The time has come.
On Friday, I traded in my contour for a new car. Between the dash warpage, the total lack of power, and the bone stock-i-ness of my car (not all contours, just mine) I'd had enough.
The car had 594xx on it when I traded it in, and I just wasn't ready to spend any kind of money on a timing belt...or brakes...or a fuel pump.
I'm making a little more money these days than I was, so I went out and treated myself to some turbo goodness.
I was looking for a silver one with all the fixins, but they had no silver '04s left. I opted for the dealer demo, an 04 platinum grey. It had 4200 mi when I picked it up on Friday, which means the dealer was able to do some price cutting. The car stickered at 24,900, I got it for 21,600. They also made an offer I couldn't refuse on a 10/100 bumper to bumper warranty. The downside is that I rolled some negative equity in from the Contour, so my payments are a little up there. To me, it's worth it though.
Meet Heinz (my girlfriend named him):
Love the whistle....
