On Tuesday, I purchased a car. The car is a 1995 Chevrolet Lumina with 126,600 miles. Abby and I have looked for a car for several months, and finally settled on this one. The car drives well, had a clean history except for one fender-bender, and passed inspection by a third-party mechanic. The gas mileage is decent, from all accounts. Importantly, dual airbags are included, which was important to me for Abby’s safety (and mine).

I read an article in Popular Mechanics about the ‘95 Lumina. According to their survey, 63.8% of Lumina owners were fifty years old or older. I fit well into that demographic.

Not having much experience with cars, I didn’t really know what I was doing or what to look for. I asked many people for advice and appreciate the advice received. Several people who have seen the car—including one who used to drive a Lumina—said that it seemed to be a good bargain. Let’s hope that it was.