Car Totaled

So I totaled my car last week. I'm currently driving a rental that the insurance company is paying for while I look for a new car. I came down to Salem to visit my mom and go car shopping. We went to Robertson Motors, which is actually where both my mom and I got our last cars. Mine was a white Hyundai Elantra. Sadly it's gone. It was my first car so I felt sad walking away from it once I got my stuff out of it today. It had treated me well!

The car that is the most economical is a 2001 Buick Century for $10k (before we haggle 'em down) with 50,000 miles on it. It isnt anything special to look at but it'll last awhile and is in very good condition. There are 3 others there that we had our eyes on, but those jump up in price to around $13k and arent as good mileage wise. They just look so much cooler! At a different lot there was a Mini Cooper (which is my dream car) for $8k but it has 117,000 miles on it. That seems like a lot! My mom told me to only go for cars with 50,000 or less on them and thats more than double. Plus it's a stick. I don't know how to drive one, but I guess I could learn and it wouldnt be that big of a deal. The thought of getting it though and having it poop out on me in like half a year would totally suck. I wouldnt be financing as much, but I also would have more than twice the miles as the Buick. The only reason I'm not jumping on the Buick right now is because it looks so blah. I want a car thats somewhat cute. Or at least modern looking. That one is just ok.

I think I am going to go car shopping when mom is at work tomorrow. I also need to look online and see if there are any good deals on there that catch my eye. Obviously Im not going to buy a used car until I have a mechanic take a look at it and we have a really good one in Salem. Yay for moms having the hoookups!