We got a VERY nice Christmas present from Rob's sister. It's a chance to not have a car payment. This is what happened.
For a long time, Rob's dad has been worried about Rob's Bonneville (green). It's old, but still runs. It has 170K miles on it, and may die tomorrow, but may run another year or two. Rob has taken good care of it. Rob's dad has also been worried about Jennifer's (Rob's sister) car. It's a Bonneville (white) with 120K miles on it. She hasn't done as many things maintenance-wise on it, because she's not as car-savy as Rob. It has a small antifreeze leak and everyone says it's going to die soon without some work. She got a chance to buy a new car, and did. Now, Rob's dad wants us to sell Rob's car cause it's older, and drive Jenn's, because it's in better condition. (I drive a 2002 Buick Regal. I get the good car 'cause I have the baby) No one really knows if it really IS in better condition or not, but everyone knows that Rob is hard on cars and expects his to die any day.
So Rob took the train up to Chicago and picked it up and said it does run better than his. he checked the leak, and says it's not important - not hurting anything. I hate Rob's car. It has leather bucket seats, and I can't see over the dash. I feel like I'm drowning in the seat. Jenn's has a cloth bench seat. I can drive it. So I convinced everyone to let me drive it. The beauty of it all is that Rob is happy, 1- because he LOVES Bonnevilles 2- because he knows that he'll still get to drive a Bonneville when one of them dies and I get a new car (van) and 3- it allows us to sell the Regal and get his dad's name off the loan ('cos he had to co-sign for it). I'm happy because I get to save around $250 a month, and it has more room in the backseat for two kids. Rob's dad is happy because he gets his name off the loan but still worried that one will break down. We've convinced him that if that happens, he can co-sign another loan for us and we can get a better car - or - better yet, if we don't have a car payment for long enough, maybe he won't have to co-sign anything.
Anyway, we got a free car. All we had to do was title and insure it. So, does anyone want to buy a Regal?
Posted by ktjrdn
at 09:03 CST