New (Used) Car!!!

Four score and seven years ago (well, seven years anyway) we bought a very nice 1989 Honda Civic DX. It was maroon, had four doors, a decent amount of miles for the year and we, the Ross', were happy. The Civic (or the "drove car" as Taite and Trinity referred to it) was very good to our family. I think I changed the tires twice, replaced a battery and fixed the air conditioning (after 4 years of owning it!) For owning a car that long, we did very well - the Civic was a good car.

Fast forward to 2006 and the Ross Clan move out to Colorado Springs where the state has emissions laws (tree huggers!) I take my Civic in to get it tested so I can get my CO registration and tags. Costs me $35 and the car fails miserably. I am then told that it'll cost $90 for them to diagnose the problem so I can get it fixed. So I ask what's the ball park figure to fix it. He tells me it can be anywhere between $150 to $1500! Ouch! So there I am thinking "Ouch! That's a lot of money to sink in this car!"

Well suffice it to say we decided to try and get something else and retire our little metal go-cart friend. After going to probably 10 lots I was beginning to think I couldnt find a car with all the things I wanted for the price I wanted to pay. But God knew! So on Saturday we became the proud new owners of a 1998 Acura 2.3CL. It's REALLY nice and has everything I wanted in a car. AND we got it for $3000 less than retail! Praise the Lord! Anyway, here you go - pics as promised!