Hi all
Just a quick update. I got a new car last weekend. I agreed with Polly that I wanted something more substantial, and agreed with others to look at used, but in Alaska, used good SUV-type cars with low mileage are either non-existent or nearly the cost of a new vehicle. Also did some other research and found that of all the smaller size SUVs, the Forester is the one that holds its value the most and best and has a very high resale value and desireability in the market up here. Thus why there are none for sale used. The people up here either run them until they don't run no more, or sell to others that are basically on a "waiting list".
So yes, even after driving our friends car while we were babysitting their QI, and it was okay but the visibility wasn't as good, I chose the Subaru Forester, new. I basically got it at invoice with several hundred dollars of accessories thrown in, and with my very, very excellent credit score got the 1.9% financing and with the insurance companies settlement, I think I did well. I'm not much of a wheeler-dealer. It is Sage green, which I wanted and happened to be the last on the lot. I've already noticed the increased gas bill, but the handling is great, it is practically stuck to the road, and I sit higher so I can see better. And the safety features are many.
I'll try to get a picture on my blog of the old (with boo-boos) and new.
I've also gotten a bit of sewing done through all this. I finished new Christmas stockings for Bert and I, started some hanging strips for pins on each side of a t-shirt quilt, brought out the hand-quilting to finish at least one project, and am stacking stuff up for during Christmas break. I plan on sewing the entire time.
We'll also be babysitting the QI again, but I'm afraid that she isn't much of a QI. She loves her scratches, walks, milk bones and not much more.
Best to all
Steven Alaska