Informed consumerism

[Hiddochi wolf]

I do insane amounts of research on products before I ever commit to buying them, and I think it both impresses and disturbs my parents to a certain degree. xd

Dad: So have you looked at any car models yet? Any caught your interest?

Me: Yes. The Mazda3 hatchback i Grand Touring edition, in Deep Crystal Blue.

Dad: And how much is it?

Me: *Names off very specific price.* At least, that's the price I found at XX dealership in (city near home). There's also another dealership in (city further away) that offers a $500 off incentive program.

Dad: * eek * Oooookaaaaay then. You DO realize you're not getting it until May, right?

Me: Yeah, which is exactly why I started researching months ago. I like to be prepared!  

[Zphal]

Hehe, when we first went car shopping, I had no idea what was out there. We tried tons of cars. But when we got onto the Ford dealership and I found the 2008 Ford Focus in green on the lot and drove it, I knew it was the car for me.  

[Hiddochi wolf]

Zphal

Hehe, when we first went car shopping, I had no idea what was out there. We tried tons of cars. But when we got onto the Ford dealership and I found the 2008 Ford Focus in green on the lot and drove it, I knew it was the car for me.

It's awesome when those kinds of things just seem to click into place, a perfect fit. 3nodding That's how my mom was with our first Toyota Camry back in the early 2000's. We had never owned a Toyota before that moment, but she fell in love with the car and it turned out to be the best vehicle we've ever had. That thing had over 250,000 miles on it when we traded it in for a newer Camry and it was still running smoothly, but we figured it was time for an upgrade.  

[Mama Ame]

My aunt is like that. Especially with baby items. Which is great for me. I can just call her up and be like "Hey is this good? No recalls? No one has died from this?"  

[Zphal]

Hiddochi wolf

Zphal

Hehe, when we first went car shopping, I had no idea what was out there. We tried tons of cars. But when we got onto the Ford dealership and I found the 2008 Ford Focus in green on the lot and drove it, I knew it was the car for me.

It's awesome when those kinds of things just seem to click into place, a perfect fit. 3nodding That's how my mom was with our first Toyota Camry back in the early 2000's. We had never owned a Toyota before that moment, but she fell in love with the car and it turned out to be the best vehicle we've ever had. That thing had over 250,000 miles on it when we traded it in for a newer Camry and it was still running smoothly, but we figured it was time for an upgrade.

A quarter of a million! Excellent. 3nodding Our 1992 Plymouth Voyager ran that long. That was the car I started driving on. We replaced it with a Dodge Caravan (since Plymouth didn't exist anymore) that's gone nearly as far by this point. My family likes to drive, aha.