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I think I’ve found my next car

After much deliberation and waffling and driving myself (and I’m sure those around me) nuts, I believe I have found the car that I’m going to buy.

I decided early this year that I was going to get a new car. I currently have a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am. I’ve had it for almost 9 years (I’d hit 9 in July). I can’t roll down the driver’s side window … the motor is pretty much  […]

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Should run for a couple more years

I have a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am. I’ve had it since 2001. It’s my 3rd car, but the first that I got all on my own. My first car (also a Grand Am) was one that Dad found for me, paid the insurance, and made payments on (I was still in college). My second car (a Chevy Celebrity if memory serves me correctly) that Dad again found and paid insurance on, but I made payments  […]

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Too close to home

On Sunday mornings, I usually go out and get a Sunday paper … mainly for the store ads. When I went this morning, I had a little surprise. There’s a parking spot next to my garage. While walking to my garage, I noticed something on the ground in that spot that didn’t look right. It was black, but it wasn’t fluid. It was glass. The vehicle parked in the spot had it’s back window busted  […]

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Next plan of attack

Now that I have my laptop, the next thing I need to start saving for is my car. No … not a new car. Maintenance on my car. I just took it in for an oil change. They told me that it has a rough idle (duh … I’ve noticed … LOL) and that the transmission fluid is rather dirty and needs a flush. I think he said that runs about $150. Didn’t say anything  […]

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Panic sets in

When I got my oil changed last, I went to a different location (got sick of Jiffy Lube). They’ve got a car wash there, and they gave me a card for a free car wash (the cheapest one, but still … it’s a free car wash). I was a little leery about going through it. I went through it only one other time. And it broke down that time with my car IN the car  […]

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