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As you can see, since I haven't posted about it, I don't have a new car yet. It's not because we didn't find one last night, it's because we didn't go.

My dad is on call this weekend and he got a call just as they were walking out the door last night so my mother called and canceled.

We're going later today, like in an hour or two. I will post tonight with pictures of my new car.

Oh, and I mentioned to my mother about the line in that note about how I have to keep an open mind about what car I'm going to get. She said that my dad wrote it.

Uh-huh, like I believe that. See, my dad has perfect grammar and my mother doesn't.

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So, I still do not have a new car and I'll tell you why:

We get to the dealership and the salesman begins showing me a Rio5, which is the hatchback version. I told him I'd rather have the sedan because I don't need the extra cargo space, and it's cheaper. The more we talk the more it becomes obvious that we're not going to get me in a brand new Rio for what my parents think I can afford (read: what they want to pay when if I screw up for whatever reason lose my job) so they had the guy look into used cars. Then some how leasing came up and that was decided to be the best option.

They ran my credit and came back with payments of $260. They then ran my dad's and came back with $332! He lost it! As in he was vibrating with rage. I was proud that he wasn't yelling but it was a close thing. Eventually we got them down to $1000 down and $240-$250/month.

The car I'm getting is exactly like the rental, only in red. I saw one on the lot.

After we agreed to the price, the salesman came back and said he doesn't have the car on the lot. What!? I just saw one! He says it sold. He also said the earliest he can have the car ready for me, is Tuesday. My dad lost it again!

The salesman offered to pay for the rental until Tuesday, but he implied he won't have the car for me until after the rental place closes, which means I'll need the car until Wednesday. Dad told him he had better have the car for us on Tuesday or we're buying a car elsewhere.

Fingers crossed that come Wednesday I'm showing pictures of my new car!