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I got my very first NEW car

14 years ago

Over the weekend I bought an '09 Nissan Sentra. It is the first new car I have ever owned. My parents always bought used and I just followed their habit. I traded my GMC truck for a beautiful black sedan. I took pictures but my computer is giving me fits trying to upload to Photobucket.

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litereader
14 years ago
CONGRATULATIONS! That is so fun! Enjoy that new car smell, there's nothing like it.
nodakgal
14 years ago
Good for you Linda!!
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mimi_boo
14 years ago
Enjoy that new car smell!
patti43
14 years ago
What fun! Enjoy every minute of driving--what kind of gas mileage do they get?
lydia1959
14 years ago
Enjoy it!!

My parents just bought their very first new car last week... they are in their 70's! They used the clunker program.
good36
14 years ago
Wow! Good for you. I love the Nissan Sentra, it's a great looking car and roamy.

CONGRATS!!
roseluver
14 years ago
Thumbs up!!! Enjoy your new ride!
Pawprint
14 years ago
Excellent choice! I LOVE Nissan. Did you test the CUBE while shopping for the Sentra? Most interesting!
linda_in_iowa
Original Author
14 years ago
Patti43, It gets an average of 33 MPG. It is very roomy. I sat in the backseat this afternoon while DS drove it for the first time and took our neighbor for a spin. Hopefully, it will be the last car I buy.
jannie
14 years ago
Congratulations. Enjoy it.
Granlan_TX
14 years ago
Congrats Linda..I'm happy for you as a first time new car owner. I want to do that one day, but I'll never know the new car smell since I have no sense of smell.

If you can relate a new car smell to a flavor, what would it be? I can taste. :)
wanda_va
14 years ago
Congratulations! You deserve it. I've only had 3 new cars, so I know how exciting it is. Enjoy!!
donna_oh
14 years ago
Congrats on your new Black Beauty!

Donna (^_^)
grammahony
14 years ago
Oh that's good news. Now you can drive it all the way to Sandy and Deans next June.
Leslie
hayjud_mn
14 years ago
Congrats!
A bran-new car is so exciting. We only had a new one once. I'll never forget that beautiful little pinto.
That kind should be a forever car.
Have fun!
grinch_gut
14 years ago
WEll I am not going to post til you show a pic LOL Stacy
petaloid
14 years ago
I'll put a link to a sample photo below -- cute as can be!

Here is a link that might be useful: {{!gwi}}

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