Time for a new Van

I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and buy a new van. Kevin will tell you I've been wanting one for quite some time, but truth be told I liked my other van just fine. What I haven't liked are the ever mounting repair bills! First the whole air bag system went down and so we replaced that, a couple weeks later the sliding door motor took a nose dive and stopped working. I'll just say I was shocked at how much a new motor was going to cost! While fixing that the mechanics discovered a leaking water pump which needed to be replaced, and to top it all off the transmission is starting to slip. When I go to put the car in reverse there's a loud popping noise and the car stays stuck for a few seconds before starting to move. Of course there were all the normal items too like replacing tires, fixing brakes, and overall maitenance. It's all money, money, money that never seems to end so for the past couple of weeks I've researched all I could online, visited a few car dealerships, got numerous price quotes, and finally settled on a van. We've been test driving it all weekend and tonight we'll go finish up the paperwork. All I can say is this time I need to remember extended warranty! Hopefully I won't need to visit a car repair shop again for quite a long time!