New car!

I got a new car!! The 2007 Acura TL Type S. This car features a 3.5 liter, 286 horsepower engine, navigation system, some sweet quad exhaust ports, satellite XM radio, cup holders, leather seats, and Star Trek computer voice. And for those of you who remember my old car (the TSX), this new car totally kicks the old car's ass in every aspect.

After a long time debating, I figured that getting a new car was a good choice for a couple of reasons.

1. Walking is for losers.*
2. Public transit is for losers.*
3. Having a car will help me establish the all-important credit.
4. The car will keep its resale value quite well relative to others in the same segment.
5. The car cost roughly $8000 less in the US than in Canada. (Before you bring it up, yes, that takes exchange rate into account.)
6. It's going to be really funny when I show up for a road test in a brand-new Acura TL-S.
   

* Applies only to people living in Seattle and surrounding areas.

And the best part? The new car cost the same as the old car did! Take the price of this new car and convert it into Canadian, and you'll get the price of my old car in Canada. It would have been cheaper even, if those bastards had let me lease.

Wait, that reminds me. "You want to lease a car? Well, never mind the fact that you've owned one car and leased another one before. We're going to pretend that you're some kind of high school dropout with no money and no prospects and not let you lease a car. Also, never mind the fact that we actually leased you a car in Canada. Here, in America, the rules are different. First you get the sugar. Then you get the money. Then you get the lease." - Acura.

I'm sure I'll have more to say about this soon. For now I just want to get the news out!