animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

burning the midnight oil

Well, not exactly, but my car’s engine is burning oil. That is why it keeps running low. It’s a problem too expensive to fix, so it looks like I have even more incentive to buy a new car. I secured a car loan yesterday (thank goodness for Capital One Auto Finance–with a resource like that I can’t believe anyone goes to a bank for a loan anymore). So, I should have my check by the end of the week and then we can go car shopping. I hope to acquire a new car next weekend.

Yeah, I’m still getting a Toyota Corolla. Just because I actually have to buy a new car now doesn’t mean I have any more money for the deed. I’d like to go to the Toyota dealership and check out their Corolla selection this afternoon after they close. According to their online inventory, they only have one manual transmission in a color I don’t like (of course). But, I think I might have to go with that because I really don’t want an automatic. I guess that will give me bargaining power. I suppose I could have them bring in a car from another dealership, but I don’t know if I want to go through the hassle particularly since my car is on its way out (there goes my trade-in value).