Goodbye Volvo 2.0

You may remember that the first car we ever bought for Collin, a Volvo, was totaled when someone ran into him a few years back. The next vehicle we purchased was another Volvo (version 2.0) that Collin drove for a while, and then it was handed down to Kevin when he got his license. Kevin enjoyed the Volvo despite a few problems it has had over the years. A few months ago, Kevin was driving to his early swim practice at 5:30 a.m. when suddenly something broke and his tire ended up like this. Ouch.

Luckily he wasn't hurt and was perfectly safe, and we were able to get the issue fixed rather easily. A few weeks later, I was driving home from Katy with the kids when I got a call from Kevin. He was involved in a car accident where he veered from his lane into an oncoming lane of traffic and hit a big passenger van. Thankfully it occurred on a residential street, so neither car was going too fast. Kevin says he was distracted by someone walking a dog. The passenger van didn't look too bad but the Volvo, sadly, was totaled. Double ouch!

After Kevin's accident, he and his Mom decided that they would buy him a replacement car using some money from Kevin's savings along with some money from his Mom. They went car shopping and found a really nice Infiniti but they couldn't come to an agreement on price with the seller. The next day, Kevin came home to find this in his Mom's garage. He was SO surprised and excited!

Kevin is very happy with his new car and now feels a much greater sense of responsibility and ownership since he paid for half of it. He is loving his sporty Infiniti and calls it his pride and joy, ha!