After much contemplation and money saving, I was finally ready to buy a car over here.
Originally I had more or less decided to hire cars occasionally when we wanted to skip town for the weekend. Unfortunately it restricted us too much and I decided that being able to just jump in the car and get away from the city was too important.
Last weekend we spent half a day looking around the car yards. Turns out the first car yard we looked in had the one. It's a 1999 Subaru Outback with all the options including heated leather seats (they'll come in handy after snowboarding). 92,000 kms (very low) and in great nick. $10,600 CAD (incl GST). A bargain considering what else is out there including private sales. Getting one that old with such low k's just doesn't happen. And it's clean as!
The AWD will be a great in the ice and snow, and the wagon will be great for carrying snowboards. It's a really nice car to drive as well.
The only kicker is the insurance. The insurance companies think that anyone outside Alberta can't drive & treat you as a new driver. They should give me a discount! $2100 p.a. ! I also had a quote for $3750.
