Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Out with the old, in with the new(er)!!

So this week Michelle decided that it was time that we get a new(er) vehicle. Of course it was a group decision, but Michelle is the only one with a job so she gets the ultimate say! The 1998 Accord has been having transmission problems ever since my brother Dan drove it (Wonder why?) I have been babying the transmission for about 3 years but it was finally time to let it go!
I posted the car on craigslist. 3 minutes after posting the car I got the first call about it, the guy on the other end said that he wanted to come over right away. He was at our house 15 minutes later, payed me cash, I signed the title over and made him sign a bill of sale stating that the car was being sold "AS IS" ( I am sure that it will not pass inspection or registration here in Arizona) and he left. All in all about 25 minutes, give or take a few. During this 25 minute time period and the 10 minutes following I had received about 40 phone calls. I was not able to answer them fast enough. As I was speaking to one person about it, I would miss 2-3 calls in the process. It was 30 minutes of MAYHEM. I think it was some sort of craigslist record! Good-bye 1998 Accord, you will be missed!Craigslist treated us well on both ends of the deal. Michelle is really good at researching on the internet, and was able to find us a great deal on a NEW(ER) car. Here "IT" is the newest member or the (Arizona) Dalton Gang! We are accepting "Name" and "Gender" options.
DONT CALL US-- WE ARE ON A DRIVE!

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful car Michelle!! Congratulations on the new addition! When we come down we want a ride.

laura jayne said...

ooh, i like it, i like!! congrats, guys!

Kristin said...

so does michelle have to walk to work now?! you can contribute to our honda odyssey fund any time! see honey, honda vehicles last 183,000 miles...!

Michelle said...

Wow!! Crazy!!! Glad that it all worked out. We like the new car too. :)

Janelle said...

i vote for "black beauty" or "hot stuff." exciting news, guys! we love honda!

McKinna said...

LOOOOOOVE IT! Beautiful!
CONGRATS! I love getting new cars... I want one NOW actually! ;)

Mike and Lisa said...

I like it! We are thinking of selling one of our cars...do you have any helpful tips to share?

Nicole Woods said...

I love it!!! How exciting!!!!!

Myrle Dalton said...

Looks great! Is it a Honda too? I couldn't quite tell by the insigna. I didn't know Craigslist was so successful. It must be better than e-bay. It sounds like you had a good trip to Haiti too. Luvgram

Tracee Irie said...

due its sick for sure congrats oh yeah and thanks for telling me about haiti