I bought a new car yesterday!!

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I stopped to look at the Kia Sorrento yesterday because I saw an ad on TV and thought that the new model looked pretty good. Keep in mind, I have driven small cars for the last 5 or 6 years. I test drove the Sorrento and loved it! I ended up getting a 2011 sand beige Sorrento. I LOVE the color! It was expensive but I am so happy I own (well, I will when I pay it off lol) a car! My last car was a lease and I am actually very glad that it was because it was horrible. I had that car in the shop more often than I drove it! This Sorrento is just so big compared to what I am used to, but it gets the same (or better) gas mileage than the Impreza! It also costs me about $200/6 months less on insurance! How crazy is that?! It handles better than the Impreza too. Strange, since I figured a car would handle better than a crossover...

Oh and I had no intention of buying a car yesterday since my car doesn't go off lease until the beginning of October but they bought out my lease....
 

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Congrats!
You will love your kia! The Beau has a 99 that the odometer reads 220,000 but he swapped the engine around 200,000. He has had no problems out of it minus the usual maintenance stuff.
My dad had a sorrento and his wife was in a head on collision and she got out with only a few bumps and stitches nothing major but it killed the other driver. The firefighters and EMS told her the Kia was the only reason she survived it.
 
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Thanks everyone! It is so comfortable to ride in-- I swear, I am in love with my car, lol!
 

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Those are really nice! I Miss having a SUV. Never had one till we tried the Ford Escape Hybrid.. Which I LOVED and still miss! But with a 750 mo car payment.. we couldn't do it.. so traded it..and got a car.. I Miss having a SUV. U wont ever wanna go back!
 
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