and the search goes on.

Since October, we've been looking for a vehicle. In November, the bathtub faucet broke, and the fallout from that was an entire bathroom redo. We just finished that. Now our search intensifies.
Our "dream" vehicle is a Sequoia. Why? It's built well and holds enough people and pulls enough weight. It is also out of our price range.
The other choices are Pathfinder, Armada, and Pilot. Each of these has at least one thing that we wish it did or didn't have. Now everyone does something different and no one can make our decision for us. So many things to think about:
**do we get what we want, have it a long time, and stretch out huge payments f.o.r.e.v.e.r....
** do we get one less seat and lose the ability to carry both mom and dad when visiting
** do we get one that can't pull as much while we're trying to get to CA or later when we're camping
** do we get one that doesn't have the 4x4 whenever we're going over the ice and snow to get to CA and later when we want to go on a waterfall hunt
** do we care about mpg and luggage capacity.
** what if we really both don't like white and that's the only color we EVER find.
** should we care about "looks"--will people think such 'n such about us if we get one kind of car over another
** should we look for a miracle, wait for a miracle, or just go ahead and get something that seems like the right deal

It's almost too much to think about.
I really want this ordeal to be over so that I can pack or think about what we're going to bring and where we will put it. I want to stop driving down the road and saying, "There's a Tahoe, there's a Sequoia, there's a Pathfinder."
I was afraid to drive the Sequoia today because of hopefulness. It's a little like dating. You go around town wondering who looks the best. Then you see someone you like and have the courage to make a date. Then you go out with someone for a test drive and your emotions get all out of order and you think "Is this the one? It handles well. Torque is cool." If the offer isn't just so, then "no" right? Well, what if the salesperson is REALLY good and convinces you this is the best deal. Are you strong enough to walk away?
Marriage is much better. The payments are incredibly difficult at first. You really have to work at it. Then you get it paid off--it's yours. But you still don't treat it ill. You take care of it. Regular maintenance. Sometimes major surgery. It might be easier to go out and get a new one, but what would that solve?