This is a sponsored post for the Cars.com. All opinions expressed herein are my own.
There’s this exercise that I do with my 90 Day Joy Makeover Bootcamp clients that involves making a list of all the things that are robbing them of joy. They’re supposed to list any and everything on the list that is making them feel stressed out or in any way unhappy. I call it the stress dump. When I do this exercise for myself near the very top of the list is my car. 🙁
I’ve written before about how I love my car and how it gives me joy and that is also true. That Joy comes from what the car represents and accomplishment that it was to be able to buy it. However, as time goes on things change, and the car that gives me so much joy is now causing me stress. Why? Because the car is old now. My car has become a Joy Thief.
The little hooptie.
My car is now 12 years old it has some scratches and dents and recently one of the back windows has started sliding down and not going back up. I have it’s secured with packaging tape. Ugh, my car is now officially a hooptie LOL.
In addition to the whole hooptie thing I’ve been stressed about the car because it’s small. With the baby coming I have been worried that a car seat wouldn’t actually fit in the back seat. Luckily a good friend recently blessed me with an infant car seat and we discovered that it actually does fit in the backseat. That knocked the car down a few levels on my stress list but the fact is it’s still a source of stress and I need to do something about it.
The car seat buys me time but I still need to get a new (or new to me) non-hooptie car. The good thing is I have time to research properly before making this big expense. I will be researching on Cars.com. Cars.com helps shoppers buy, sell and service their vehicles. The site has a lot of features that can make car research and ownership less stressful. Here are just a few of those features:
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I can research both new and used cars.
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I can sell my old car on the site even if it is a “junk car”.
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I can research how to install different types of car seats and even schedule a car seat inspection.
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I love that even after purchasing a car I can find car ownership guidance on repairs, recalls, and finding service centers.
This Nissan Murano is on my future car wish list.
Getting a new car will be a great stress relief even though I’ll be sad to say good bye to my hooptie. I am happy to be using the Cars.com site to make that process easier.
Have you used Cars.com before for research, purchasing, or selling a car? If you did do your researching on Cars.com what feature did you find to be most helpful?
I will probably need to buy a car in the next year or so. I will check out Cars.com
This is a great website to do researches before making such a big purchase. When I am in the market again for a car, I will make sure to check out cars.com!
I love cars.com and have been looking for a new car too. So happy you are enjoying your car, it looks amazing!
That is so helpful! Researching cars can be a pain in the neck.
I haven’t used cars.com before but it sounds like a great place to research and find cars. Saving this for next time we need to get a new car. Thanks for sharing this!
We had a similar issue with our previous car. It was falling apart. It has been such a blessing to have our newer car. It is giving us much joy!
Cars.com looks like a they make finding your next car easy. I will have to check them out. I am looking to replace my car this spring.
We just had our second baby, and we have got to get a new car! I will have to shop around on Cars.com sounds like it would be very helpful to us!
Sounds like a really great resource. I will have to suggest this to my daughter. She and her husband are looking into getting a bigger vehicle for their growing family. This will help them a lot to choose the best vehicle that would work for them.
Cars.com sounds like a great resource for car buyers. I’ll have to check them out.
Our current vehicle is five years old and I am ready for an upgrade! I will be sure to keep Cars.com in mind when I begin to browse next spring.
I have seen Cars.com around a lot, I even checked them out earlier this year. I think they have a great way to get the car you want and need without a headache. Glad you see them as helpful too!
We just had to buy a new car this year. I didn’t research them too much because I knew what I wanted, but cars . com is a good resource.
I’m so glad there are other options out there to buy cars. We want the best deal with no haggling and this is probably the best way to go about it. Great advice.
I know of people who use cars.com to research for their next car purchase. I think we will as well when the time comes.
What a smart attitude adjustment! This is a fantastic reminder for all of us to stop wallowing in the negative. And the way out you show us is to make a list of all possibilities, pushing us towards positivity.. I love this post!
Cars.com sounds like an amazing way to shop for a new vehicle. We got a new car a couple of years ago, and it was a nightmare. I’ve just about had it with pushy car salesmen!
Cars.com is a great way to research. I need to remember to use Cars.com the next time I am in the market for a new car.
Isn’t it great that there are services like Cars.com nowadays to help us choose the right car that would meet our needs? We are not in the market yet for another car yet, but if the time comes, I am sure going to check out Cars.com first.
We love Cars.com. We got our last car through them, and it was so much better than haggling with a dealer and the whole “let me ask my manager” thing.