Halas Gets a New Ride

[Leslie and Halas]

I was 2 years into a 3 year lease on a very nice Lexus ES350.  I took it in last Friday for the oil change and tire rotation, and I got the new RX350 as a loaner.  I decided that in a year, when my current lease was up, I was going to buy a used RX.  I was putting too many miles on this car to justify leasing my next one, and the new RXs were too expensive for me, so I'd have to go with a used one.  I mentioned this to my salesperson (I've used the same one every time I've leased something there), and she said they were really looking for used ES350s.  The earthquake/tsunami in Japan has really limited their new ES inventory, so the demand for used ones has spiked.  She was able to get me a brand new RX (2 years newer than my ES), more expensive with more bells, whistles, and gadgets than my ES, bump the mileage up to 15,000 per year instead of 12,000, all with the same lease payment that I had before. I didn't have to think about that for very long.  I love new cars, so a newer car for the same payment sounded OK to me.  Sorry for all of the boring car details. Anyway, I just picked up our new vehicle today.  I think Halas will like it.  It's an SUV, so it sits up a little higher, and we'll have more room in the back for our flyball trips.  We have a flyball tournament this weekend, so we'll be able to try it out.  It's not an overnight trip, because it's pretty close to home, but it should be pretty nice.  Halas rides in the backseat with a harness, but it will be nice to have room in the cargo area for his kennel.  When it's nice out at the flyball tournaments (not too hot), we'll sit around outside, and the dogs can hang out in their kennels in the cars.I've also always had cars in the red or silver to black family, and this one is a really light blue metallic, so that's a little different for me.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I love a new car too. Sadly, my doodle mobile is almost at 200,000 miles, but I can dream :) This is exciting and a big congratulations!!!

[Jennifer and Jack]

Sounds great!!!

 

[GBK]

Woo Hoo sounds like a GREAT deal for both of you :)  Can't wait to see a picture, with Halas as the model of course!