Hooray, we finally have it! Yes, we decided to grow up and buy our own car, instead of having to rely on the charity of our families (thank you families!), and we are excited! So here’s the details.

We were looking for some sort of used family sedan, like a Civic or Camry. After doing some research, we also added the Nissan Altima to the target list because it got good reviews and was less expensive than some of the more household brands like Honda and Toyota. We came across a listing for an Altima on the good ol’ Wilk Board at BYU from a man named Peter, a car broker. We didn’t end up getting that particular car, but we did like what Peter was doing and decided to use him to help us find a car. For those who may not be familiar with the idea (like us when we started), a car broker is an individual who will take requests from clients and go out and find that type of car for the client, usually saving money in the process. There is a trade-off because you lose a little bit of control in the final selection, but it makes it much easier on the client.

Well fast forward a few weeks and Peter managed to find us a 2005 Nissan Altima 2.5S in really good shape, a year newer than we were looking for, and… we took it! It’s silver (check out the photos below) and drives very nicely. Because we went through a car broker, we also saved a good chunk of change on it too. So hooray, we hope to have it for many years to come. Thanks to all who helped make it possible!

P.S. – If any of you have good ideas for what to name it, we’re open to ideas so let us know in the comments below!