facing choices

ok, so i finally left work early and had the car checked and the estimate just for the clutch repair is over $1200 without tax and it'll still need a full tune up, tires, brake work, and other stuff within the next year and so i must decide, $2000 into a 12 year old car or $2000 down on a new or newer used car...

so as luck would have it, jackson was free today to drive me around and we went to a half dozen dealers and found that an inexpensive car is not available in orlando... the sub compacts like the chevy aveo, kia rio, ford fiesta, toyota yaris, and other like that are simply not on the lots, on some lots, no more in stock... the few i did find did not have power locks or an auto transmission and i wanted both this time... worst of all, because these economy cars are so scarce around here, the prices are a few thousand higher than in other parts of the country... so do i travel elsewhere to buy a new car or have a new car transported here through a dealer or do i look at used cars...

so i looked at used cars and the same situation... very few to choose from, some lots had none, high mileage, and prices as high as new cars in other states... this day was quite frustrating...

so i spent the evening searching the internet for cars and then searching the internet for apartments that are cheaper than the one i am in... there are a few, but more than twice further from work than here which increases travel costs and i will have to see these places myself, especially if i am moving there so i can save money so i can buy a brand new car to park there...

i will sleep on my choices and consider my options again tomorrow...

and how was your day? :}