000-08:00Last April, while sitting at my sister's funeral i...Last April, while sitting at my sister's funeral in Ohio, my wife called to tell me the used van we'd purchased at Christmastime had died. I surmised it was the timing belt when I got back to town and we pondered what for a replacement (we went low-end with a 166K mile '98 Caravan/Voyager and it lasted four months)...<BR/><BR/>Saturday after I got back the fuel pump died on my '86 Accord. So I <BR/>got a universal replacement pump on Friday and replaced it, thanks to a ride from my neighbor.<BR/><BR/>Now it was Saturday at 7 PM and we<BR/>had one car running with a kludged fuel pump. Carmax.com, indeed, from the RIP post comments, is where we searched, as they're only ten minutes from our house. Found a van, pile in the car, out of the dealership in 3 hours including 60 minutes for paperwork with a 45K mile Chrysler Town&Country van.<BR/><BR/>- Thi<BR/><BR/>p.s.: The next day, the kludged fuel pump died and stranded me. Mrs. Thi and kids came out with a gas can and followed me as I put 100cc of gas into the carb at a time, which got me about 200 yards down the road. I bit the bullet and spent the money on a REAL replacement pump (they go in the gas tank itself in the trunk floor) and it's been clear sailing since.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273675932913272333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-82673907777762447072008-01-15T08:48:00.000-08:002008-01-15T08:48:00.000-08:00It took me over a month to buy my car, but only be...It took me over a month to buy my car, but only because the car I wanted is pretty hard to find (Diesel Volkswagen New Beetle). Once we had it narrowed down to three specific cars, it only took four days or so.<BR/><BR/>My car is dark gray, definitely the color of asphalt. I really wanted the bright green or dark blue, but the gray one was the best one. And it's a stealth car for me - I'm much more colorful than my auto.<BR/><BR/>FWIW, when you buy a new car, it loses 1/3 of its value when you drive it off the lot. This 1/3 of the cost goes to delightful things like advertising and marketing.<BR/><BR/>I hope you enjoy your Volvo! Even if it feels matronly, it is a very safe car, and the protective mama in you should appreciate that!Epiphanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411334175194085503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324039.post-28589831374242015552008-01-15T08:33:00.000-08:002008-01-15T08:33:00.000-08:00we bought a volvo wagon when we moved to AZ. I lov...we bought a volvo wagon when we moved to AZ. I love it. It's a filthy pit of cheese-stick crumbles and TLC cheese crackers inside, but it drives fast and has built in booster seats and in the back back there are rear facing seats which are perfect for Colette.<BR/><BR/>KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com