Comments on: What Does That “New” Car Smell Even Smell Like?

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 14:20:23 +0000

In reply to J.

Oh wow – shows at least how much you care about your own money!! Congrats on the new babies too – I’m just like your husband in not being ready for a minivan yet :)

By: J

Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:00:19 +0000

We just used USAA’s car buying service to get a 3-row suv (hello babies! hubby wouldn’t do the mini van). We got their 1.99% financing deal right now, which is awesome. As others noted their insurance prices are high so we switched to Liberty Mutual. We have always bought used cars. The last 3 were through Carmax due to convenience and lack of car knowledge. I’m glad we did it on our own this time, but it took about 60 hours of research, phone calls, dealership visits, negotiations, being annoyed at the used car salesman, and then repairs to said used car, etc. It was a good experience for us to go through.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:19:20 +0000

In reply to Allison Bemis. Tell me that Lebaron was a convertible too? I used to love riding around in those when my dad would get rental cars!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:18:23 +0000

In reply to Primal Prosperity. Awww yeah, that green was hot! The only time I ever wanted a bike myself was a Kawasaki all limed up. And even sexier when a woman was on it :)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:03:22 +0000

In reply to Primal Prosperity. Well damn. Didn't see that one coming.

By: Allison Bemis

Allison Bemis — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:28:42 +0000

The newest car I’ve ever owned is my 2013. My first car was a 87 Lebaron and they only went up incrementally after that.Now my 2013 is like a spaceship compared to what I’m used to with seat warmers, a USB for my phone, and… something I need desperately in the snow here, 4 wheel drive.
Also, who hates USAA?! My 3 siblings who are/were in the Navy swear/swore by it!

By: Primal Prosperity

Primal Prosperity — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 04:32:36 +0000

“neon yellow was in fashion (it *was* in fashion, wasn’t it”

haha… when I bought my first sport bike I knew that I wanted the Kawasaki Ninja 250 because of its size. But, I really wanted the “Kawasaki Green”… i.e. the signature neon green… but couldn’t find a used one for sale, so I ended up with the shiny red one. Probably for the best. :)

By: Primal Prosperity

Primal Prosperity — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 04:26:45 +0000

In reply to J. Money.

Yes… during my stint as a Sustainability Professional, I got to learn all about the toxins in our environment. The “new car smell” is from VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds). These are also in sooooo many other things like paint, mattresses, couches, flooring/carpet, shower curtains… etc…. I could go on. I participated in a sustainability fellowship program that had required reading, and one book in particular I found to be a very important read: “What’s Gotten Into Us. Staying Healthy in a Toxic World”, by Mckay Jenkins.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 10:33:13 +0000

In reply to NM.

Ugh, yeah – you are a trooper for pulling that one off. I admire all y’all who go the mass route – I don’t have the patience anymore for it :(

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 10:32:04 +0000

In reply to Ms. Raggedly Rich. Haha hellll yeah, man! Music was LIFE back then! All you needed to feel on top of the world :)