The other day, sold off our car, a 1998 Chevy Tracker. A small, sporty little 4x4 that we have had for about 1.5 years.It had 106,000 miles on it and the gas tank was getting corroded which was wreaking havoc on the fuel injection. Hence, it was time to let the Tracker go.
We put up signs in the windows with our phone number, and the first time Lucy took it to the grocery store, we got a call from a fellow who had seen it. He came by the next day to check it out, kick the tires and lift the hood. The next day he came by with the cash and after the lawyer signed off on everything (mandatory here in Costa Rica) the Tracker was his and we were sans vehicle.
The fellow never even drove the Tracker (or asked to) until he had bought it. And, yes, we did tell him about the gas tank.
It was a nice car, but the roads and everything take a toll on vehicles here.
Just for grins and giggles, check out what the Blue Book value is on a 1998 Tracker (convertible, manual, no spoiler--sorry Clyde) and then guess what it was sold for. Use an Oahu or Hawaii zip code to get the highest price, as cars are typically a bit more expensive there. We didn't make a profit, but were still happy with what we bought and sold the Tracker for.
Next car? If I ever come across a 1960s VW bus, we'll be all over it. Or at least I will if Lucy will give me some money.
4 comments:
Was it Agnes? Eunice? Muriel? What was your van's name again?
laverne, my bruddah. . . still remember setting off the car alarms on the way to midnight hoops at lcsc. . .
Laverne, how could I forget. She was immortalized in the company picture taken during the 100th birthday celebrations back in '92. You weren't there, but your van was. Neither was I. come to think of it.
Watched a video of that event last week. There were a couple shots of you paginating in all your mullet glory.
is that video online anywhere? it would probably take 8 hours to download it, but i'd like to check it out. . . i was thinking of bringing the mullet back, but just too dang hot down here! shoot me an e-mail and blog my rabbit, my friend!
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