I drove my new car, �Thelma� to work this morning. She is, in the words of Bruce Almighty, b-e-a..beautiful. I�m so happy to have her. And forget the few bad things I had to say about Enterprise because not only did they �waive� my sales tax, but also my first payment isn�t due until December. Whoo-hoo! I feel like a heel for all that complaining that I did.
Would I go back to Enterprise when it�s all said and done and buy another car? Yes. I may have to wait a few days, but these people do a fantabulous job making sure you have what you need. They are mailing me my plates in the mail. Yes, you read it right. I don�t have to make a special trip to the dreaded DMV. In a few weeks I�ll get my plates in a FedEx envelope.
I love my factory stereo. Must be a Mitsubishi thing, but even the factory stereo is off the chain. And she drives like a dream. Mr. Sweatpants, who went with me yesterday, said he wouldn�t mind getting a Lancer too. I think what really attracts him is the notion that you can buy a car that�s a year old from Enterprise, with some miles on it, and you can shave off about $4000 or more from the price.
I don�t NEED the odometer to say 15 miles. I can deal with 36,000 miles on a car. I�m happy to have this car. It�s exactly what I wanted and she is my favorite color. Navy Blue. She�s purty.
I�m driving out to my mom�s house on Saturday to show her the car. I�m really excited to be driving something that�s under warranty, with no mechanical problems, and new tires. That�s why I wasn�t going out to Florissant. It wasn�t because I was trying to be a hermit and hide from my adopted family. It was because all these stupid things had started going wrong with my Chevy when it hit 60,000 miles (suspiciously, right after I paid it off) and there was no way I was taking a chance on breaking down in le bad neighborhood.
Color me jazzed!
The best thing is that I truly feel like a grown-up because I was able to do something on my own. My first car, my adopted mom co-signed on it. My first apartment, Mr. Sweatpants co-signed on that. I�m finally doing things on my own and it feels great!
I�ve been living in this apartment on my own for 2 years now. And now I get the car of my dreams. I�m so happy.
Oh, and I got a bid on my other car. The good news? Enterprise gets $1000 to put down on my new car, and in a few weeks, I get a check for $1800 in the mail. This is awesome! See, every year I get screwed on my taxes and end up owing, so this will be like getting a tax refund check.
I�ve already got it spent too. I�m taking $500.00 and I�m going to buy some new clothes. I�m going to buy a computer from OfficeMax.com. I�m going to pay up all my utilities. Then, I�m going to make a big fat lump payment on my outstanding old credit card bill. It�s an old bill. It�s not been charged off so I figure that this is a good time to make a payment.
Oh and I have to say that I love you all, my devoted readers and my cousin Jazzy. I was having a really bad day yesterday and you all left the sweetest notes for me. I appreciate you taking the time out to say something that would boost my spirits. Your notes were well written, caring, and positive. Thanks.
Salsalita..I hope you�re feeling better. Lisa had surgery to repair her esophagus because she has EVIL acid reflux. This surgery was the last resort. Here�s to hoping the surgery was successful and that someday she might be able to eat something besides bland food. Love ya girl!
12:42 pm - September 17, 2004
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