This is mainly Somara’s new car too, I plan to tough it out with my 1996 VW Golf until we get this puppy paid off. How soon? I give it around three years really but we financed it over five to be safe.
So I think it was worth the wait to get it shipped over from Japan. The visor part turned out better than I anticipated. I thought they would jut out like gutters on a house, instead they resemble tinted pieces of plastic on the glass. Explains why they’re not legal in all states; they can obstruct visibility.
Somara gave it a quick test drive around the lot to make sure it worked and handled well enough. Then we did all the final paperwork which I still need to finish the online parts with Honda tonight. The one thing I will have to get adjusted to should I ever drive it (I’m scheduling this weekend, let her enjoy it for a while) is the gear shifting. Oddly this car gets to fifth pretty quickly, around 40-45 mph; my VW would still be in fourth until 50.
Our sales guy Sam was great. He made buying a car a nice experience. I take some of the blame for 1996, I was in a hurry to get wheels so I didn’t shop around or let the VW people spoil me a bit. The funniest part was Sam showing us the car’s secret compartment or as he joked after getting our permission, the place to store our weed. Somehow I have a feeling the lawyers we know are aware of its location from their conversations with the police. Besides, we’re such dorks, it would get used for hiding junk food, money or gifts for friends.
Most importantly, the USB connection kit works very well! The old Nano (circa 2006) locked up when I plugged it in but my Touch and iPhone knew what to do. This didn’t count, it was a test drive. After resetting the Nano during the paperwork session, we tried again on our way to get dinner. Success!
The inaugural song from the mix of 20 car/driving songs? “Drive My Car” by the Beatles. May it be a good omen for this vehicle. I’m confident the novelty of it will be worn out by the first payment due in April.
Shuh-weet! If you want to pay down the principal, now’s the time to do it!