Bye bye, Sunny!

It's been a vehicle kind of week, so I thought I'd keep the theme going at least one more day!

I have always been a believer in the Internet. After all I met my awesome hubby on AO-hell back in the “You’ve Got Mail” heyday. But right now, my hat’s off to Craigslist. When the job sites were failing me back in December, I found my part-time job on Craigslist. Last month we purchased a lawn mower on Craigslist. This past Friday night we made arrangements to buy a new car on Craigslist and tonight we sold our van on Craigslist… in less than two hours! No kidding! Hubby had the van cleaned up this afternoon and took it to CarMax, just so we could get an idea of what they would offer. Not much as it turns out, so I researched the Kelly Blue Book price. Even marking it with over 200K miles and “fair” condition (the lowest besides poor), KBB said we should ask around $2,500. Now I’ve already mentioned in this blog that I am a cheapie when it comes to cars. The van runs well, but the front windshield needs replacing, the motor for the driver’s side window needs to be replaced and a/c is blowing hot air. The inside is very clean but the exterior has a bunch of dings, one dent and a lovely key scratch down one side. So realistically I personally would not have bought this vehicle for more than $1000 or $1500, so we compromised and listed it at $1250. The rest, as they say, is history. Less than 20 minutes after posting we received two phone calls. The first guy lived over an hour away and started towards Nashville immediately. Less than 20 minutes after his arrival, he and hubby had a deal. So, tomorrow is vehicle day. Hubby will get a check for the truck and finish that in the morning. Then when I get off work in the afternoon we’ll take the van down to its new home. One more time…. Craigslist rocks!

¡Hasta pronto, mis amigos!

~N