Leroy
and I did some more car shopping to no avail. We want a car that gets great gas
mileage, is great for safety, drives well on snow, and is comfortable for Leroy’s
back. One car we test drove got great gas mileage, but did not have some of the
safety measures unless we would add a lot more money. The other car that we
test drove had all the safety features, but Leroy said his back did not feel
quite right in it. Since we only drove it a few miles a long trip would not be
good we both figured. The second car also had great gas mileage.
We
thought we were all ready to get a car, but now we are back to the thinking and
considering stage. Leroy wonders if we should wait until next year’s models are
out with more safety features on the lower end models.
It
seems to us that the car companies should just get together and make the car
that we want with things from several different brands.
At
least we are not pushed to get a new car now since both of our cars work. One
is getting a bit old. It is 14 years old and has about 140,000 on it. However
it does not seem ready to quit, but we think it might be time to move before it
does quit. Right now Leroy is driving it around town rather than on longer
trips. I am taking the newer car to work as I have the longer drive.
I
read all these articles on cars for seniors or older drivers. Most of them
assume that we cannot get in and out of a low car. That is not the issue here,
but we like to put them in the garage and some of the larger cars might not
easily fit in the garage, plus the gas mileage would not be so good. Decisions,
decisions! Just what is most important?
Paula
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