A NEW Car!

It is that time of year - my faithful 2007 Acura TL's lease is about to end and so the hunt for a new car began. I knew I wanted to go back to a mid-sized SUV and was pretty sure I wanted a Honda Pilot. In addition to the Pilot I also test drove the Mazda CX-9, the Ford Flex, Ford Explorer, Toyota Highlander. There were things I liked about each car, but not enough to convince me to move away from the Pilot.

The next phase was finding the best deal (I HATE doing this!). Brock was a huge trooper and went with me to all the dealerships and test drove cars with me. He sat through endless sales pitches, etc. I received several quotes but still didn't have the number where I wanted it to be. McKay asked me what my lowest number was and said he felt he could beat it. I told him to 'go for it'. He made a few calls and YES, he was able to hit the number I was looking for! Go McKay. He told me this was the BEST and BIGGEST birthday gift ever...I agree!

Unfortunately they didn't have the color I wanted so the waiting game began. I received a call on Thursday my car was ready to pick up. McKay finished the negotiations over the phone and Rachel and I drove to Cerritos to pick it up. The sales gal was WONDERFUL! She honored everything she said she was going to. There were no gimmicks once I got down there. It was a wonderful experience.

A BIG shout out to McKay and Brock for all of their help. A shout out to Garrett & Leanne who went on the first test drive with me and to Rachel who, after returning from camp spent eight hours with me picking the car up!



Rachel even took a picture of me 'signing' the paperwork!