This is a partnered post with Capital One.
Crazy as it sounds, I loved my car from the moment I saw it. I felt that way about every car I ever had, from the day I bought it until the day the wheels fell off. When you drive every day and spend so much time inside a vehicle, it almost feels like it’s a member of the family. It goes with you on your family road trips, takes you to those big meetings at work, and drives the kids to school on their first day, and back home on the last.
Your car is a big part of your life, so it’s easy to see why finding the right car for your family is such an important decision. The best car choice is based on where you live, what kind of weather you deal with, and what kind of lifestyle you have. It’s different for everyone, and will affect your every day for the next decade (if you buy and keep your vehicles forever like I do), so you want to make a good choice!
My family’s perfect fit
For me, there were three criteria for the perfect car for my family. It had to be very safe, it had to be able to handle the icy roads of a New York winter, and it had to have the option of captains seats in the second row to separate my sons. The combination of young children and long car rides necessitates the ability to separate them.
Obviously, before I had children, a cute sedan was all I needed, and very little thought was given to things like cargo space (I was just one person) and how the back seat felt (since I’d never be in it). But as my life evolved to include three humans that I love very much, my needs in a vehicle did too.
I chose an SUV with lots of creature comforts, and it’s very safe, handles slippery roads and cold weather like a champ, and my sons can only reach each other in the back seat if they bend over really far (we make sure their car seats don’t let them reach too far). Now, morning commutes to school, Thursday night visits to great-grandmas house, and the drive to Scouts and ice skating lessons are comfortable and enjoyable. My vehicle is my family’s perfect fit, and I trust it to keep my family safe.
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Capital One’s Auto Navigator® site offers it all:
1. Find out if you prequalify for auto financing (without any risk to your credit score).
2. Find out where your perfect car is waiting for you – search by make, model, and price.
3. Find out what to expect for monthly payments, so you know how much car you can afford based on your budget.
And you can do it all right from your home, before you even step foot in a dealership. How is that for low pressure buying?
Get started on the search for your family’s perfect fit, and find lots of information to many questions you may have, at Capital One’s Auto Navigator®.