Car Flux

We bought a car last night. It's a certified pre-owned 2008 Toyota 4runner. Very similar to my last car, but newer with better gas mileage. Amazing that a car 1 year old is half the price of a new one. We got a great deal on it and are pretty happy about it. We were going to do a hybrid, but they're really, really expensive and the gas mileage isn't much better for SUV hybrids than it is for the car we ended up purchasing. So my fingers are crossed that by the next time we'll need a car, they'll have worked all that out.

In all, we're happy with the car but I miss my old one. Someone is purchasing it. They had a 2000 engine but a totalled car. We had a car with a totalled engine. I'm glad they will love it. I sure did.

So, everything is being worked out... but it's never quite that simple as Ken's truck has been acting up over the last two months and then starting running a bit hot over the last week. We took it in yesterday now that we have a mode of transportation and just found out that it needs a new head gasket. Boooooooooooooo. The last one was covered under warranty...but not this one. So, we're looking at another $800. Still cheaper than a new car and we're getting the repairs done.

I doubt they'd give us a 2 for 1 deal, right?