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Downsizing, Part Deux

The nice thing about buying a car from CarMax is that if you're not satisfied with your purchase, you can return it within 5 days--no questions asked. If it turns out you don't like the color, the radio, anything...just take it back and exchange it for something else. Under our neighbor's advice, I drove the … Continue reading Downsizing, Part Deux →

Downsizing

Yesterday morning I took a good, long look at my `06 Ford Explorer. That night I traded it in. With gas prices creeping closer to the unthinkable $4 per gallon price range, I decided that it was no longer practical to drive a vehicle that gets less than 13 miles per gallon and, for the … Continue reading Downsizing →