Car shopping

Every now and then, I look around to see what is available on the used car market.  My wife says I can never be satisfied with what I am driving.  I love reading ads for cars on craigslist.  Yesterday I saw one that started, "I am an Indian man selling a 1999 Honda Accord."  Ok, thanks for getting that out there.  Next time I sell a car I'm going to list it as "White American selling 2001 Saab 9-5."  Somehow I don't think that will go over too well.

I just read an ad today from a dealership that listed a slew of "features" for this particular car (my comments in green):

• Dual Sport Mirrors -- What could possibly be sporty about mirrors?
  
• Air Conditioning -- Check.
  
• Remote Trunk Release -- This sounds fancy, but really, it's just a button on the floorboard.
  
• Remote Fuel Door -- see above
• Intermittent Wipers -- This keeps you from having to switch them off an on manually, right?
  
• Dual Power Mirrors -- Ahh.. so that's what makes them sporty.  The Dual Power.
• Tachometer -- OK.. it's an automatic.
• Electronic Radio -- What a relief it's not one of those hand-crank ones.
• Guage Cluster -- To my knowledge every car since the 1940s has had this.
• Upgrade Cloth Seating -- Not leather, but not that cheap cloth it usually comes with.
  
• Quad Tire Package -- Trust me, this is an excellent upgrade from the Tri-tire package.
  
• Carpet Flooring -- Ooo Fancy.. Can I get it in hardwoods?
  
• Front Bucket Seating -- Good.  I'm tired of sitting in the back.