OrangeCoat

Since I know nothing about cars, I'd much rather have a newer car that I know when I put the key in it will start. My first car in 1999 was a 1980 Chevy Citation. It had a nostalgic look about it, but I always dreaded making right hand turns because it would tend to stall. I was delighted when my parents bought me a 2000 Hyundai Accent the following year. The Accent gave me 6 worry-free years of driving to and from work, college and everywhere else. I recently upgraded to a Honda Element because the Accent was on its last leg. I figured I'd trade it in before anything happened and so I wouldn't have to put money into something I wanted to get rid of anyway. My plan for the Element is to keep it until at least 2015. My fear is once I pay it off in 5 years, it will be about the same time I'm ready to upgrade again.