A Focus... on family tradition

So, we thought we could get away with only needing one car.  At the time, Luis was riding the metro to work almost everyday.  Since the metro stopped a few minutes walk from where he worked, it was convenient and cheap.  We had Liz and Alan sell the Pontiac which we had lent to Luis' sister Becky until she was situated.  However, time changes everything!

 

Luis quickly realized that Express Scripts was not going to adjust his pay to be on par with his qualifications and with what the industry indicated he was worth.  Over 1/2 of the people in his department had left already and he had already gone through two performance reviews where his supervisor told him his performance was superb but that the other department leaders felt he wasn't there long enough to merit a significant increase.  So...he resigned and accepted an offer at Boeing.

 

Now here is the fun part...we quickly realized that it was very inconvenient being restricted to one car now that Jax is in school.  Luis had bought a fun little BMW, but even until today the bank still couldn't get him plates.  After 7 weeks of sitting in the garage he was able to get a temporary tag.  Anyway, being a loving husband that he is and understanding my preference for practicality (the BMW was not practical since it was a two-seater), and being upset at the fact that he still didn't have plates, he went to the dealership where he used to work and traded the BMW in for a.....wait for it....wait for it....drum roll please....raise the curtains....and....he....bought...a....FORD FOCUS!!!

 

Yes, you read that right, a highly fuel efficient, highly practical, and great warranty Ford Focus.  The Weger tradition of driving Ford Foci lives on.  While he is a little bummed that his time with the BMW was such short lived, we are both excited to get 40/MPG and have heated seats and mirrors and so many nice little features.  He can easily listen to his audiobooks while driving to work and the built in Bluetooth will allow him to drive hands free.  Anyway...this is not the "Ultimate Driving Machine" but it is a "Very Practical Family Car."