Well folks, it’s the end of an era.  As of the other day, I no longer own the sweet, SWEET Focus. It was bittersweet. For all the problems I’ve had with the car lately (and all the money spent trying to fix it), it was a great car that lasted 15 years.  After taking it to Ford and having them tell me that they couldn’t fix because Ford no longer makes the part, I made the decision that it was time to let it go.

Luckily, my mom and dad were in town, so I had them go with me to the dealership (I’ve never walked in to one of those places on my own before). I had three used cars all picked-out ahead of time that I wanted to look at and test drive.  I came away with a brand new car. The payments aren’t much more than I would have paid for the used car, which surprised me. Now I gotta see how much my insurance is gonna go up, lol!!

Only drawback so far is that I have no idea how to use most of the bells and whistles, but I’m sure I’ll figure them out when I read the manuals.