car shopping

Yesterday we went car shopping, and looked at some cars.

The first car we tested yesterday was a Ford Fusion. When we got in, the first thing that was noticed was the gas gauge at Empty. Yep, the gas prices are hitting the car dealers also. As we drove, the computer went from 4 miles left to 1 mile left on that tank of gas. Yeah, even though it would be funny to run the car out of gas I didn't want to wait to get rescued so we only had a 3 mile test drive.

Another car that we test drove was the Mazda 3. I really thought it was the nicest car we drove. While driving, I looked over and saw that the "airbag off" light. So after looking for the cause, it was found that Michaela is too light to trip the sensor, and the car thought she was a child. Michaela claims she is over the air bag weight limit.

We also drove a Chevy Malibu. It was a nice car, but had a rattle. Some may know that this was not the first Malibu that we test drove. Four years ago we took a new one for a test drive, and it had the same rattle. The two cars looked very similar, so maybe they were the same. They do look kind of the same.... huh

Anyway, while Michaela was driving the Malibu, I changed the computer to metric and her speedometer shot up from 65 to over 100. "What..What happened?", as Michaela quickly slows and cars start quickly passing her on the Freeway. I guess 65 Km/H is not the same as 65 MPH. Strange..... Anyway, when we returned the car we left it in metric as to help eliminate speeders. Now the city doesn't have to spend more money on traffic cameras and sending cops out to give citations to people speeding.

Car poll results

Yea, the poll finished, and I am taking down the poll. Thanks for all 33 votes. So here are results to be immortalized.

Fix the air conditioning: 12 (36%)
Get the real Arizonia experience: 7 (21%)
Buy a new new car: 4 (12%)
Buy a used car: 10 (30%)

Also, thanks for the comments you left. Michaela and I are looking for a used car; we think the Geo is on its last legs. We might still fix the car, but after owning the car for 8 years it might be time to let it go. Michaela also looks forward to the day that she can drive my car without a broken spring poking her in the back.