New Car

Ah...what a feeling to walk into a car dealership and one hour later drive away with a new car! That's exactly what I did last Saturday. I hopped in a cab to the closest Nissan dealer and within an hour I drove away in a 2008 Nissan Altima 3.5 SL. I was tinkering between an Altima and Maxima, and when I really thought about what I would use the car for, drive to work occasionally, and on the weekends for errands, I couldn't reasonable fork over the extra monthly payments. Just wouldn't be prudent (said in the Dana Carvey voice from ages ago...hehe!!)

So what did I get? Here are the specs:

• V6 - duh, obviously!
• Heated leather seats - very nice in the cold Chi winter!
• XM Satellite - eh, came with it, I'm not complaining
• Bluetooth sync with phone - which kicks ass by the way
• iPod Aux port - nice to mix it up a little when I drive the 2 miles to work!
• Sunroof - will be key in the summer
• And a bunch of other options and bells and whistles

I didn't get the nav system because I'm generally good with directions. But we shall see. The paint is precision gray, a mix of blue/gray. Looks pretty sharp...and I love the V6. Did I mention that already? ;-)