Shopping for a new car

The last time I bought an automobile for myself, I did it irrationally. I fell for the looks, the brand's prestige and most importantly, I succumbed to the salesman's persuasive charm. This time, I decided, would be drastically different. I know, deep inside, what car I really need and is right for me.

As a result, I have looked at that very model under many angles, have test-driven it and have also looked at alternatives that quite don't measure up against that vehicle. Since we're still more than a month away from the fateful acquisition will my head remain clear and my thought-process objective? We'll see, but so far it looks that it will be a marriage of reason instead of passion as so often is the case with wheels...