still sick with a nasty cold, not to mention that a tree fell on our car, and our refrigerator is going. Bad news always comes in threes. The car has been totaled by the insurance company, so the check will pay for the new refrigerator and a little toward a new car.
Our old car was a very reliable 1992 Honda which we bought new. It still ran brilliantly and may have lasted many more years had the tree not fallen on the engine. We are getting another Honda because they last so long. Imagine having a reliable car for over 15 years! We will miss our old car, especially it's excellent gas mileage. My husband has used this car for the past few years just to go to and from work.
We are getting a 2009 Honda Fit. According to U.S. News & World Reports, Honda Fit is rated number one for affordability and reliability among subcompact cars. They sell well because they are priced well and are reliable - free markets at their best! We could have bought another less expensive subcompact, but we'll gladly pay extra for quality and reliability. This will be my car, and my husband will get the older Honda.
The car will be tax deductible for 2009 taxes, and I think the new Energy Star refrigerator will as well. We'll need all the tax breaks we can get as taxes and costs are sure to go up as we head toward a greater reliance on our Federal government.
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oh my. Sorry to hear about your car. I would miss our little toyota too if a tree was to fall on it.
Prayers that your cold will be better soon.
Hope you feel better soon! That's a lot of rotten luck all at once :o(
My sister (Aunt LoLo) and BIL have a Honda Fit- they love it!
So sorry you've had some troubles. And I'm really glad you weren't in the car when the tree fell. Really excited for your new FIT!
Please let us know what Refrigerator you chose. (I bought the 'French Door' style with a pull out bottom freezer 2 years ago. I can't keep the kids out of the freezy pops!)
Hope you're feeling better soon!
You are having a bit of bad luck there on the North of the line! I remember you posting about the Honda. It says alot about that kind of car that you are buying another one. Hope it gets many, many miles for you. So far my 2001Buick is doing well. It gets surprizingly good mileage.
Thanks. :)
Oh, I got a cheapo frig. Nothing special.
That's so sad about your car, but I'm glad you weren't in it at the time! You weren't were you?
No, thankfully it was parked at my husband's work when the tree fell on it.
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