Auf Wiedersehen Volkswagen

Last Friday we said our final goodbyes to my dear red Volkswagen Golf. I had only had that car for two years; however, the final year of our time together was absolutely wretched. The car was a lemon, being taking in for hundreds of dollars worth of work just about every six to eight weeks. The final straw was when the left headlight went out a couple weeks ago. We knew we were going to need to trade that money pit in soon, and had been browsing cars over the past month or so. The unfortunate part is that I still owed almost $7,000 on the Volkswage, which became negative equity in buying a new car. Bummer. Luckily they gave us a decent amount on the trade-in, but we still had a minimal budget for a new car. After several dealerships and many hours, we ended up with this 2005 PT Cruiser from Carmax. It's a nice looking car inside and out and has a little less than 36,000 miles. It was one of the least expensive cars we looked out, but in the best condition. We didn't have our eye on a PT Cruiser, but it was the best we could get for our budget. I am getting over the feeling that we should be going into early retirement, or that people probably think we're driving to and from the old folks' home when they see us out and about. It's a funny car, but we like it. Jeremiah calls it PT (Petey) Pablo, affectionately referring to it as the rapper we all came to know and love with his hit song "Raise Up." We're crossing our fingers for years of use out of this one.