We have a 2006 Scion XB right now... really like it, but it costs more than we can really afford right now with dh's job situation, and doesn't have cruise control so highway travel is odd... and it gets 32MTG in town, which is NICE, but as it is geared for city driving, going over 60mph takes our milage down to 27-28mtg....
Anyway. Dh and I have been talking about getting a new car, trading in for a nice used car, etc, to lower payments and get something that better fits our family. The thing I really would like right now is a hybrid, but it's out of our price range.
He just called me from the dealership and is doing paperwork on a new one... apparently one random thing about it is that leather seats are standard. (it's a 2000 Subaru Outback wagon of some kind)
And not only that, it doesn't have LATCH and Tether carseat attachments. I cannot BELIEVE he would get something that attaches the carseats with a seatbelt.
UGH. I understand we need something in our price range, and he is trying to find the *best* car for us. And he doesn't realize the leather thing is bothersome to me as I've not discussed it with him. (it wasn't a problem before this) But a 5* crash test rating is all fine and good until a seatbelt malfunctions and our child is thrown from the car.
(Had to say something somewhere... ramble ramble, yet again...)
Anyway. Dh and I have been talking about getting a new car, trading in for a nice used car, etc, to lower payments and get something that better fits our family. The thing I really would like right now is a hybrid, but it's out of our price range.
He just called me from the dealership and is doing paperwork on a new one... apparently one random thing about it is that leather seats are standard. (it's a 2000 Subaru Outback wagon of some kind)
And not only that, it doesn't have LATCH and Tether carseat attachments. I cannot BELIEVE he would get something that attaches the carseats with a seatbelt.
UGH. I understand we need something in our price range, and he is trying to find the *best* car for us. And he doesn't realize the leather thing is bothersome to me as I've not discussed it with him. (it wasn't a problem before this) But a 5* crash test rating is all fine and good until a seatbelt malfunctions and our child is thrown from the car.
(Had to say something somewhere... ramble ramble, yet again...)