Well today I got incredibly pissed until I stepped back and realised that I was still on my original planned schedule before the car dealership guy would me up.
I can't bike to work, I just can't I'm too out of shape. Monday I figured I would see if i was eligible for a car loan and wanted to inquire at a dealership with the intention of making the purchase in two weeks. Since I'm not immune to high pressure sales tactics I ended up signing for a car that night, something that I don't really regret and even thinking about it a few days it's still the best option available to me - though I wish it was cheaper. I can pick it up as soon as I have my auto insurance sorted out so I was trying to get insurance done as soon as possible but I was put on hold until their regular hours ended, and the after hours person was unable to complete the quest as the department that needed to approve it was closed. Wednesday they were closed due to some holiday, I had a scheduled call back yesterday but I never heard back from them, trying to call had me on hold until their business hours were over. I got a call this morning, she apologised for not getting back and informed me that the costs were in line with my predictions but that I would have to wait ten days for approval. At the time I was disappointed but polite and asked for the quote but said I would get back to her. I figured I would try a different provider but I abhor the online stuff because it's awful and tried to go in person, but after a 20 minute walk I found I physically couldn't get to the building because there was a fucking PARADE in the way and everyone was crowding the sidewalk so it was physically impossible for me to get onto the street. I went around the other side and same way, I eventually found a back route through a car park and over train tracks only to be unable to find the building - my best guess is despite google maps saying that was where they were and it was open it was actually just an internal operations building and not one where customers could physically go to. So i tried online and they wanted me to create an account, their account creation is the same as their account recovery form and despite me never using this company they refused to let me create an account just to get a quote. So i tried the phone system which kept trying to redirect me to the website and it wasn't until I was literally screaming at it and spamming buttons that the fucking clanker finally forwarded me to an agent, at which point I found out they were going to quote $3,000 more then my old insurance company, AND there would still be a week delay. So Now I'm on hold with my previous insurance provider to set up insurance, and i won't get my car for at least a week or two.
I was rather upset until I realised:
1. My car loan doesn't start until I take possession of the vehicle, and I can back out if I want to (I don't really though, but it's good to have the option)
2. I originally didn't plan on getting a vehicle until the middle of July, so I'm still on schedule
3. I'm a little bit annoyed at the dealership for pushing me to sign this quickly
So I'm a little disappointed as my last minute plans for the weekend were ruined, but ultimately I'm not in a worse position from before all this. Sucks that I still need to take transit for two weeks for work