Time to Celebrate!!!
I just made my last payment on the S…She’s mine!
5 years ago this week a young(er) man with a lead foot and a love for sportscars, set out on a quest to buy his dream car.
I was living in NJ, having moved there for work (not my 1st choice). I had leased and then purchased my ‘95 Accord and had not had a car payment for a few years. While it was great that I owned the Accord, I wished I had something cooler. I had spent all those years making payments on the Accord, and was left with just an Accord. What if I had made payments on something cool? I had considered buying something classic. My neighbors, as I was growing up, had (67-68) Mustangs or (56-57) T-birds, so I thought about something like that. But once I started looking into it, I wondered how much additional it would cost just to maintain a classic car. I did know that I wanted a convertible. That would insure the fun factor. Rather than getting a maintenance nightmare, I decided to get something that was new, had a warranty and would most likely be reliable. Something that might be a classic car in the future and definitely cooler than the Accord. I considered and looked at the S2000, the Boxster, the 350Z, the TT, the SLK and even the T-bird (no judgments, I was just looking folks). Part of my consideration was what would be reliable. The Accord I owned was an incredibly reliable car. I still own it today as my 2nd car. And I had previously owned an ’84 Accord that had 210K miles on it before I donated it to charity. So I kept coming back to the S2000. The dealership I passed on the way home each day had 3 Silverstone S’s and it was the middle of winter (and in NJ). I figured they’d be willing to make a deal. I emailed the dealership to schedule a test drive. The Saturday I went to the dealership, it had snowed the day before. The car had to be dug out of the snow before driving. The salesman I had spoken with was already helping someone when I got there, but took the time to let me test drive the car. As soon as we got back to the dealership, I said, “I’ll take it!” (He really didn’t have to try and sell it to me) He quickly completed my sale and went back to helping the other customer. A day or so later, my salesman picked me up, drove me back to the dealership, and I got to drive her home. It was snowing as I drove her carefully home. Here’s a picture of her the week that I brought her home.
Because of the snow, I had to park her. I think the day after I bought her; I bought a car cover that arrived a week later.
At times I had wondered if it was a wise decision to purchase the S. I got paid pretty well and thought that I could afford it, but living in NJ and later in CT wasn’t cheap. I additionally thought about selling the S when I was out of work for 6 months and had moved back to GA. All thoughts of regret quickly disappear once I realize the great group of friends that I’ve gained from owning the S and all the thrills this little car has given me.
So 5 years later and 60 payments, she’s mine! Yeah!!
*No, I am not now going to by a BMW now.
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