Monday, August 24, 2009

A long Saturday

Saturday morning Kevin and I awoke very early. We had a mission to buy a new car. Grandma came over around 9 to watch Liam and we bolted out the door. First stop, Mcdonalds. Yes I know they don't sell cars there, but Kevin need a chicken biscuit to start his day. Next stop was O'Brien Toyota. We had narrowed down 3 different cars we would like to test drive and the first was the Toyota Highlander. We inspected the car and liked everything about it. Once we started driving I started freaking out. It was to large. I am used to tiny cars and going from a Jetta to a huge SUV was scary to me. (I know that the Highlander isn't huge but it is big.) Since I felt the Highlander was to big I asked about the Rav4. This wasn't an original pick but we wanted to test drive it anyway. As soon as we got into the car Kevin and I felt more comfortable. We took it for a test drive and it felt perfect. We still need to get back to the plan and test drive our other 2 options. I wanted to make sure that we were getting the perfect car for us. Next stop was Ed Martin Honda. This dealership was jammed packed full of people trying to dump their clunkers since it was the last weekend for this deal. We test drove a CRV without a dealer . They just handed us the keys and said take it for a spin. We liked the CRV a lot. It felt roomy and safe, but it didn't feel as comfortable as the Toyota. We know lots of people with CRVs and they all love them, but it just didn't feel as good as the Rav4. Next stop was the Volkswagen Dealership. I love VWs and wanted to test drive the new Tiguan. Again, this dealership was jammed packed and nobody could really help us. We test drove it without a dealer. This car felt and looked great but wasn't as big as the Rav4 or the CRV. We still liked it and were undecided. After testing this last car we needed a break. We went to lunch to look over all our options. We ruled out the Tiguan first because it wasn't big enough and it takes premium gas. So it was narrowed down to the CRV and the Rav4. At the start of lunch I wanted the CRV but after looking at the different options of the 2 cars Kevin and I decided on the Rav4. Since we decided on it I wanted to just go and get it. Buying a car is fun but such a long process. I hate the way the try to confuse you. We finally got what we wanted and drove home at 5:30 with a new RAV4.
Grandma and Liam had a good day playing. Kevin's parents had spent the week in Chicago and brought back a super cute Chicago hat for Liam. When we walked in the door there was Liam with is Chicago hat on looking super cute and happy to see us.
After having such a long day I wasn't in any mood to go out . I just wanted to spend time with my little man and relax at home. By 9:30 on a Saturday night I was asleep.

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