# My first NEW CAR!!!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-new-car/74545>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 1, 2001, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-new-car/74545 "2001-08-01T21:48:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-new-car/74545/1 "2001-08-01T21:48:00Z")

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Well, after running around and around with USAA, I finally have my finalized load established for my new car! The check comes tomorrow, and I pick up the car about an hour later.

I got a 2001 Nissan Sentra SE, with the performance package, manual transmission. It’s a very nice car, especially considering the price. I just went down to the dealer to drive it, since they got it in from another dealership last night. I test drove the Sentra a month ago and bought it based on those feelings, and it surprised me, but MY car drives noticably better than the car I test drove! Ok…I can shut up now.

Jman

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**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-new-car/74545/2 "2001-08-01T21:49:49Z")

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Uhh…that should be “finalized _ **loan** _.” Hehe.

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**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-new-car/74545/3 "2001-08-01T21:56:06Z")

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Congratulations, Jman.

I have a 1993 Sentra that I’ve kept in presentable condition. It now has 158,000 miles on it (nearly all of which I’ve driven,) and it still runs like a top. I’d take it anywhere. It’s one hell of a trouper of a car.

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**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-new-car/74545/4 "2001-08-01T23:35:07Z")

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Congratulations! I remember how excited I was when I got my first new car (1987 Ford Escort). I drove that car for almost ten years and it ran like a champ. I hope you get as much mileage, dependability, and good ol’ driving fun out of your car as I did mine.