Excited, remorseful and nauseated all at the same time

[cornerofmadness]

My pretty little silver Civic, Naru is gone. Today I traded him on a new to me Honda CRV. Dad went with me. I couldn't keep squatting down to get in and out of the Civic. Too bad because the new hatchback was sexy and sporty. THe CRV is a small SUV.

I didn't want a red one (I park outside) but this was a 2015 with only 18,000 miles on sale for 20K (knocked down another 3300 by Naru's trade in). Still my monthly payment is scary to me. So very scary.

I wouldn't worry if I didn't have these loans but this plus rent plus loans = me worried sick about everything

I'm trying name him. SInce he's red (technically a weird burgundy) I've narrowed it to a few red headed anime/manga guys (also Jeopardy!'s tournament had a manga category)

Ichigo was first to mind followed by Renji (Both from Bleach), Lavi (D. Grayman), Gojyo (Saiyuki), Shouto (My Hero Academia) and Grell.. That said Grell's scary and Gojyo makes bad choices....


ETA - I just found this house not far from my parents (about 20 minutes). Go thru it til you find the staircase, don't worry you'll know the one I mean. I WANT this house It’s beautiful

Comments

[rahirah]

I loved my Civic, but it was definitely tiny and low to the ground. And it sounds like you got a smokin' deal on the new vehicle.

God, that house is gorgeous! It obviously needs some updating (who the heck thought that dark teal room or the bright red bathroom was OK?) but most of it is fantastic. Is it within your price range? 179K seems ridiculously low for a house that size to me, but Phoenix housing prices are insanely high...

[cornerofmadness]

I really will miss the Civic but I'm going to be happy with the CRV (not it's price even used but it is what it is). The downside for me is I hate making one more damn concession to my health. It's just a tangible daily reminder of every step I've lost (god this aging stuff sucks)

Actually this house is in my parents' area, not mine, sadly. It was 120K more but was slashed (because no one in Washington could afford it probably because these old houses are SO hard to heat/cool). I'd find a way to afford it if it were in mine.

That red bathroom? I KNOW. That's hysterically bad. I could handle the teal room but that bathroom....

[spikedluv]

Sorry you had to get rid of the car you liked. I miss my SUV because of the ease of getting in and out of it. I have an Impala now and it is ~very low to the ground. (I don't get to choose my vehicles because it's usually something that's sat on Pip's used car lot too long, but otoh, I don't have to pay for it, either, so . . .)

Love the woodwork in that house! But omg, six bedrooms?!! You'd need to rent them out.

[cornerofmadness]

It was time to get rid of Naru. the SUV is nice but I was spoiled after 5 years of no car payments (so yeah I'd be happy to have whatever car if there was no payments...up to a point. There are some cars that just suck)

Right? The house is enormous. I could take on a roommate (or else have all the library space I could want)