I just bought a car. After cautious, thorough and well practised hunting (both online and offline), I ended up buying a car within 15 minutes of test driving it. Didn't even get it checked. Didn't even test drive it again. Just signed the papers.
An instinct made me go for it. Perhaps the dealer's offer to change the timing belt, a gasket, the gas for the AC and fix the alignment helped as well. In the end however, I felt like a hurried person with no control over what was happening.
When I play that day in my mind again, I am sure I could not have done anything differently. I don't think I would have passed the offer (he was selling the car at 1500 lesser than the KBB price and including all the aforementioned repairs and parts in the same price)
I was certain before I went to the dealer that I would NOT buy anything on the same day. Its like I went to check out the casino but ended up gambling anyway. I think this is some sort of sadism which enjoys reveling in completely illogical, though intuitive and highly risky acts.
But whose to say whether that's the opposite of maturity or not. A lot of people build careers on such decisions and live extremely succesful lives based on such decisions. When a sensation guides you to trust blindly, why is going ahead with it not considered the mature thing?
When applied to people, this kind of behavior is often lauded as spontaneity and is often practiced by the most popular of the lot. Why then, when applied to other things, is it considered a mark of immaturity or brashness? Perhaps maturity is simply to recognize these instincts and then justify them in a manner of half truth to the rest of the world, so that you can get your lucky deal and convince others of your careful and successful venture as well.
All said and done, I have the car; Have a look :
Basics: MAZDA 626 - 2002 Model - 120k miles - 4-cylinder sedan
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