Fleet 'Downsizing'

Weary of being nickel-and-dimed to death (in $100+ increments) by our Honda Odyssey, this month I asked — okay, ordered (politely) — Mrs. Practical to just get rid of it. We had been considering replacing it with something more economical, like a Toyota Corolla, but I was getting so frustrated that I had lost interest in even owning another vehicle: I just wanted to be rid of the Odyssey.

Next thing I know, she's found (and we've traded in the Odyssey for) a 2007 Corolla with a 5-speed standard transmission(!) at a very good price.

The Wallace Fambly Fleet as of July 2008

So we're still a two-car fambly, which will be handy as Ben starts working and taking college classes (his niche seems to be logistics, and I'm delighted that he knows that already). The Corolla will be my commuter. This is the third Corolla I've owned, and I've been generally satisfied with the previous two, so I'm naturally optimistic about this one. It weighs a little over half what the Honda weighed, and is more fun to drive(!).

(We won't be buying another Honda. Ever.)