New Old Car Redux

Although yesterday's car-buying process took nearly eight hours, it was still a walk in the park compared to last summer's fiasco-- the people at Bell Audi were lovely and professional and up-front and didn't try to tack on sketchy warranties and oddball fees (nitrogen in the tires, anti-theft etching, dealer prep fee, etcetera) and they were totally willing to work with our budget-- and our side visit to Citi Motors to check out a Subaru Outback was fast and efficient and also totally transparent-- no weird fees, quick access to the car for a test drive, and a fast negotiation to the out-the door-price . . . so we were pleased with both the 2015 Honda CR-V with an immaculate CarFax and the slightly newer Subaru so we called our mechanic and he broke the tie-- and we are now the proud owners of a blue 2015 Honda CR-V . . . this car seems very similar to the Honda CR-V that our son Alex totalled in 2021 and maybe this time around we'll get to see just how reliable this model is.