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Alee |
Posted - Mar 14 2008 : 12:25:24 PM We are just waiting for the check to come in, but it is marked as sold on the lot and we have shook on the deal. And since verbal contracts are binding in Idaho- We have a car!
We got a 1999 Lincoln Town Car with only 43K miles on it! I am so happy and excited!
Nora voted for the car by falling asleep in the backseat within a block of the dealership!
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mikesgirl |
Posted - Mar 18 2008 : 10:05:15 AM I don't know - we'll have to check in to that!
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Alee |
Posted - Mar 18 2008 : 09:12:30 AM Sherri-
How often do you go to the cabin? Can you take off the insurance for the truck except for when you are actually going to be driving it?
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mikesgirl |
Posted - Mar 18 2008 : 08:30:48 AM We, unfortunately, need three cars for the two of us. More to maintain, more to license, more to insure. DH puts so many miles on when he's working that he took over my little Mazda Protege - a wonderful car that has over 290,000 miles on it now. We also need a 4WD pickup for when we're at the cabin - terrible mud roads over there, plus we have to haul lumber and huge water tanks. And, I need a vehicle for my business - I could use my car and a small trailer to go to shows, but now DH is driving it. So, we bought a van that I take the seats out of to load up for shows. The car, even with all those miles on it gets over 30 mpg. My van gets about 20-22, and the pickup (a V-10) gets about 15 empty, or 10 when it's towing or loaded with lumber. I would love to downscale to two vehicles, but I don't know how we can.
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Alee |
Posted - Mar 17 2008 : 4:47:22 PM We get to bring it home sometime later this week. DHL picked up the settlement paperwork today, should overnight to the insurance company, so I am hoping for a check by Wednesday.
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jenbove |
Posted - Mar 17 2008 : 4:30:41 PM I agree, Meg! What kind of cars do all of you girls drive? We've got a dark blue Jeep Liberty that is busting at the seams with 3 kids (and 2 dogs, when they come along). It's too small for us, but otherwise it has treated us well. And it better because it's the first new car we've ever had, and the payment makes me cringe every month!
Jen
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Meg |
Posted - Mar 17 2008 : 08:11:43 AM Yay, Alee!!! Amie, that IS funny to imagine what kind of cars we all drive! Alee, when do you get to bring it home? What color is it? Yay!
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
Amie C. |
Posted - Mar 16 2008 : 6:58:22 PM That's so funny...I was expecting maybe a Toyota Matrix or a Jeep. A Lincoln is definitely not the kind of car I pictured your family driving around the mountains of Montana. But I do love a V8, even with gas prices as high as they are. I have fond memories of blowing through Wyoming in my 1977 Monaco (that had a 400 V8). That was in the summer of 2001, when gas prices suddenly spiked up to 2.99/gallon. It happened right in the middle of our cross country trip, and we thought it was some kind of joke the first time we pulled into a gas station and saw those prices. The performance was worth it though. I hope it turns out to be a good, reliable car for you! |
Alee |
Posted - Mar 16 2008 : 11:10:39 AM The only thing I am worried about is the gas mileage since it is a V8- YIKES!
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CountryBorn |
Posted - Mar 16 2008 : 10:42:48 AM Congratulations Alee!! A Lincoln Town car no less!! What good luck, only 43,000 miles is a great buy!Have fun with it.
MJ
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therusticcottage |
Posted - Mar 16 2008 : 08:36:28 AM Yeah - good for you!!!
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lisamarie508 |
Posted - Mar 16 2008 : 07:58:10 AM Wonderful! Can't wait to see it.
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Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Mar 14 2008 : 10:16:14 PM Good for you. Isn't it fun to get a "new to you" car???
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Farmtopia |
Posted - Mar 14 2008 : 5:14:53 PM WOOOOT! Good for you!!
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bohemiangel |
Posted - Mar 14 2008 : 2:47:22 PM YAY!!!!!!!! go girl go
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carycamille |
Posted - Mar 14 2008 : 1:38:16 PM Hip, Hip, HOORAY!!!
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Annika |
Posted - Mar 14 2008 : 12:43:50 PM WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!
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Firemama |
Posted - Mar 14 2008 : 12:39:54 PM WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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