I guess this is the month for vehicles. Got the truck back (see previous post) and gave some thought to upgrading my other ride – my 2017 Toyota Corolla. It was running just fine, but was getting a bit “long in the tooth” – almost 130,000 miles. My plan was to exchange it for a small SUV in the fall or spring, in anticipation of a long road trip next summer.
So I started browsing, mostly on cars.com. I found a handful of nearby vehicles that were interesting. I was looking for a used SUV that was 2020 vintage or newer, had low mileage and was under $20,000. I saw one 2020 Hyundai Tucson that had just 26,000 miles and was selling for $18,000. Thought it might be worth a look. I marked it “saved” – for future consideration, I guess.
About 10 minutes later I got a call from the dealership. Cars.com notifies the dealer, it seems, when someone takes note of a vehicle in their inventory. Ah, computers – ain’t they great?
Anyway, Marlene and I were headed into Ft Myers to do some dancing so why not stop by and take a look?
Long story short, I now am driving a 2020 Hyundai Tucson. Marlene was my negotiator. With taxes, title transfer and everything else, plus trade-in, I got it for $13,325. Didn’t test drive it, which was probably stupid, but it seems to run great.
We drove it to the dance. Just a little detour to swap vehicles en route.
