We need another car

My older daughter turned 17 in March.  We were very

 proud of her when she passed her driving test.  A year

or two ago, well before we had to take this seriously,

I suggested that when the time comes, I should hand

my big old Ford Expedition down to her, and look for a 

much smaller, more gas-efficient SUV.  A Hyundai,

 Kia, Daihatsu, you know.  My car would be perfect

 for her; huge, lots of heavy metal surrounding her,

 four wheel drive, a good safe car for my baby.

  How time flies. No sooner did her birthday come,

she was lobbying for the handover.  It was weird, but

I wasn't ready to give old Bertha away just yet.

Not to mention that I didn't all of a sudden come

into a pile of extra money I didn't know what to do with.

And to boot, things started going south on the old girl.

The last thing I want to do is give my daughter a car

that would be in and out of the shop.  Time to start

looking for a used car.  Easier said than done.     

Does anyone have a lightly used car, preferably 4-5 years

old, with extremely low mileage, mint condition, airbags

all around, extra body armor, heated seats, moonroof,

Onstar, GPS, Ipod adapter, autopilot and a parental

 tracking device?  For about a grand?  Okay, two?

   

I rode my yellow Schwinn Varsity all the way through

high school and then some.  I didn't have, however,

a water bottle holder.  Bottled water wasn't even

invented for another what, 20 years?

Kids just don't ride bikes these days.

Dad, seriously, get a grip.