in with the new...car!!!
Due to various engine issues with our old Camry, we decided to replace our vehicle. Initially, we were looking at a used car with about 30,000 miles on it. In order to fit our growing family, we narrowed it down to three cars: a 2007 Camry (which would become Marshall's car when he got a job, and then I would get the van of my dreams), a 2007 Rav4 (with the extra third row), or a Mazda5 (which holds 6). The Camry seemed like it would be too small to fit three in the back comfortably - not to mention all of the quarreling between children sitting within arms-length of each other. We couldn't even find a Rav4 with the third row to test drive. So, that left us with the Mazda5. We found a few used ones in the area that were rental vehicles in their previous life. Once we test drove one around, we decided that would be the car for us! Although it doesn't really fit my personal style preference for cars, it's so functional and practical that it made more sense than anything else. So, just before we were about to purchase a used one, I decided to look up prices for a brand new one - just out of curiosity, as I would never really consider buying a brand new car off the lot. However, because of dealer promotions the Mazda5 new wasn't much more than used, and it made more sense to buy the car new. So that's what we did!!!
Due to various engine issues with our old Camry, we decided to replace our vehicle. Initially, we were looking at a used car with about 30,000 miles on it. In order to fit our growing family, we narrowed it down to three cars: a 2007 Camry (which would become Marshall's car when he got a job, and then I would get the van of my dreams), a 2007 Rav4 (with the extra third row), or a Mazda5 (which holds 6). The Camry seemed like it would be too small to fit three in the back comfortably - not to mention all of the quarreling between children sitting within arms-length of each other. We couldn't even find a Rav4 with the third row to test drive. So, that left us with the Mazda5. We found a few used ones in the area that were rental vehicles in their previous life. Once we test drove one around, we decided that would be the car for us! Although it doesn't really fit my personal style preference for cars, it's so functional and practical that it made more sense than anything else. So, just before we were about to purchase a used one, I decided to look up prices for a brand new one - just out of curiosity, as I would never really consider buying a brand new car off the lot. However, because of dealer promotions the Mazda5 new wasn't much more than used, and it made more sense to buy the car new. So that's what we did!!!
So far I'm loving it!