Sunday, April 25, 2010

Not a Soccer Mom…Yet

If you recall, our little red truck died last March. My parents were generous enough to let us rent their Highlander for the past year, but it was definitely time for us to get around to buying a car of our own.
We talked it over and decided that it was probably time for us to get a minivan since our family isn’t getting any smaller. Very depressed about this verdict, I mentioned to Dan on Monday night that we could still fit three carseats in the back of a sedan like a Honda Accord. (No, that is not an announcement, it is merely being prepared for years to come.)
The next day, my mom called, unaware of our conversations about car buying, and said that she and my dad had stopped to look at a 2007 Honda Accord.
Long story short, it was in great shape and the owners wanted to either sell it or trade it in by Friday. Needless to say, we bought the car at close to trade-in value within 3 days after not even seeing a picture. We were lucky…it turned out great.

I love it - and I look good driving in it!

7 comments:

Nicki said...

I have a Honda Accord and I love it. I'll never drive any other type of car.

Vanessa said...

Come to the Dark Side, Tiff... it's not that bad driving a "soccer mom" car. :)

Sara Emily said...

I had a mini van for YEARS... then tried to go to an accord and only lasted 3 months. Once you go mini-van you never go back!! They are great! You can't beat all the room and the auto-open doors are a life saver - seriously! But the Accord is nice and you can fit 3 car seats across the back which you can't do with lots of sedans. Congrats! The accord is a great car and you can't go wrong with a honda! :)

Lindsey Roberts said...

As long as you look good driving it then nothing else matters! ;-)

Lauren in GA said...

I have no doubt that you look good driving it! Congrats :)

Glenn and Melanie said...

I sooooo glad you like he car - it was scary finding it and test driving it there without your input!

Stephanie said...

I think that the Hondas make us mom's look younger, don't you think? And with you driving the Accord, I'm willing to bet that you may even be mistaken for a 12 year old on occasion. I'm just sayin'....