Monday, June 29, 2015

Meet Carla

Every kid that is the youngest always gets the hammy downs. Well I'm the youngest in the family which means I always got the hammy downs like toys, clothes, and even the family car. The good thing about getting the family car last was I got to keep it when I graduated college. Carlos, our white, two door Honda Civic has treated the Dill kids with love and care. Carlos have been there for us many times. He has been on many road trips, there for first kisses, college adventures and many more. 
As I graduated and got a job as a teacher, I knew it was time for me to start looking for a car that was more reliable. About two weeks ago, I called my dad up saying how everyday I see a stranded car on the side of the road and didn't want that to be me. It was time to start getting serious about looking at cars. Earlier this year, in April, I looked at cars and really liked the Jeep Compass. I've always loved the VW Tiguan, but the Jeep was more in my price range so my hopes and efforts were leaning towards the Jeep when I called my dad. We chatted for a bit and that was that. The next day my dad called me saying he had test drove cars for me. Okay.... Things just got serious! 
He had test drove the Jeep Compass and VW Tiguan and told me it was like night and day and how he liked the VW WAY better. Okay.... I thought. I have always loved the VW Tiguan, but I didn't think I could afford it. Turns out that the VW Tiguan could be in my price range if I found the right one and could get a deal on it. My dad asked what exactly I wanted in the car. If you know me, you know I can be high maintance at times and I wasn't going to settle for a crap car that I didn't like. I told my dad I wanted beige leather interior and white exterior. That is if it was in my price range. That night my dad found a car in Fresno and it was exactly what I wanted in my dream car, 2014 white VW Tiguan with beige interior. It was a little high on my price range, but it had exactly what I wanted in a car. I was sold and I hadn't even seen the car in person. 
Before driving to Fresno I needed to test drive a VW Tiguan to even see if I loved the type of car. It was a Saturday morning and I woke up, and thought to look at the cars here in Henderson/Las Vegas area. Everyday I had been looking at the cars in the area and nothing compared to the one in Fresno. That Saturday, when looking I found one VW Tiguan that wasn't far from my house at the VW dealership. I thought I might as well go look at it and test drive a Tiguan before I drove to Fresno. 
The first thing I said when I walked in the dealership was, "I am not buying a car today, I just need to look and test drive a Tiguan to see if I love it." The dealer probably thought I was crazy. People always say that. Well it turned out when I test drove the 2012 VW Tiguan on the lot with black interior I loved it! I was worried about having black interior, but I ended up loving how it was all black and classy inside the car. It was an older car, but had less miles on it than the one in Fresno. I left the dealership and had to call my dad. I had two cars I really liked and they both had pros and cons. Thus far this has been the biggest decision I have ever made. This is a ton of money that I would be spending on a car. After thinking and counseling with my dad I came to a decision.
I cleaned out Carlos and headed back to the dealership. I said goodbye to Carlos and hello to my new car. I choose the older, less mileage, white exterior and black interior VW Tiguan. Her name is Carla. She is sassy and classy and everyday since my purchase I have loved her and don't regret buying Carla. Sometimes you think you want something and in the process you find something better that is totally different. I started this car purchasing adventure thinking I was getting a Jeep Compass and ended up getting Carla, my white VW Tiguan. Meet Carla....