The Journey

Welcome our new Dodge Journey.  This takes our little family to a whole new level. The crossover SUV that will be ready for another little Ambriz to come circa 2016 is the plan.

Rebekah earlier in the week got an email from the dealership asking if she was interested in selling back her 2002 Volkswagen Beetle, which I never liked.  I had let Rebekah get the Bug because she needed to make a dumb purchase in her life.  She loved that car and it got her to where she needed to go.  The only issue was we'd probably never be able to get rid of it and make a good return on it so once I saw that email I was like let's sell it back or trade it in.

Yesterday after getting my Lancer to the shop for a free oil change, getting a hair cut, and walking home with some Jamba Juice.  We got the family together and went to the dealership across the street.  The dealer suggested to us a Dodge Avenger and a Dodge 200, but I was curious about the Dodge Dart for Rebekah.  The original plan was to trade her car for a small car so she could have something to continue driving to work.  Then next year we would trade in my Lancer for a Crossover SUV.

The dealer then points out that they just got a Dodge Journey in that day and that we should check it out.  Now the Journey is similar to the Outlander that I had my eye on at Mitsubishi.  Also I have a thing about Japanese cars they seem more reliable.  Anyway I have Rebekah test drive the car and she falls in love with it.  The dealer than says we can have you take it for $350+ we say $250 is the max we can go. He then says what about $320 I say $280, and then he says $300.  So I do the math we currently paid $179 for Rebekah's bug so what's another $121 for this sweet ride that we plan on keeping until the kids are in high school. Boom sold! Then adding the gap insurance, maintenance, and all the other bonus things we went up to $316 which I feel is still affordable.

Here is Rebekah saying goodbye to her first car.  I was glad to get rid of it.

Now I'm hoping I can sell my car maybe next year and get myself a brand new Lancer with the works!