We knew that we needed a new car this year (we had two cars >13 years old and have a new baby on the way), but we were unsure what kind and if it was going to be brand new. We were so excited to learn that our 1994 Blazer that my parents had given us was going to qualify as a "clunker" under the cash for clunkers rebate. It gets 17 miles per gallon and with 190,000 miles and being 15 years old we would probably only be able to trade it in for ~$500, but the governments' program was going to guarantee us $4,500!!
The program kicked in on July 24th. So being the planners that we are, we started looking at cars early. We finally decided on the Toyota Prius, a hybrid with 50 miles per gallon, that is just as big as a full-size Camry. We ordered the car on July 16th - a silver Prius with tinted windows and floor mats.
The car was supposed to arrive Wednesday July 29th... it was delayed and potentially was going to arrive Friday, July 31st. However, Nathan was leaving town on Friday for Boston so we weren't sure if we were going to be able to get it.
Friday morning we awoke to a nightmare: This article in the New York Times broke the bad news that we may have just lost $4,500! We were devastated, and were immediately in contact with our salesman as soon as the showroom opened. The dealership had received the news the night before and were trying to figure out what to do for all the people in our shoes... Nathan was back and forth on the phone with him and learned that our car had actually arrived, but still were not sure what the deal was.
At 11am we received a call that the deal was back on and we needed to hurry in and buy our car. CRAZY! We went from devastated to joyful! Both of us rushed from work and began the 2 and 1/2 hour ordeal of buying a new car. Nathan had to catch his flight so Amanda finished up the paperwork and drove the car back to work! What a crazy morning, but we finally had our new car.
Here are some pictures of the newest addition to our family:
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