Saturday, July 05, 2003

My mom just called to ask if I want to go car shopping with them. They are still with only one car since they gave the Explorer to the Cooties back in April. It hasn’t been an issue with Dad in California with his contract. But I think that’s getting ready to end and he’ll need to have a car.

They’re looking at the Subaru Outback and the Toyota Highlander.

So I’ll be gone for a big chunk of the day.

LATER:  When my mother called she said the goal was to get out before it got hot. She then called me a bit later to say she was running late. When I got to their house, the thermometer in my car was reading 91 degrees (at 10:45am). So we were out in the hottest part of the day. Yay!

We went test driving both cars. This is going to be my mother’s car, so she drove them. Both are nice, have their pluses and minuses. I freely gave my two cents. What’s interesting is that one of them wants one and the other wants the other, I think. So since they’re not planning to buy until next week, they have a week to hash it out. Basically it comes down to whether or not they want an SUV or a car--both have 4-wheel drive, they both have about the same cargo space. I’ll be interested to see which one they decide on.