After a few weeks of trying and posting ads everywhere, we've finally sold the Saturn. It was a great car and I'll miss it. It was the first car I ever bought, the first car that was ever really mine, the first car I drove with manual transmission, and the first car I had to park twice a week to avoid street cleaning regulations. It took us to the beach, the pool, the wilderness, to friends' houses, to stores and more. It didn't eat much gas and never required maintenance other than the occasional oil-change. So farewell, dear old Saturn.
And hello new and sexy Honda Fit Sport. The first new car I've ever owned. Even better gas mileage, more interior room, automatic transmission—Katia can drive you!—with cruise control, power windows and locks (thank God!), and much, much more. If you're looking to buy a new and fuel efficient car, consider this a recommendation for the Fit. We're already in love with it after only a week.
On a related note: Don't use Yahoo! Autos to sell your car. Trust me. It's only about $50 USD for a premium ad, and that seemed like a cheap price to pay for the exposure of Yahoo!, but it was a horrible mistake. We didn't get one single legitimate response to our ad. But we did get about three hundred scam emails. In a week. What a waste. The truth is, craigslist still seems the best way to sell or buy anything used locally.
On another related note: Our friend Stacey has the same car. Exactly the same car. Same color, model, et cetera. Only difference is that we had the Honda iPod link installed. Otherwise, it's identical. She got hers first.