"New" Car

I haven't driven many cars in my time. I tend to keep a car until it stops moving under its own power. Since my last car was totaled in an accident I did need to get a new car, or at least one that was new to me.

I commute an hour each way by car to work and since I'm hoping not to retire for a little while good mileage was important;  I definitely wanted a smaller car. I also prefer smaller if only because where I live and where I work are university towns with parking spaces the width of a cracker.

I do value a car that is very responsive to the road. I'm not that articulate about this but most folk seem to have a sense of it.  Since my kids are grown the need for a gargantuan trunk isn't as pressing, just something to handle my commute and some road trips without three passengers in the car.

I was very fortunate this time around. I had enjoyed driving my previous car for a decade and felt that I had been served well by the dealership so I went back to the same dealership and looked for a newer version (but still used) of my previous car. It all came together fairly quickly.

If all goes well this will be my last car before I retire.