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I finally, finally got a decent used car. I didn't realize how much driving a 2006 shitbox affected my life until I got a 2018 toyota. Holy shit. I don't have to plan every trip to have multiple stops bc I can't afford to waste gas. I don't have to take my big winter coat and negative rated sleeping bag with me everywhere, all the time, because I don't have to worry about breaking down somewhere and having to wait for a tow truck.
I have a backup camera, which as someone who has always struggled with parellel parking is a GODSEND. I don't have to listen to the same CD on loop bc the radio actually works.
But the best part? The parking brake works. Now I can park on inclines! And the dash lights work too! No more using Waze at night to see how fast I'm going at night!
I feel like I've finally broken the poverty loop! (Well part of it anyway.)