New Vehicle Acquisition :-)

I got my first car back when I graduated out of High School. I was about to turn 18 at the time and I was excited. My parents got me a 1992 Nissan Maxima SE with 103,000 miles on it for $2000. It wasn't much but I was just happy to have a car. Fast forward to today and my 1992 is still running but its in pretty bad shape. The engine still runs but I have plenty of mechanical failures specially on the wheels. Wheel bearings go bad and so do the control arms and I was just fed up with putting more money into it.

So the choice was made that I needed a new car, well not a new car, more of like used not to old and in good shape. I don't believe in new cars because they depreciate the minute you drive off the lot. My birthday was last week so I considered this my B-Day present. I ended up going for a 2004 Chevrolet Impala with 72,000 miles. I have always been a fan of Japanese cars, Nissans specifically. So this being a an American car I was kind of doubtful, what is it that drew me into this vehicle?

Well first of all it was the price, I paid $6000 for it. I don't think its that bad considering its an 04 with not that many miles in it. Second the car is big and spacious and thats how I like it. There is nothing more irritating that hearing people right behind you complain because your seat it too far back. And third was the in-dash 7" Touch Screen LCD w/ DVD player. Took me a while to get the DVD portion to work because it comes with a safety feature that does not let you view movies while the vehicle is in motion. Fortunately the previous owner was smart and installed an override switch that lets you watch movies while on the go. So now I can watch my Gundam Seed Destiny DVDs on the go when I am on a trip. It also has iPod hook up so that I can plug an iPod and throw it in the glovebox and control it through the stereo.

The Impala handles great and its a really smooth ride. Plus its not that slow either packing a V6 under the hood (wished I got the V8 version. Overall I am super happy and this couldn't have been a better value. Now I just need to figure out how to hook up a Playstation 2.... Think Rengou vs. ZAFT II on the go.....

Roomy Interior

Center Console

7" Touch Screen LCD cant watch anything while driving....

...unless you flip this little override switch, then you can watch whatever you want on the road ;-)

Voila!!