No, it's not a big, burly guy wearing a plaid shirt. It's a car, a vehicle, an SUV, or really an oversized station wagon! But as with so many things, the term "station wagon" is not "classy", so SUV it is!
Now mine is a real SUV as it's all-wheel-drive, which I really don't know the difference between that and four-wheel-drive. Again, it could be what ever sounds "classier." AWD sounds more urban/suburban, where as 4WD sounds more rugged, manly, outdoorsy, rural, and not at all sophisticated.
Anyway, I was in the market for this car for over a year. I originally saw one parked at a wildlife area where I like to hike. I liked the size, the style, and the fact that it should go near anywhere. Since I got a new job where I drive alot, I decided it was time for the car, plus I could now afford to make payments. Ugh!
Subaru makes them, and we have a Subaru dealer in the area, but they're not well-liked (the dealer) so I looked elsewhere. And I looked, and I looked, and I looked. I looked at eBay, Craigslist, Autotrader.com. I went to dealers out of the area. I was looking for a used one, and there were none to be found. If you go out West, or out East, they're everywhere. Around here, they're practically unheard of.
I was sitting in McDonald's, reading a local advertising newspaper. I never read car ads, but I needed to kill some time, so I succumbed. Lo and behold, I found a description of the car I wanted, at a Ford dealer, who just happened to be on the way home from where I was! And even the price was right.
I stopped there on the way home, cruised the lot to make sure the car was still there, found it, talked to the salesman who pulled the car around for me to see, and fell in love! It had all the bells and whistles I could ever ask for. If I were to special order this car, the only thing I would have changed would have been the color. I really, really wanted a light or white colored car, as they're easier to keep clean, and this one is dark grey!
It's got heated leather seats. It's got remote start! It's got a sun roof! It's set up for satellite radio! And now it's mine more or less...
I thought about going back to the Ford dealer to tell him that Im sorry, but I will never buy a car from him again, as I'm keeping this one forever! Or unless he starts to sell Subarus when this one finally bites the dust. Which will be a long time coming, as owners tell me they drive them 200-300 thousand miles and they keep on ticking!
I should go back to the lending bank too because they looked at me as though I were nuts when I told them I wanted a Forester, but had never even driven one! Test driving this one only strengthened my resolve that this was the car for me.
Now if I could only get Subaru to make me their spokesperson, and give me a free one so I wouldn't have car payments...hmmm...
Now mine is a real SUV as it's all-wheel-drive, which I really don't know the difference between that and four-wheel-drive. Again, it could be what ever sounds "classier." AWD sounds more urban/suburban, where as 4WD sounds more rugged, manly, outdoorsy, rural, and not at all sophisticated.
Anyway, I was in the market for this car for over a year. I originally saw one parked at a wildlife area where I like to hike. I liked the size, the style, and the fact that it should go near anywhere. Since I got a new job where I drive alot, I decided it was time for the car, plus I could now afford to make payments. Ugh!
Subaru makes them, and we have a Subaru dealer in the area, but they're not well-liked (the dealer) so I looked elsewhere. And I looked, and I looked, and I looked. I looked at eBay, Craigslist, Autotrader.com. I went to dealers out of the area. I was looking for a used one, and there were none to be found. If you go out West, or out East, they're everywhere. Around here, they're practically unheard of.
I was sitting in McDonald's, reading a local advertising newspaper. I never read car ads, but I needed to kill some time, so I succumbed. Lo and behold, I found a description of the car I wanted, at a Ford dealer, who just happened to be on the way home from where I was! And even the price was right.
I stopped there on the way home, cruised the lot to make sure the car was still there, found it, talked to the salesman who pulled the car around for me to see, and fell in love! It had all the bells and whistles I could ever ask for. If I were to special order this car, the only thing I would have changed would have been the color. I really, really wanted a light or white colored car, as they're easier to keep clean, and this one is dark grey!
It's got heated leather seats. It's got remote start! It's got a sun roof! It's set up for satellite radio! And now it's mine more or less...
I thought about going back to the Ford dealer to tell him that Im sorry, but I will never buy a car from him again, as I'm keeping this one forever! Or unless he starts to sell Subarus when this one finally bites the dust. Which will be a long time coming, as owners tell me they drive them 200-300 thousand miles and they keep on ticking!
I should go back to the lending bank too because they looked at me as though I were nuts when I told them I wanted a Forester, but had never even driven one! Test driving this one only strengthened my resolve that this was the car for me.
Now if I could only get Subaru to make me their spokesperson, and give me a free one so I wouldn't have car payments...hmmm...
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