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Congrats on the purchase!

Congrats!  I also recently purchased a vehicle, but mine was used.  '97 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 4.0L straight six, lots of options.  Its a great vehicle, and the only one that has made me just want to hop in a drive till I run out of gas. 

BTW- Greetings from a fellow Wisconsinite.  (Assuming you mean Madison, Wisconsin...)

If you're on a college budget, why are you purchasing a new vehicle when a used would do?

Always a critic.  I'll tell u why.  There are very few chances in life when a car in as good of shape my focus is in, is so reasonably priced.  And for your information, i looked at "used cars" and to even get a halfway decent "used car" you would have to pay ten grand.  Not to mention, most of the focuses on the lot had seen better days and were not in good condition.

razorworst wrote:

Not to mention, most of the focuses on the lot had seen better days and were not in good condition.

That should tell you something about the future resale value of the vehicle you just purchased. 

Enjoy your car while it's still running all right.  Sounds like you'll have fun with it!

razorworst wrote:

This thread wasn't intended for an exchange of sarcastic remarks, rather about people sharing positive thoughts with one another.

Well, for one, I wasn't being sarcastic.  Two, if you want the rainbows and bunnies forums, you've come to the wrong place.  Well, at least stay out of Minithink. 

razorworst wrote:

(trying to start up a computer painting biz)

So, what color do you paint computers?

Sorry, just couldn't resist. Should have resisted, but just couldn't!


That's GREAT that you've purchased a new car! It really is. So exciting! And, you're working hard for it. Very responsible. Gives the car a much higher value to you when you've picked it out, done all the haggling, and spent your own money on it! I know you'll  take good care of it. It is a milestone in your life! Be sure to take some pictures of it! It will be the car you'll always remember best and most often.

And, when the sad day comes that you sell it or trade it in, keep one set of keys to it. Take one of the pictures of it when it was new, and frame the picture with the keys! Then one day in the distant future someone will look at that picture with the keys and say, "WOW! I didn't know that cars used to come with keys! What were the keys for?" Assuming, of course that the speaker will even recognize those weird metal objects as "keys"!

I'm happy for you. It's just FUN! Too Cool!

Malkin wrote:

If you're on a college budget, why are you purchasing a new vehicle when a used would do?

Maybe for the zero miles and warranty?  It is a Ford, after all. 

TheConfuzed1 wrote:

Maybe for the zero miles and warranty?  It is a Ford, after all. 

Hey, don't be a homosexual meanie!

razorworst wrote:

u know exactly what i meant, but u had to change it according to your homosexual thoughts

You would fit right into minithink.  It sems you have the absense of humour, poor spelling, and mindless insults down pat already.

razorworst wrote:

Hey cool!  I love that area around Lake Winneabago.  I always pass through there on my way to go see a Packers game in Green Bay  .Appleton's Fox River Mall is huge and is really a nice place to go.  I still can't believe there isn't an apple store there.  I can't say i've been to hilbert, but i'm sure it's a beautiful place if it's in wisconsin, the best state ever! lol

There is no Apple Store in Appleton, but we do have a really great Apple retailer called Computer World.  It is just a few blocks from the mall on Wisconsin Avenue.  You should check it out the next time you are up this way.  There is a guy by the name of Chris (there used to be two chris's, this guy has lighter hair, the other had really dark hair) that is sort of a hacker.  He used to tell me about his 8600 that he had running in two cases on a cart so he could wheel it around his house and hook it up to a projector for playing games.  Everyone there is really friendly.

Everyone seems to like the mall, but don't go near christmas.  They park cars at the local colleges and bus the people in because there are NO parking spots available in the lot most of that time.  I prefer to shop out on the East side in Darboy.  I do go to the Best Buy by the mall, but I avoid it around christmas as well.

Anyhoo, congrats again on you purchase! 

Pah. Unless you're driving off-road or for 3+ hours/day, your car should be made of pig-digestible plastic-wool resin and use a lawnmower engine.