My Final Decision

I tossed and turned all night trying to decide what to do. I came to the conclusion to keep my Cavalier. I looked at cars on the Internet and couldn't find anything in my price range that I was willing to take a chance on. They were either real rusty or more miles than mine and who knows what mechanical condition they are in. I know this car is mechanically sound. If I took all the money from the insurance and bought a used car I would probably have to do something to it and I would need to have full coverage on it. Not to mention, I would have nothing for a car later. I can drop my insurance to liability only and save some money there and drive it till I am better off to buy a car. Hopefully it wont be to much longer.

Rich pulled the car apart today and has the hood and fenders looking so good you can't tell till you get close that there is a problem. Between after market parts and parts form a junk yard, it can be fixed and I will have something left for a downer on a good car later. This way I can save some more after I have a job and get something I want and not just what ever I could get for three grand...which around here is not much.

I'm not replacing the sunroof. The track is busted on it. Tomorrow my son is coming over and since he has removed allot of them, he may be able to fix it. If he can't, they are just going to put it back in there and seal it shut. I'm not replacing the air bags...Gorilla tape to the rescue...the air bags are stuffed back into the dash and I will be picking up some Gorilla tape to tape the dash back together. I don't need no stinking air bags...my generation has drove most our lives without them and we're still alive. Hell...I hit a tree at 60 miles an hour with out one and I'm still here...not that I ever want to do that again. That was caused by a blow out on a wet road.

This way I don't have to worry about paying high insurance rates for full coverage...maybe I can get the Cavalier to last another three years...ha...right! By then my premiums should start to come down again. I believe it takes from three to five years after an accident for that to happen. Bottom line...I need a job...a real job...not temp placements.


I picked up my rental today, it's a Dodge Avenger. Same color as this one. It's a nice car but I wouldn't buy one for myself. I don't like the blind spots. When you are backing up you have to really stretch to see around the head rests, the door jam between the front and back doors, and the spot behind the back window is a huge blind spot. I'm looking in all three mirrors and all around and I'm still not comfortable with it. At $2 a day plus tax, I'll deal with it. When I go to the store I'll make sure I find spots I can pull straight through. Plus it has allot more power than my Cavalier so I am always checking my speed and I'm always speeding. I can see I will be using the cruise allot just to control my speed. I don't need a $100+ ticket for speeding. I have no idea what one is now but I don't want one.

Till next time...I will be enjoying satellite radio. Hey I gotta get something outta this! Just trying to look on the bright side.