I bought a car

[lizziegrace]

Sometimes when good things are happening you your life, you just hang on and see where things lead. My insurance situation is straightened out, I really, really like my job and a man I thought I'd chased off due to my own insecurities isn't gone at all.

I applied on eloan and was declined (no big surprise). My information was sent to a dealer in my town and they contacted me. Problem with the car I wanted was the 140,000 miles on it. They had two local banks who would loan me the money at a decent rate given my credit, but both wouldn't touch an 8 year old car with that many miles. The dealer had gotten a car from another location for a customer who ended up wanting something "sportier". It's a 2000 Taurus with 51k on it. It's a color I want, has the options I want and I got it for a price that was the same as the Volvo with 3 times the miles. The payments are low enough to not make me run screaming and with the bonuses I get at work, can be paid off early very easily. I kept the Honda for Lelapin to use after finding out that her grandparents are going to help with her dorm expenses until she finishes school. :wow:

It's not my dream car but it's a good car and that's all that matters right now. It's also a Flexible Fuels vehicle. Didn't know Ford was doing that in 2000...

It's been a wild few days.

[av8rdave]

1. Nice looking car!

I had a Taurus years ago...it was a good car. Hopefully you'll have good luck with it.

[lizziegrace]

2. I hope so!

This one still has some life left. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear lizziegrace!

Oh, sweetie, what a great deal!

My wish for you: Many, many happy, trouble-free miles!

I cannot express adequately how happy I am that things are finally looking so good for you...:hug:

[lizziegrace]

7. You and me both

I did more than my time in purgatory. ;)


:hug:

[Guava Jelly]

4. Nice car!

I hope it treats you well :hug:
It is a purty color.

[lizziegrace]

8. Me too

I have to figure out how to get the Honda from the dealer. I could only drive one car home. :shrug:

:)

[Nickster]

5. Looks really sharp. Sounds like you did pretty well.

[lizziegrace]

6. I stumbled onto it

seems to be the way things are going this week.

:)

[Nickster]

10. Sometimes things are just meant to be.

[wildhorses]

9. congrats!!! i am so happy things are going good for you

:hug:

[lizziegrace]

13. So am I

I keep looking around thinking the unverse is really pointing at someone else. ;)

:hug:

[some guy]

11. Yay You!

It's so nice to be able to say yay to you twice in one week. :applause:

:woohoo: Congratulations! :woohoo:

I wish you many, many trouble-free miles.

And congrats to Lelapin too, on her 'new' car; may she also have many, many trouble-free miles.

[lizziegrace]

14. Mark this on your calendar

It's a sure sign of the apocolypse! May not happen again until Haley's comet appears...

;)


:hug:

[flvegan]

12. CONGRATS!!!

Nobody drives their dream car. The guy in the Viper wants a Lambo. The guy in the Porsche wants a Ruf. The guy in a Hummer wants...well, a bigger penis. That's another issue, though.

I hope your new ride serves you and your family well.

[lizziegrace]

15. Thank you

I was the son my father never had. I *loved* cars. But as I get older, I see them more for functionality than to express some part of my personality.

And don't get me started about the guys with Hummers...

:)

[NewWaveChick1981]

16. That is wonderful, lizziegrace!

:bounce: :woohoo: :toast: You deserve to have things work out for you after what you've been through! :hug: :pals: I'm really happy for you!

[lizziegrace]

17. Now I can make a trip to the Triad without renting a car

and thank the in-laws for helping Lelapin with college. :D

[lildreamer316]

18. You're coming here??

Better let us know!
Of course, I've been having a hard time getting ms.NewAge to get together for some sushi as it is; but we can try.

[lizziegrace]

19. My ex-inlaws live there

I'm sure I'll be down sometime this summer so Lelapin can visit them.

I'll let you know!

[InternalDialogue]

20. Look at you!

Dang, lizziegrace, I can't keep up!

Good find on the car -- I hope there are many, many maintenance-free miles in it for you. It looks on the outside like it belonged to people who took care of it (or at least didn't bang it into a lot of things).

Have a great weekend with lelapin and ZombieNixon!

:patriot:

[lizziegrace]

21. Thank you!

I've been told life with me is never, well, dull. ;) This is it for a while. I can't think of anything else that needs fixed or replaced unless one of the other appliances decide I have money hidden somewhere. I *do* need a vacation. :)

Lelapin and ZombieNixon are coming up for the day tomorrow. Can't wait to see them and I have some things Zombie can help me move and lift that I can't alone. hehehe...

:patriot:


:hug: