Bianca is a 2006 Subaru Forester. No, she is not the $500 pickup truck that I'd written about earlier. She came about because the $500 pickup fell through (the family decided they did want it, after all), and my car was as good as sold. I needed something, because if I sold my car and nothing else came through, what would I be driving?
The interest in my car was shocking. Despite a lot of cosmetic damage on the front and rear bumpers, and a bit of cosmetic damage on the inside carpet, I still got damn near the blue book value and much more than I was originally asking. There was a bidding war!
I had a day of panic, during which I drove to all of the dealerships in the Lexington Park area. It was a sad, frustrating trip. We had a very low spending limit, and sedans/coupes were out of the question. After all, I already had a sedan...why would I just switch it out and have payments again? I'd rather just keep mine if that were the case. The sales guys kept asking me, "what about a mini van?" HELL NO. First, I don't have kids. Second, even if I *did* have kids, I STILL wouldn't drive a mom-mobile. Just. No.
So by the time I got to the last dealership in the area, I was frustrated, tired, sweaty, and ready to throw in the towel. I walked in, went through my (shortened due to frustration) spiel. "Looking for a small SUV, crossover, or pickup truck in the $6-7k range. I know it's a long shot." We walked the lot, and nothing was in the price range. Just as I was heading out, he did a search of all of the other sister dealerships in the DC area. The very first thing that popped up was everything I've wanted for years.
-A Subaru
-A Forester
-A moonroof
-Good gas mileage
It was $10k. Sadface.
He did some number crunching though, and was able to get the payments within range of what we were expecting. I brought Doug later that evening, and we applied for the loan.
The next day, Bianca was in our possession!
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