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Jun. 30th, 2006 07:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
astillarSo I'm waiting . . . They said they'd deliver the truck by 5 pm, it's past 7 already. They called me out of the blue yesterday, while I was at work, on the road. So of course, they didn't have my full attention. Turns out they could do all the paperwork without me coming all the way down to San Antonio. Over the phone, he asks me how much I'll be putting on the downpayment and what length of payment plan I wanted. At this point, it'd been months since I last did the math, so I was a little unprepared to answer. But I told him $6000 and 60 months, because those sounded like good conservative answers.
Now that I'm looking at my bank account, I realize that's gonna leave me broke for the next two weeks. Two long weeks. I emptied my savings account to cover the downpayment so I've got no reserves. Yech. I haven't been this broke since college, but at least then my parents were my safety net; this feeling isn't nostalgic or comfortable in the least. But if I'm careful, I should be okay.
So I'm waiting . . . I hope I like the truck. I never saw it or took one for a test drive. I just designed it online and placed my order. Technically, it's got everything I need, but nonetheless asthetics and other qualitative desires might come into play.
Waiting, waiting . . . I'm not going home for 4th of July. My brother isn't, my sister probably is. All I could think of these past couple days were reasons not to. And today, my boss tells me they're gonna need me in west Texas next week. That was the last nail in the coffin. If I've got a long drive ahead of me on Tuesday, I don't wanna be on the road all weekend, new truck or not.
Waiting . . . I'll post pics of my truck if it isn't dark by the time I get it. I plan on getting a "Gunnm" vanity plate for it. They only cost $40 and I think it'll be fun. I've only ever seen one anime/japanese plate. It said "Umi chan". Don't know if that was from Magic Knights Rayearth or the gal's nickname. Anyways, my truck isn't all that big or beefy enough to really be associated with something as bad ass as Gunnm, but I wanted to show my support of the series.
Ah crap, what's taking so long?
My brother can't accept my car. Due to his two accidents, his insurance is through the roof. So I'll be giving it to Goodwill. I couldn't get but $500 bucks for it if I traded it in and I don't really want to go through the trouble. So I'll just give it away and take the tax break at the end of the year.
It was a good car though. It began life as a rental car (and you know how badly those are abused), then spent seven years with me, delivering pizza, driving cross country, running into stuff. Hmm. Hell, if Hyundai made a truck, I'd buy one on the spot. That's why I wanted a foreign vehicle, because of the reliability of my Elantra, but they don't offer nearly the incentives that domestic brands do. Though if I'd've known there were going to be this many complications in getting my truck, I would've just bought the pricier Mazda or Toyota. Oh well.
God dammit, where is this guy? I want my truck! And I'm hungry too!
Now that I'm looking at my bank account, I realize that's gonna leave me broke for the next two weeks. Two long weeks. I emptied my savings account to cover the downpayment so I've got no reserves. Yech. I haven't been this broke since college, but at least then my parents were my safety net; this feeling isn't nostalgic or comfortable in the least. But if I'm careful, I should be okay.
So I'm waiting . . . I hope I like the truck. I never saw it or took one for a test drive. I just designed it online and placed my order. Technically, it's got everything I need, but nonetheless asthetics and other qualitative desires might come into play.
Waiting, waiting . . . I'm not going home for 4th of July. My brother isn't, my sister probably is. All I could think of these past couple days were reasons not to. And today, my boss tells me they're gonna need me in west Texas next week. That was the last nail in the coffin. If I've got a long drive ahead of me on Tuesday, I don't wanna be on the road all weekend, new truck or not.
Waiting . . . I'll post pics of my truck if it isn't dark by the time I get it. I plan on getting a "Gunnm" vanity plate for it. They only cost $40 and I think it'll be fun. I've only ever seen one anime/japanese plate. It said "Umi chan". Don't know if that was from Magic Knights Rayearth or the gal's nickname. Anyways, my truck isn't all that big or beefy enough to really be associated with something as bad ass as Gunnm, but I wanted to show my support of the series.
Ah crap, what's taking so long?
My brother can't accept my car. Due to his two accidents, his insurance is through the roof. So I'll be giving it to Goodwill. I couldn't get but $500 bucks for it if I traded it in and I don't really want to go through the trouble. So I'll just give it away and take the tax break at the end of the year.
It was a good car though. It began life as a rental car (and you know how badly those are abused), then spent seven years with me, delivering pizza, driving cross country, running into stuff. Hmm. Hell, if Hyundai made a truck, I'd buy one on the spot. That's why I wanted a foreign vehicle, because of the reliability of my Elantra, but they don't offer nearly the incentives that domestic brands do. Though if I'd've known there were going to be this many complications in getting my truck, I would've just bought the pricier Mazda or Toyota. Oh well.
God dammit, where is this guy? I want my truck! And I'm hungry too!
