If not for the expense for the monthly amortization of our house, hubby probably would have decided to get a second car for us.

He was a little piss last week as he was not able to attend the Filipino Week celebration at our daughter’s school since no one would be kind enough to fetch us from the hospital. He actually planned on taking a cab from the hospital where our youngest was confined but then nobody will be left with me and we still have to process the hospital bill so we can be discharge on the same day.

He was really upset because he wants to be with his precious daughter because we promised our daughter that at least one of us will be present to watch her performance. That is why he has been looking at Used BMW from Trusted Dealers because he is checking if we can afford a pre-owned car so we don’t have to rely on other people in case we need a ride.

I did not realize that deciding to buy a new car would be this stressful. LOL. Since we applied for a loan a few days before Holy Week, we were only able to get the bank’s approval last Friday. So yesterday, we went to Toyota again to get a quotation for Toyota Vios 1.3 J and 1.3 E if it is through bank financing.

Howell was already set on getting the Vios 1.3 E (The only difference of the E model with the J model is that the Vios 1.3E has power lock, power window, power side mirror and mag wheels). And Toyota is also having a promo wherein they are giving the Insurance and the LTO registration for free if we purchased our car through Toyota Financial Services.

I made an Excel sheet yesterday so Howell can get a bigger picture of the price difference between the J and E model and if we will get the car through bank financing or through Toyota’s in-house financing. And after seeing the total amount after adding the interests, he is starting to have second thoughts again. LOL.

So we will see….We badly need to make a decision soon since we have no car to use since we sold our SUV weeks ago and Bela is already going to school for her summer class. Wish us luck and hopefully we can finally make a decision soon.

We said goodbye to our Vitara last week when the buyer picked it up in our house last Monday. Then the next day after Bela’s Moving Up Day program, we went to the different showrooms in Otis and Macapagal area to check out the cars that we are considering buying.

After our car window shopping, our choices were:

1. Toyota Innova – The capacity of this car is just perfect for us specially we are planning for baby # 2 this year. But it is over our budget.
2. Toyota Vios – This car has good reviews and they say that it consumes less gas plus it very well fit our budget. But the capacity of this car is just enough for a small family.
3. Honda City – Howell fell in love with this car. He is even set on buying it but I told him to think it over as it is already almost the price of the Innova.
4. Mitsubishi Strada – This is hubby’s number one love. But I find the price to pricey for a car and considering that it also has a small passenger capacity.

So what did we end up buying? That’s for my next post (Sayang din pang fillers din yun. LOL)

When we went on a three-week vacation to Europe, we were lucky to have seen a car exhibit while walking along Champs Elysee:

I can see how much hubby was drooling over this car (the same way he drools over the bmw 3 series). I know because I often see him check out the site of TheCarConnection and he always reads reviews of cars such as this and the chrysler 300.

The Car Connection reviews different cars that are out in the market such as the BMW, Chrysler and even the audi a3. And their reviews are really comprehensive as they give details on the styling, performance, quality, safety, and features and they even provide the specs per car as well as shows pictures of the car in different angles so their readers really get a lot of good information from them especially to those who are planning to buy a car.

I know that one of hubby’s wish is to have one of this cars but it is at the last of his list of priorities right now as he is aiming to purchase a much bigger house for us since our family is already growing. So I guess for the next five years or more, he will just be satisfied reading reviews and looking at the pictures of the cars from The Car Connection’s website.

My brother is currently having a lot of trouble with his car since last week. He really can’t use it properly because there are some certain problems that have occurred that should be given an urgent repair because if not, it can damage the other parts of his car and of course he doesn’t want that to happen for it will be a much burden to him.

He’s been too problematic since he doesn’t have enough budgets for now because the parts that are needed are too expensive and unfortunately, some parts are still not available. He asked me if hubby does have some contacts on where he can buy the parts in a lower price. But then, I just told him to try the midwest auto recycling and search for the different parts that he needs for a cheaper price.

Lucky for him, he was able to find the parts that he needs and fortunately, they are really cheaper than what he expected and he’s now planning to purchase it as soon as possible.