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judecorp ([personal profile] judecorp) wrote2006-10-04 10:34 pm
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Beep beep!

In the circuitous fashion of our life together, we have secured not the first car we put a deposit on, nor the second, but instead the first car we test drove and were initially interested in - the Toyota Matrix.

After the Versa salesperson told us he could not expect to get any Versas until mid-November, we shifted gears and went back to looking at the Scion xA. We ran into the same problem as we did with the Versa (not a lot of cars on the lot, usually in white only) but Jen found a local dealer last week who promised us that they were expecting a 2007 Salsa Red xA last Saturday. And then Saturday became "Monday at the latest" and then "Monday or Tuesday" and well, here it is Wednesday evening and there is no Salsa Red Scion xA at the dealership. We were starting to get a little anxious.

The day after we put the deposit on the Scion, I received a phone call from someone at Boch Toyota (one of the places I'd called to locate an xA) who saw that I had inquired about the Matrix and that they found an additional car (not just the one in white). I told him that we had just put a deposit on another car elsewhere.

Tonight we decided we would just drive out to Bach Toyota and see if they had any cars we could buy today, either a spiffy xA or a significantly discounted Matrix (they're a big dealer and usually charge less). They did not have a single xA on the lot (though they had a bunch of xBs and tCs) and most of the Matrices (that's what it is, right? not Matrixes) were 5-speed, sold, or pre-owned. They had one automatic 2007 Matrix but it was /expensive/ - it had all kinds of extras like cruise control, the sports package, 6 CD changer, yadda yadda. We said we couldn't buy that car because it was too much money.

Some sales closer person came over and told us he could get us the car for $2K less because he wanted it off the lot, so we agreed. Then our salesperson came back and offered us the car at only $1K less and said that there was "no way his manager would approve the $2K" and we tapped the paper with the other dude's price on it and said we would buy the car for this or we would buy our Scion. So we got our car around dealer cost, which is pretty sweet.

It's still a little out of our price range, and the payments are about $30-$40 more than we would have paid on the xA, but we got a better quality car with more storage space and it has so many keen extras that I don't know what to do with. I snicker and giggle every time I think about driving a car with a "sports package." (We won't even talk about the leather-wrapped steering wheel - gross - I need a cover.) I still miss my 1998 Nissan Sentra base base base model.



Beep beep! We pick it up tomorrow night, and tomorrow morning I get to sell our first born to the insurance company. I hope the car doesn't get trashed in Dorchester!

(Also, the car fiasco made me 1.25 hours late for my freaking shot. How annoying.)

[identity profile] cappucinogrrl.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
Yay new car!

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, yay!

[identity profile] estrange.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
oooooohhhhh nice! Is it that same color?

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
I think so. I tried to match the color but it's tough to match a picture. It's kind of a dark grey/charcoal color.

[identity profile] photodork.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
grts on the toyota guys.
i hope you like it as much as my folks love their toyota tundra truck.

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
I hope we like it, too! I just drove it home from the dealer and it was really awesome until I got into Boston... then I realized how BIG it is!

[identity profile] ktmcda.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 10:39 am (UTC)(link)
oooooh!!!!!!!
it's cute!!

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
So are you!

[identity profile] volumeat11.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 11:02 am (UTC)(link)
NICE! Congrats! And the only bad thing I've heard about Toyotas is that you can't kill them...so I guess that's a good-bad thing...

...I bet it'll look good out west in a driveway with a house and a ge-rage...

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I think it will look GROOVY out west and can hold a lot of stuff!

But the house we put an offer on doesn't have a garage!

[identity profile] volumeat11.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
Oh well. Garages ain't the end-all-be-all.

...'sides, you can always build one...

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 12:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you volunteering? :)

[identity profile] volumeat11.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 01:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure! Right after I demolish and rebuild mine, I'll get right to yours...sound good?

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-10 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Sweet!
siercia: (Default)

[personal profile] siercia 2006-10-06 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait a minute.... you put an offer on a house?!?!?!

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-10 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Well yeah, but it didn't work out. So we have to try again.

[identity profile] laserkitty.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 11:19 am (UTC)(link)
New cars are so much fun....once they're actually yours. Congrats!

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[identity profile] changinglight.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 11:56 am (UTC)(link)
supercute! Congratulations

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!!

[identity profile] stapynam.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 12:59 pm (UTC)(link)
ooooooo, pretty!

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

[identity profile] 00solstice.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 01:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Congrats! Is it the XR?

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. What do you think of the Matrix?

[identity profile] 00solstice.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
I like the Matrix and all of its utility capabilities... but would only buy the XR as it is the only trim level that comes with four wheel disc brakes. It's a great design, you made a good choice!

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-10 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! :)
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[identity profile] whuffle.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 01:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey when you finally get the new wheels, any chance I can test drive it? This is the car at the top of my list to replace my current toyota when it finally dies of body rust.

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, if you promise to be REALLY careful. ;) I've never had a brand new car before.

(It's bigger than you think it is. Come check it out!)

[identity profile] hopemcg.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 01:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh! A friend of ours has a Matrix and it's nicey-nice-nice. Congrats!

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! I really like it, but I need to get used to how big it is!

[identity profile] sassywoman.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
What a cute car. I love it! Did you get the platinum color like in the picture?

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! The color of our car is "phantom grey," like a charcoal. This picture was the closest match I could find on the internet.
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[personal profile] siercia 2006-10-05 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
SHIIIIINY!

What a lovely nice new car!

(I can knit you a wheel cover http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/PATTwheelie.html if you want)

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
Oh my gosh, would you really knit me something? That would be so awesome! You are the best!

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
We like 9041 Indigo Gold

Whee!! :)

[identity profile] damdyke.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesome...that is one sweet looking ride! My friend has one and I was surprised at how roomy it is inside. Very cool...congratulations!

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
It's HUGE! Especially to someone who is only used to driving compacts and subcompacts (i.e. me).

[identity profile] gala.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay! The other day I saw a Toyota Yaris, and meant to suggest it to you, but it seems you're all set in the car department!

Hooray! I think Mindy really likes her Matrix, and it's definitely got a lot of room!

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, we had researched the Yaris when we were looking at Fits and Versas, but we couldn't find any. (I actually saw my first Yaris at Boch yesterday.) But we dig the Matrix, I just need to get used to how big it is. It makes the Focus look so mini!

[identity profile] skatured.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
♥ ♥ ♥ Hurrah for new cars! Congratulations.

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[identity profile] vorpalbla.livejournal.com 2006-10-07 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Charlene drives a Pontiac Vibe which is kinda the cheaper version of the Matrix. The cargo space is excellent for a modestly sized wagon. You can haul bicycles, camping gear, whatever.

[identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com 2006-10-10 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I'm really jazzed about it. It's VERY awesome in the storage department.