January 17, 2003

• Wahoo!  I got it!  I got wheels again, I’m in business again!  I got the car, turns out it is really an 88, not an 87, which puts the high dealer bluebook at $2515, which is what most private parties would probably ask.  I have noticed very little difference between dealer prices and private party prices, and 4wds always go for a premium.

  
  

  Anyway, I wound up paying $564 cash and around $50 (my cost) in merchandise.  I love it, but it’s weird to drive, since the seat is only secured on 3 points (need to get that fixed some day) and the steering  wheel shimmies at hiway speeds due to a bad CV joint.  But what the heck, it runs, it’s got some pickup, the heater works, it even has a block heater installed, which is a must, assuming you are on the power line.

  
  

  So, I am no longer on tenterhooks.  I got it.  Now all I have to do is make an appt with Midas for a free brake/suspension inspection, buy the new CV joint so Jack can install it, and get up to the DMV at Trapper Creek and get the license and registration and title changed around to reflect our ownership.

  
  

  To repeat–Wahoo!  I be mobile!

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