Car Sale

Ed and I admitted to each other that the embarking and disembarking of the Chevy Malibu seemed to be getting more difficult. (Of course, we all know this has nothing to do with old age, right?)

Getting in wasn't so bad but getting out from that low seat seemed to take more effort lately. We became aware of this because the many errands involved in setting up a home required getting in and out numerous times in a day.

Joan Benson, a good friend from our condo in Ft. Lauderdale, and I have kept in touch by email. She lives in Stuart, which is just south of us. Her son has a used car place called Luxury Cars and Trucks, which is right by our Wal-Mart.

When it looked like the car would be included in the motorhome deal (the deal that fell apart a couple of weeks ago), we started car shopping. Joan instructed her son to help us find a good car for a good price. And that he did!

When neither the car nor the RV sold, we almost let this SUV go. However, when Ed started shopping on the internet, he realized what a good deal this car was and that there aren't that many around. We both really liked it so decided to take a chance and get it......luckily, the car did sell this week.

Our "new" car is a 2002 Toyota Highlander. (This was built back in the days when Toyotas were made in Japan.) It's a grayish blue and in very nice shape.

The best part is that we came out ahead of the game money-wise. We have an older car but a more comfortable one for us. It will also work well as we travel to and from Virginia with Pepper and other "stuff".