own a new(er), fuel-efficient (and possibly biodiesel-supporting) car.

On Saturday, we purchased a 2005 Subaru Outback 2.5i. I’d rented one a few years ago and LOVED it so much that I was actually quite sad to return it.

So now I have my dream car in the exact color I wanted. It’s perfect, and such a joy to drive. And so far, it’s getting WAY better gas mileage than that damned Jeep.

The Jeep gets donated tomorrow.

I think we’re finally buying a new(er) car this weekend. Wish me luck!

Piece of crap. I’ve had to put $4000 into it in the last four months to keep it running. I’m tired of this shit.

I found my dream car for a good price. Now I just need to see if I can afford to purchase it.

Why is that? Because I just bought a 1992 Jeep Cherokee Sport with a 6 cylinder engine. Those things are NOTORIOUS for slurping gasoline.

But… I needed a car, and that’s the most decent thing I’ve been able to find in my price range, and it will do just fine for the time being, considering that my daily commute is 3 miles, round trip.

New (to me, anyway), preferably with low miles, an automatic transmission, is clean-ish, doesn’t leak (in terms of the body and the parts) and gets decent gas mileage. It needs to be cheap-ish. I can’t afford to have a car payment or full coverage insurance, just collision/WA State Minimum.

I guess the first step is to figure out what’s wrong with my current car (transmission?), fix it (depending on the cost/worth) and/or sell it.

The money I gain from that sale plus the $2000 or so that I should be getting from my student loan refund check will then go toward the purchase of a new(er?) car.

It would be REALLY nice if I could find what I want for an affordable price and not in a 5-speed. Because seriously, in WA? The only VWs you can get for under $5000 are 5-speed Rabbits, it seems. And Subarus? Impossible. Meh.