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That's a lie. I LOVE my car, which is an '02 Nissan Sentra GXE. I've been having problems with it lately and it's gotten to that point where I should just trade it in for a new car. I wanted to keep this car for a few more years but it doesn't look like it's possible. This car has been with me through a lot of things, such as helping me move out of my parent's place, taking the kitties to the animal hospital (where I learned they should really stay inside their crates), and it bares the emblem of two anime shows I once loved; Naruto and Bleach.
This actually is my second car to own. When I first moved here to Vegas, I didn't have my own car yet and I was either being dropped off/picked up by my parents, riding the bus, or getting a ride from Vincie. Due to my parents' poor planning (i.e. not adding me as a licensed driver to their car insurance and not being able to file a car accident claim), I decided to get my own car. My first was a brand new 2006 Kia Rio, which I bought hastily.This was extremely hard to pay on a monthly basis since I was making minimum wage from my first job. Then I got into a car accident a few months after I bought it. I panicked. I still had 4 years left to pay it off and I couldn't imagine how to pay for it on top of the repairs. Luckily (?), the car was deemed a total wreck and I had no obligation to pay for it anymore. After spending too much money on renting a car from Enterprise (which was also a Kia Rio), I decided to buy a car-- again. And better car insurance! By then, I had a better paying job and reasonable monthly payments.
And here we are, six years later after paying it off. Unfortunately, I've learned recently that this model has had poor head gasket issues. Not to mention everything else has gradually broken down, like my sun visor and my compartment. Nissan is still a good car - it currently has over 103,000 miles on it - but this particular car is sadly not. My car seems to get worse and worse each year whenever summer and winter hits, which is more severe in Vegas. Now that summer is fast approaching, I'm faced with possibly spending even more repairs for the car or taking on another car loan and paying it off for another six years.I have a hard time letting go of stuff o_o
