September 23, 2005
The automobile(s) saga ends with some new additions.
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Mini Cooper S
Yes, that's right. Additions. Two. As in, Matt traded his not-running-$3k worth of repairs needed Saturn. And, I traded in my lemon-no air conditioning-barely running-worth less than Matt's car Pontiac.
Here's the story. And it was meant to be.
Saturn of Warwick is, IMHO, the best car dealership I've ever been to. The salespeople are friendly, and salaried. They don't work on commission. They have a great selection of non-Saturn cars. You can even purchase 100,000 mile warranties on any used car. As far as Matt and I were concernced, there wasn't anywhere else we were going to buy a new car.
Anyway, on their website, we found a 2004 Mazda 3 with low mileage. It looked perfect, so we called. The car was in their Boston dealership, but that was no problem. Saturn of Warwick bought it, and sent it down to Rhode Island specifically for Matt to drive on Saturday. Seeing pictures, and reading the stats, both Matt and I had a really good feeling about the car.
Saturday came, and we showed up at Saturn, met the salesman Matt had been talking to all week on the phone, and walked to see the car. Because the car was there specifically for Matt, Bob (the salesman) didn't want anyone else to stumble upon it, and parked it in its own small lot around the dealership.
The Mazda 3 was beautiful. 4-door, and a nice silver/grey color. It's a really sporty looking car. It just screamed "Matt!" It also had a factory installed 6-disc internal changer, and a red-colored racing interior. Drove beautifully, we knew it was going to be Matt's.
A bright yellow Mitsubishi Lancer was there also for him to look at. The color definately put Matt off, but driving it put him off even more. It had that boxy-sedan feel to it, even as a 5-speed manual.
Here's the thing. Way back, in the farthest corners of the Saturn lot, yet 2 cars away from the Mazda, was a 2002 light blue Mini Cooper S (6-speed manual), with 23,000 miles on it. I went and peeked in the windows, but I didn't say anything - this was Matt's day.
Matt asked Bob if we could drive the Mini. He looked at me and said, "This car is YOU!" I drove it, and it was amazing. Again, Matt, being so great, said that we would do what we had to to get me in that car.
To make a short story long, in one of the more crazy things that Matt and I have ever done, two days later we left the Pontiac at Saturn.
Matt drove his Mazda 3 home, and I drove my Mini Cooper S home.
I'm sure Matt will blog about the details of his new baby. And I'll introduce you all to Eloise.
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I was just kidding, you know, but -- whooo-hoooo! My "you know, honey, nothing lives forever, and sometimes it's for the best" speaches don't usually work out this well this quickly.
LOL... like I said, everything was just meant to be and felt *right*, which is why I knew it was OK. We trusted our instincts. And my old car? Total love/hate relationship. No emotional attachment. Most importantly, no AC. ;-)
Gotta go. Eloise is beckoning...
YES JESS!! CUTE car, can't wait to see it (and ride in it) personally. Nice color too! Tell Matt to hurry up and post pictures of his. As much as cars are a pain to own, insure, clean, and feed, it is so fun to get a new one. I'm happy for you. Looking forward to the trip up.
You two deserve the new cars. Then again, back to work and stop blogging, you have a car to pay for :-)
it's unclear which Domino blogger looks sexier in their Mini Cooper, you or Kathleen. But not a bad contest to have to observe. :)
I should have added -- Bill Buchan, also a new mini owner, does NOT qualify to be discussed in the context of "sexier" anything.
Why thanks! :-) I talked to Bill Buchan already, but I forgot Kathleen had a Mini too!
Congratulations! It's so cool when things are meant to be!
:-)
hmmm - 3 Domino bloggers, three Minis - According to Alice's Restaurant math, you guys have an organization - and headed for a movement - see below:
You know, if one person, just one person does it they may think he's really sick and they won't take him. And if two people, two people do it, in harmony, they may think they're both weird and they won't take either of them.
And three people do it, three, can you imagine, three people........ They may think it's an organization. And can you, can you imagine fifty people, And friends, they may thinks it's a movement.
hmmm - 3 Domino bloggers, three Minis - According to Alice's Restaurant math, you guys have an organization - and headed for a movement - see below:
You know, if one person, just one person does it they may think he's really sick and they won't take him. And if two people, two people do it, in harmony, they may think they're both weird and they won't take either of them.
And three people do it, three, can you imagine, three people........ They may think it's an organization. And can you, can you imagine fifty people, And friends, they may thinks it's a movement.
