At last!

We got a new (to us) car today -- the Blue Bullet, or "B.B." for short.

It's a 2002 Saturn SL-2, four-door with some but not a ton of options. We were only looking for an adequate car, and this seems to fit the bill. It's a step up from the Hunk-O-Junk but we still have some more economic climbing before we can be back in the BMW club. Surprisingly, we had very little haggling to do over the price; the dealer came back with an offer within $500 of what Edmunds.com said a private party sale should be, and our financing options were such that there was very little negotiating room on the price anyway.

It's a great relief to have a second car at last. The Wife and I work on opposite ends of town so every day I have to drop her off at her work before she starts, and I have to leave my work in time to pick her up when she is done for the day. Now, we can each drive ourselves home and to work. More gas and insurance, to be sure, but much less stress on both of us. Two working adults should have two cars.

I'll update later, when I have more time, with a picture of our new car. The Wife got a mascot for the car -- an orange plastic lizard she named "Frankie" who now lives on the dashboard.