Well, more like in New Steps Toward Being a Real Live Career Person With Options.
The search for a paying job/internship continues. Four emails this week with resumes, no responses! Everyone wants a volunteer.
Other pursuits involve checking out student loan consolidation, gathering information on new cars, and racking up the no show appointments. I had one appointment today. No client. Other Clinic called to let me know my 9 am wanted to reschedule to later in the day or next week - since the parts for the car came in this afternoon, I said “next week” and will be watching them install a belt tomorrow morning.
Toyota has a college grad special for financing a new/used vehicle, so I’m comparing them to my Other Ideal Car, the Mini Cooper. Websites for car manufacturers have “build your new car” features, so I’ve been playing with them. I’m tossed — 10k more and get a cute little thing with an iPod connector, less and you get a Corolla with extras. Did you know the Cooper has 24 cu ft of cargo capacity and the Corolla only 14? What is up with that?
My mechanic informs me that the Cooper isn’t easy to repair, plus it’s expensive, plus he can’t get parts. So he of course told me to go with a Toyota. I’m thinking some test driving and haggling might be in my future.
Grad invites mailed, waiting for the drama to start. Wheeeee.
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April 14, 2006 at 5:50 pm
Seema
I got my Corolla in December of 1998 and it’s been pretty problem-free ever since, except for the part where I keep running my tires into the ground (is it MY fault that I am constantly living or being friends with people who live in new construction areas?).
Maintenance on the Corolla hasn’t been that expensive, once I got away from the dealer. I got the 60k check-up at Pep Boys for $65. And oh! I found out the drive belt is actually a chain, so you omit that extra cost. And it’s terribly reliable. Seriously. I’ve done things to that car (accidentally) and it still runs without complaining.
The inside molding did flake off though, and I ended up just pulling it off after an attempt to glue it back on. But that could be extreme heat as well.
Go Corolla!
April 14, 2006 at 6:35 pm
Lori
I like that it’s got a chain. That was my primary reason for picking a Saturn - the timing belt was a chain, and replacing the timing belt drives the cost of the 120k tuneup through the ceiling, plus the thought of a single piece of rubber snapping randomly and wrecking the engine wasn’t pleasant. And my current mechanic, who could have recommended lots of work on my car but focuses on keeping it running instead, could fix a Toyota with his eyes closed. That and the “recent college grad” financing deal are making it terribly attractive.