Got the Car!

I looked around for cars since I arrived and well sometimes things just work out. This car is a 2006 Peugeot 307 1.6L (~54,000 miles on it) they were asking about $9,500 for it. Early last week I took it for a test drive and felt the car was really solid and thought it was a strong candidate.

It has a metallic blue paint (bonus) and well I have always wanted to own a Peugeot but did not want to let on how excited I was to find it! For what I wanted to spend I was having a hard time finding decent cars. It would take at least another 3 months minimum to get a car loan and I did not want to have that hassle anyhow so I was going to pay cash! This also helps when negotiating!

The inside was very comfortable as well and as you can see (picture below) it has some bells and whistles. It also has lots of room too. So I told them I would pay them in cash $8,300 and they could take it or leave it! I gave them the weekend to think about it as I told them I had other cars to look at, which wsa true but my heart was set on this one! Monday came around and by 11am the young sales guy called me and said if I could come in within the hour I could have it at my asking price!!! I had already turned in my rental car (renting was a killer!! it is vcery costly) so I got a ride from a colleauge....to the dealership!

Got to the dealership and I was ready to go but it was not going to happen so fast. They asked how much of a deposit would I put down I said no I will pay all of it I just want the car now! they guy looked confused and could not believe what I was saying? I said...I told you I would pay cash. Well they were not set up to take payments so I had to go to my bank and get a certified check and then go to their bank to deposit it!!!! that took about 2 hours and then I said ok I can take it now?? They still wanted to clean it and do some paperwork so I had to come back at 4pm....ugh...

Well the nice thing was the salesperson took me back to work and picked me up later to finalize everything. I learned lot about him during these hours such that he had played professional soccer in South Africa and wanted to attend a college in the US, he seems like a good kid and well I thought I would enquire around back home, he was suprised that I would do that...Finally we got their and after 30 mins I drove off. I just had one more person to ensure the purchase was ok....No not Steph she had already given me the green light...

Yes the car was Sasha Approved, you can see below :)

He has got plenty space in back as the seats collapse and he has a whole space to roam around and the windows are tinted so when there is a lot of heat he is shielded.

Lets hope the car holds up. So far so good!