Honda Civic...

After trying for more than a year to sell our Suburban in a $3 per gallon gas economy, we finally decided to go looking for new cars and trade our Suburban in. First try at the beginning of December was a bust with the dealer that is 2 miles from our house giving us a *laughable* amount for a trade. So, a friend at work suggested a small town south of us as they are a ranching community and are more in need of bigger trucks. I started emailing the place around Christmas and got a deal settled - MUCH better than the deal in town! The only hold up was that he didn't have what we wanted in stock, so we had to wait a couple of weeks for it to come in. I got home from work Friday to find the email that said the car was in! First thing on Sat we drove down and completed the deal! It went SO smoothly - I highly recommend internet dealing as the only way to buy a new car - there was no sitting in the showroom for hours negotiating a deal - it was all done in the comfort of my family room over a couple of days. And, from talking to other people who have done it this way, it is a super smooth way to do it!

Anyway - without further ado... the first brand new car ever owned by any of the Brenton household...


We are going to miss the room the Suburban gave us, but I certainly won't miss planning every trip I take as to how close the next gas station is!