Baby, you can drive my car

So the most incredible and unbelievable thing happened to me and I was in a state of shock so I couldn't even write about it for a few days. I got a car!! Now I knew this day was coming, but I didn't foresee it to be any time in the near future when I landed the internship in North Hollywood. I had the option of taking the bus 2 hours each way the days of my internship OR get a car. I decided on looking around for a really cheap used car. Something that could just get me back and forth and that I could replace in a few years when I start making money. I foolishly (or luckily, depending on how you look at it) sent my parents out to test the waters of used cars because I was at school. And they call me up to report that...wait for it...they got me a car and were driving it off the lot that very minute!! I thought my parents had gone insane. Not only was it a car, but it was a brand new 2006 Hyundai Elantra. I told them that they were insane and that I didn't deserve a new car. I've done nothing to deserve it and since I'm making $0 right now just interning, I have no way of paying for it until I graduate. I would be quite content with making a car out of a cardboard box and running it around town like the Flinestones, I told them. But the more they talked the more they convinced me that it made a lot of sense. For one, this car is super reliable and safe. It's got front and side air bags and has received 5 stars on crash test ratings. Also, its about the same price that a used Toyota or Honda would be because we got a really good deal. So if I got a used toyota, it would have a lot more miles on it than this new car. Because it's new, it's less likely to break down as much within the first few years and I should be able to keep it for the next decade rather than trading it in, allowing me to save money in the longrun. It gets something like 28 or 30 miles to the gallon too which is important. I got to pick the color, so I chose a nice cherry red color. It's not so bright red that I'll get stopped by every cop, but it's bright enough to be visible on the road. So I'm in a state of shock that I own a car. But as long as my parents agree to let me help pay for it once I graduate and start making money on my own and budgeting, I think I can accept it. Here are some pictures of my baby. All cars need a name, so I need to come up with one for my car. so if anyone has any suggestions, post a comment.



This is one showing the actual color. I could only chose between this, teal, and beige. The teal was gross and the beige reminds of an old person car. I wanted mine to have some personality.