"New" car. "New" truck.

We decided it was time to replace Wendy's aging '98 Chevrolet Cavalier with something more reliable. So, over the weekend we went car/truck shopping. Why truck shopping? 'cuz the plan was to "downsize" my '04 GMC Sierra 2500 to something smaller (payment, physical, and engine size) - so we'd have room in budget for car payment.

Stumbled across an awesome deal on an '04 VW Jetta with just 14,000 miles on it! Fit all the criteria we were looking for - even had some extra bells and whistles (like a moonroof)...



So we bought that, and next day went truck shopping...

Got an '04 Dodge Dakota with 32,000 miles (that's 6,000 miles less than my truck had)... Bad thing is, I now need to get bedliner again (LineX) and a canopy for it. We also had to trade-in Wendy's 1996 Honda Rebel as part of downpayment to make the monthly payment low enough for our budget.



At least now we're done with car/truck shopping again for a long while. I hate car shopping. Just want something that runs and works for what we need (hauling dogs, bikes, Kaylee, and all our "gear" - photo or camping, etc)...

Think we did good. Got what we wanted, but with % rates kinda high ended up with longer term than we really wanted. Oh well, when rates come down, we'll refinance. *shrug*