Monday, November 22, 2004
The last ride of Jet Alone |1:22 PM|
I finally traded in my old Corolla for a Celica.
The old car had 117,000 miles (and change) on the odometer. It had made two trans-Phoenix trips, been in accidents totalling over $7000 in repairs, it had been used to transport numerous paintings, toolkits, and people all over town. It had been broken into once, pulled over 4 times, and had 3 sets of tires.
It was the starter that was the stake in the heart of my ownership of the vehicle. Though the repairs were in total a mere $245, but while the car had been in the shop, I'd test driven and chosen a new(er) vehicle.
I had delayed making this post, as I wanted to show a proper picture of my awesome, 2002 black Celica, but that will have to wait.
I will mention that the trade-in value of the Corolla was at first $2000, then $2500. I had been hoping for $500, and was going to snicker if they gave me $1000. When the salesguy bumped it to $2500, I had to restrain some deep part of myself from saying "Hey man, it ain't worth that. Take it easy." but I realized that though I may have been fucking the dealership with my trade-in, they were certainly, somehow, fucking me on the car sale. It was unavoidable.
The car is snazzy. I still chuckle when I use the keyless entry function.
The last ride of Jet Alone |1:22 PM|
I finally traded in my old Corolla for a Celica.
The old car had 117,000 miles (and change) on the odometer. It had made two trans-Phoenix trips, been in accidents totalling over $7000 in repairs, it had been used to transport numerous paintings, toolkits, and people all over town. It had been broken into once, pulled over 4 times, and had 3 sets of tires.
It was the starter that was the stake in the heart of my ownership of the vehicle. Though the repairs were in total a mere $245, but while the car had been in the shop, I'd test driven and chosen a new(er) vehicle.
I had delayed making this post, as I wanted to show a proper picture of my awesome, 2002 black Celica, but that will have to wait.
I will mention that the trade-in value of the Corolla was at first $2000, then $2500. I had been hoping for $500, and was going to snicker if they gave me $1000. When the salesguy bumped it to $2500, I had to restrain some deep part of myself from saying "Hey man, it ain't worth that. Take it easy." but I realized that though I may have been fucking the dealership with my trade-in, they were certainly, somehow, fucking me on the car sale. It was unavoidable.
The car is snazzy. I still chuckle when I use the keyless entry function.
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