Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Prayer works...

Our car finally had had it. The transmission was about a week or less, calling it quits. So we prayed on what to do, if we should just get a new transmission for the car or to just buy another vehicle. And we laid out all the trials and blessings of buying a new something and here is our conclusion...

The car:

Trial

  • $800-$1200 for a newer used transmission, that we did not get
  • it had about 10 to 12 months of survival, or maybe even less
  • new problems every month
  • heater died recently
  • just this year alone, these items were replaced: tires, breaks, battery, window, starter, O2 sensor and engine

Blessing

  • no monthly car payment
  • got us from point a to point b
  • was a good trade for our new automobile
  • decent gas mileage
The SUV, we were looking at

Trial

  • monthly payment
  • not very good gas mileage
  • used, but still a blessing
  • has a light cigarette fragrance

Blessing

  • space to transport more people, like the youngmen that my husband works with and the youngwomen that I work with in our ward
  • able to tow my husbands trailer, HUGE BLESSING
  • plenty of room in the back for my flowers and shopping
  • tons of room for our kids
  • good condition
  • smell can be taken care of
  • ideal for family trips
  • reasonable price

So we bought it and all in all, we are pleased. It's going to be a huge adjustment for our wallets, but we have faith that in the long run it will be a blessing instead of a trial.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

That will be PERFECT for you!!! (except for the gas part, but you win some, you lose some).

I'm excited to see it.

You shouldn't have smoked in it, though!! Shame!!

Lauri said...

Nice! You will love it! I am a firm believer that things work out if you have faith!

Anonymous said...

I agree that you should NOT be smoking in your new vehicle. Have you looked at the price for a pack of smokes?

We purchased a new/used gas hog, there is nothing like seeing the pump stop your gas flow because you have exceeded the dollar limit.

See you... Chuck

Nene said...

Remember when gas prices weren't a make or break sort of deal? I want a Suburban! Lucky girl! :)

Anonymous said...

Nice car! Yeah, the gas deal... not so good, but hey, we have our little SUV and we love it!

Talbot Family said...

I would kill for a bigger car. Yeah gas sucks, but you have to drive anyway so you might as well do it in comfort. Nice!