Out with the old, and in with the new!

So....fourteeen years, 267,872 miles later, I have finally parted with my beloved Accord. The AC died last summer while Sara was visiting, and I admit to being too spoiled to go without AC for a summer. Also, I wasn't about to take off to SC in the old thing. I did some preliminary pricing online and got the best price through the Sam's Car Buying service. So we then took that to several dealers and continued to get the bidding lower and lower till I was satisfied. I got a whole $500 on my trade in; I have to admit that I have pretty much gotten complete use, wear and tear on that car! Even the dealership was impressed with the mileage I had obtained! Here's the old girl before we took her to the dealer....



And here's the new baby!! I splurged for the EX version with the moonroof, but otherwise, it is a very similar, updated version of what I have had. Even the colors aren't too far off! I found the sticker off the old car as I was cleaning out, and surprisingly, the prices are about the same, although it is 14 years later. Of course, this one is a Civic, the last one was an Accord, but size wise, they are about the same. I intend to get just as many miles out of the new one!!