Felicity turned two this year, which means that when we fly, we have to buy four tickets instead of three. So when planning our Utah vacation this summer, we decided to drive. Which...necessitated a new car. We had two hatchbacks. The Malibu Maxx is quite spacious, but still only has five seats. And the Impreza was super tiny. Here are some pictures of our seriously hail-damaged Subaru (the first is from when it was first damaged, before we bought it) - we called it the pickle car because of all the massive dents.
Surprisingly, this was our more valuable car, worth around $7000-8000. To get a larger vehicle, we felt this was our best bet to get the cash, so we sold it. It took several months, and we were worried it wouldn't happen before our trip, but it did. Then we were worried we wouldn't be able to find a van in that time that would fit out needs and budget, but we did, with just a couple days to spare! We found this beauty: a 2005 Chrysler Town & Country Limited (meaning, it has ALL the options on it), with 98k miles on it, and I got it for $3750.
It needed new tires right off the bat, a new radiator, and a little love, but it is running great. All the power doors work, it has a sunroof, I got the DVD player working for a little bit (before it broke again), and sprayed all the rusty spots with rust converter. It's not super pretty, but it is good for us, and is way cheaper than buying a new one. To make it worth it from a month-to-month cost perspective, I figured it needs to hold out for about 2 years without any more major issues. Anything beyond that is gravy. Woot!
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