I've decided that's it's finally time to assimilate to normalcy and purchase a car. I know it's kinda fruity, but I've got my sights set on a Volkswagen Beetle :) My girlfriend brought up a good point: that I'd never actually driven one (for that matter, walking past them in parking lots is as close as I've ever come to them!); thus, taking one out for a spin was probably a good idea.
Being inside was nice. The blind spots are small and, since I like small cars, the driving felt good. I know realise test driving can be a double-edge sword: if you have a bad experience, you can cross that car off of your "I want" list, but if not, your desire for the automobile grows. And that's exactly what's happened in this case - man do I want a beetle :)
Unfortunately, used beetles are expensive. Every used Beetle on the lot was way too much for me, which didn't really come as a surprise as I've been looking at these things online for years. I'm going to keep looking though - there's a beetle diamond in the rough somewhere. If I don't find one, it's all good: I hear Volkswagen is changing up the body in the near future. Maybe I'll have a real job by then.