When we came to Salt Lake City, we decided that we would not
buy a car. We live a block from Trax, which takes me directly to Sandy (where I
work). It’s about an hour commute when you include walking time and taking the
bus from the station in Sandy, but it is much less expensive than paying for
gas and insurance, and it gives me time to work on homework or write these
blogs. :) We assumed that all the graphic design jobs for Isa would be
downtown, like they are in New York. Nobody would ever set up a “cool” job like
graphic design out in one of the outer boroughs. That just doesn’t make sense.
So we figured it would be the same here and that she’d be able to take Trax as
well.
Not the case.
All of the design jobs Isa could find were somewhere down in
the valley. Not a single one here in the city. So she found a job that she
starts Monday (I’ll blog about that after she starts it) and it’s down in
Draper, which is farther than Trax currently goes.
So we had to buy a car.
We went through my friend Jason (mission companion, college
roommate, Cambodia travel buddy, etc. Yeah, we go way back) who is now the
General Sales Manager at Larry H. Miller Provo. We told him we wanted something
small with great gas mileage. Those were pretty much our only criteria, and he
delivered:
It’s a 2008 Chevy Aveo 5. We love it. It’s fun to drive and
it fits our needs perfectly. We really felt guilty about buying a car (because
we want to be environmentally friendly and keep our carbon footprint to a
minimum, especially because we do enough damage by traveling all the time) but
now that we have it, we don’t feel as bad as we thought we would. Actually,
we’re really happy we did it. Yes, it was a necessity, but it really is nice to
have that freedom.
You shouldn’t regret purchasing the things that you like. It’s also important that we reward ourselves once in a while. Just don’t forget to be a responsible owner and driver, okay? Anyway, is this your first car?
ReplyDelete-Sara Anthony
The Aveo 5 hatchback! :D I love the color. My current car is a silver Hyundai Tucson. I’m looking forward to buying a small car soon. Well, for personal use. :) This time though, I’d go for a darker color scheme.
ReplyDeleteI do believe it was necessary for you guys to buy a car. At some point, you're gonna find yourself in a situation where you need to go to somewhere in such short notice. Like a friend’s wedding or a family reunion. At least you guys wouldn't have to carry your bags all the time and you'll have a very comfortable time during your trip.
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