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today was a complete waste in terms of work. basically i've spent the entire past 24 hours trying to figure out how to swing the cost of the new car in a short term kind of tomorrow time-frame. the final conclusion is that all i really need is exactly what i want right now and cheap. as a compromise, i'll be getting something approximating what i want for slightly more expensive then i'd hoped, and not ready till thursday. hurumph. but, things are at least moving. it amazes me though that in a country as obsessed with speed as us that you cant complete the process of obtaining a car loan, insurance, title, registration, plates, and physical car in under 24 hours. i look forward to the day when all will be available through a vending machine. or maybe the car insurance would come pre-installed in the car. for an extra $2k to the sticker price you could plow over line of school children as you exit the car lot and ding a lexus making the left turn on your way to the highway, all hassle and guilt free. or maybe i've spent too much time perusing the world of insurance coverage. I'm having a hard time believing that most liability insurance covers only between $50K-$300K per accident. Considering that most people are driving around a several ton chunk of steel at roughly 60mph, i think it would be really easy to do quite a bit more than $300K worth of damage real fast (reference the line of school children and lexus above). too many hassles.ok, so the basic upshot was that i was really wishing to jump on a bus tonight and run down to nyc, spend the night with taybin, and pick up the car tomorrow morning. it seems that the insurance would be a royal pain in the ass to get covering by today, and there would be no car loan to cover it yet because the loan company moves at a pokey 24 hour decision rate. this all stems from the fact that the car dealership won't accept a credit card for the purchase of a car. urrr. i even had an overnight bag packed.at least this way, the main driver of the car may be able to come along.i think i'm still kind of incensed by the implication that the wagoneer is not good enough though. its got the heart of a good car, it really does, it just needs some work and upkeep and someone to be nice to it. oh, and i feel a little better, apparently the loan company requires only about 3 hours to decide i'm a legitimate risk. yay, i now have their approval to go into debt for three years.