Brent's New Car

Since I escaped graduate school with no debt and I'm finally getting paid actual money, I decided that I should probably incur some. Well, that and the fact that the Malibu was likely to need new tires, shocks/struts, and wheel bearings in the next six months. Essentially, I had to choose between keeping the Malibu and running it into the ground, since repairs in the next six months would cost as much as it was worth, and buying a new car while my old one was still worth something (unfortunately, its relatively good gas mileage prevented it from qualifying as a clunker).

Anyhow, the Malibu has been replaced with a 2010 Ford Fusion. (Yes, it is nice that Ford is an "American" company, but before any of you get too excited you should keep in mind that the Fusion is hecho en Mexico, unlike Billie's Altima which was built in Tennessee.) That's enough writing for now, on to the pictures!

Old and new

Front 3/4 view

Side view (these captions clearly assume you have the IQ of a rock)

Rear view, complete with a PA license plate that conveniently (and coincidentally) starts with HGR

A view of the interior

The dash

The glowing gauges. At night everything lights up in light blue.