After being condemned to be a pedestrian for more or less one month, the roads and interstates have me back. No, there are no photos yet, but you can bet that there will be some soon.

Now, what did I get? Believe me if I say that finding something appropriate wasn’t necessarily easy. My Plymouth might not have been the queen of cars, but I had grown rather fond of my little Acclaim. Finding a replacement prove to be difficult.

Of course, the main issue was of a financial nature: How much could I spend, how much did I want to spend? Finding a working car as cheap as 300 bucks isn’t so difficult. The real question is in what kind of state it should be so you can feel comfortable driving it… Furthermore, it shouldn’t generate any significant cost in at least a year! Knowing nothing of cars myself, I had to rely on tips by friends and pure luck. And after having looked at one overprized Chevy Cavalier, a rotting Toyota Tercel, considered a Chevy Nova, and almost gotten into a Toyota Celica convertible (all cars 1993 or older!), I finally found a car to my liking: a 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme International. Yeah, baby! I bought it for 500 from a guy who has taken good care of this beauty. Sure, the paint is fainted or cracked, the seats and carpets show wear and the engine is rather loud. But all in all, it is a good deal for a nice running car with a lot of nice details: digital gauges, for example. Or an on-board information system. Even the A/C is still working, though it probably needs maintance.

So, my journey through classical American car brands is continuing. Pictures will follow next week, than I should have time. If you are as excited as I am, however, check some pictures of other peoples Cutlass Supreme here or here . Mind that those are in much better shape outside than mine is!