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In reply to the discussion: If you wanted to buy a brand new car this weekend, could you? [View all]MineralMan
(151,393 posts)26. On Saturday, yes. Not on Sunday.
MN does not allow dealers to be open on Sundays. Blue laws.
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My credit rating is excellent but I have been saving for a car ever since I paid off this one.
Walk away
Jun 2013
#2
Wow! My brother used to buy used Volvo station wagons with over 100,000 miles on them...
Walk away
Jun 2013
#45
Could, but for a variety of reasons, never would. Cars are strictly a liability,
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#7
Wow, that is a really sad story buried within your post. I do hope you will be good to yourself
HardTimes99
Jun 2013
#53
Merely having enough cash to maybe buy a new car is not necessarily "comfortable"
Art_from_Ark
Jun 2013
#42
We have "Oh shit" in our checking account and we are waiting for people to pay us.
hunter
Jun 2013
#48
I used to care about my credit rating and I thought our health insurance was good too.
hunter
Jun 2013
#35
I'll actually be test driving a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited shortly after I type this.
Rod Walker
Jun 2013
#25
damn no wonder most DUers aren't concerned with our country's economic policies.
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2013
#30