Following a comment by Stacy about the Acadia Forums, I went to the GMC site and built an Acadia. I was a bit conservative (I didn’t pick the top of the line trim level…but the one just below it looked really good!), but I lost my mind when I selected the options (it had to have 19″ wheels…). Payments were estimated at just over $600 per month - I may have to hold back on an option or two…but I’m not budging on the wheels.

We will definitely be in a different (*better*) financial situation in a few months. We want to focus on finishing our payments on Hotaru before taking on another auto loan. She will be paid off next summer, so that will give us time to save towards a down payment, too.

I don’t get excited about cars often (that I can actually own…I like the exotics just as much as the next enthusiast and they are made to get you excited about it). When I do and actually want to test drive the vehicle, it is pretty much sold. I was in love with the Grand Am when I saw it in Lethal Weapon 4 (see very bottom of link for reference). I fell in love with the Vibe at the 2001 NY Auto Show. Now, its the Acadia. We will get this car…like the others, it will just be a while…