New Car!

So, Nick and I are excited. We now both have nice cars!!!  Up until now, we had been saving money, because both of our cars were paid off. Then a few "little" problems kept cropping up with Nick's car, and we had some of them fixed, and then a few more 'tiny' problems would surface.  So, we decided that we should at least start looking for a car, and what better time than when they are coming out with 2011s so we could look for a 2010. Well, since Nick is still in Canada, guess who the lucky person was that got to shop for this new car? Moi.  And, I thought it would be fun, but it sure wasn't. Car shopping is stressful, and I hate bargaining, but I learned through this that I'm just 'naturally' good at it b/c I seriously won't pay too much for a car. I'll walk out if they won't come down to my price. Which must be fairly effective, since I came back for 3 days and left 3 days, and they kept dropping the price each time. Oh, and I should mention that the car we ended up with (Hyundai Touring) is not the one that I was even shopping for. We were shopping for a small hatchback, and that is the one I went in to purchase last night. But, out of the corner of my eye, I kept seeing this car, and thinking... that car is a better buy for us overall. Even though it's a little more, we would just have to keep paying on it for 10 more months or so to have that one, if they would come down 7,000 off the sticker price, which they did! I whittled them down, and worked it out! I'm so excited. It's a beautiful car, rides well, has tons of cargo room, and enough room for *hopefully* future kiddies :)  So all in all, I am fairly pleased with myself. My parents came with me to do this, since Nick is out of town, and my dad couldn't believe what a good job I did bargaining, and he thinks I got a good deal, so I think I really did! And, even after reading reviews on Kelley Blue Book, it appears I did too :) So yay! Now, I just can't wait for Nick to get home so he can drive his new car!!!