We are now a family with two functional vehicles! We hated to spend the money, but at least we had it in the savings. This was the only local vehicle that was in our price range and fit our list of requirements. I found a Honda Odyssey that I would have loved to get, but I knew in my heart that was spending way too much for our "needs." Our schedules just didn't allow us the time to drive to, test drive, do mechanics visits, etc on cars that were some distance away.
We now own a 2000 Mitsubishi Galant. It looks pretty sporty on the outside, but is somewhat non-descript on the inside. It got a new paint job less than a year ago. It has a few more miles than we were wanting our "new to us" car to have (107,700), but it is certainly not high mileage for the year. It was purchased originally in November of 1999.
We did all the research and found most people were pleased with the year, make, and model. The complaints they had were unrelated to the reliability and drive train, so we bit the bullet. One of Steve's co-workers, Jesse, found a Consumer Reports magazine that rated the 2000 or 2001 Galant as the best used car between $4000 and $6000.
We exchanged $ for the car and title on Tuesday, took the Olds to the junk yard on Thursday, and plated the Galant yesterday. We are thankful that God provided and are praying that the car at least gets Steve through PA school. BTW, we haven't heard anything from JMU yet . . .
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