August 18th, 2010What a day. Can I roll with the punches, or what? I take my crappy dodge caliber in for an oil change and I leave with a new freakin’ jeep. I’ve had my caliber since the accident and my hope was to hold onto for a year — until I get posted somewhere — and then get a new one. However, after the oil change it was revealed there was $1700 in work that needs to be done. And, “it’s so dangerous, we have to get you to sign a paper before you leave because, it’s too dangerous to drive!”
Argh.
How can a three-year old car be ‘too dangerous to drive’??? What a piece of… opportunity.
After some finangling and a very gracious friend, I’m able to leave the parking lot with a new, safe vehicle that is what I was hoping to get next year… and get it this year, only paying $50 more a month than I was paying for my crappy dodge caliber. And, it’s a standard. My my! I forgot how awesome standards were…
So, just so you understand what stress I am under… I am moving, I am starting basic training, I am about to spend all day tomorrow watching packers pack all my stuff… and I choose within a two hour period to buy a new vehicle.
I’m special that way…
Financially, it’s only $50 and really? After the accident before? I’m all for driving safe vehicles. If $50 more a month is going to put me into a safe vehicle, it’s worth it.
Stress wise? It’s really un-needed…
But ideally? This is a great opportunity that presented itself and sometimes you need to go with life’s little punches. And??? I am not a fate-type person but - I wanted a red, standard… and? That’s exactly what they had. So, we were meant to be together!
Anyways, it’s 9pm and I just got home from work (and buying a car) and I need to get all my stuff ready for packing tomorrow!
I’ll update tomorrow night… so much going on, all at once.
August 18th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Yay! Hopefully after you get your new car you’ll be saying its the best $16000 you ever spent.
Glad you’re doing good this week despite the STRESS!
August 18th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
HAH! Not freakin’ likely but… you know, I started to think about it on the way home… Did I make a mistake? But, then I realised, I don’t think so!
I started to think that maybe it’s a bit of a postive sign — a truly fresh start - that things are moving back in my favour. I mean, if you think about it the caliber is essentially a daily reminder about what happened at Christmas and that I just bought it for the sake of buying something to get the insurance people off my back.
And, isn’t it time I start to do things for myself for once? Basic training is one of those things… this vehicle is something that I wanted and what are the odds they’d just *happen* to have exactly what I wanted available? In a standard no less?
So, maybe the planets have somehow realigned themselves and things will start to go my way again! New vehicle for a new phase in my life?? Maybe it’s just meant to be!
August 19th, 2010 at 6:35 am
That’s right! You are exactly where you are supposed to be! And you are headed exactly where you are supposed to go. As some would say, you are “on purpose”….and in a shiny red standard to boot.
November 3rd, 2011 at 7:35 am
Hey..I drive a crappy dodge calibre too…and I don’t blame you it’s been nothing headaches since I have gotten it. Tie rods…ball joints…..new tires..etc….so don’t second guess you 16000 purchase!..I myself am leaning towards a Jeep too…and by the way I am starting a Reserve BMQ in Jan and I am 43 you blog is rather entertaining, informative and inspirational.