The month we became engaged, Alan purchased a Chrysler from his Grandma's neighbors. It was affordable and fabulous for us college students just starting a life together. However, it came with it's own set of quirks. For instance, the check engine light came on about 4 years ago and after spending $500+ on trying to find the problem, we were told that the internal computer needed to be switched out. Nothing was wrong with the engine, just with the light. No big deal, still safe to drive in, but once we moved to the Salt Lake area, we learned that it couldn't pass emissions with the check engine light on. Last year we solved that problem by registering the car in Cache County, but this year Cache County is starting to check emissions. Long story short, we needed to buy a new car. The Chrysler was getting old and wasn't worth paying for the repairs.
After we reached that decision, the radiator went out. Now there was a big problem. We decided to start the car shopping journey. Lucky for us, it was a short adventure with lucrative results! We stopped by the Nissan dealership, just to check out a model we had looked at, and wound up taking home a brand new car! Apparently the dealership was willing to lose some money on the sale just to get the sale to add to their numbers before the end of the month. Win win for us! I'm terrified to know we own a brand new car, but I'm grateful to know it shouldn't fall apart in the middle of the road.
Just look at it, so shiny!
So glad we were able to trade in the Chrysler. I'm feeling nostalgic just writing about it leaving our family's life, but really it was more of a relief to wave good bye to it as we left the dealership.
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