When I got home from vacation, it was time to sell my stalwart Dodge Shadow that I have been driving around for the past 3 years. My dad and I both advertised it in various places on the internet and in the Thrifty Nickle.
When I got that car, we bought it for $1,100. Now looking to sell the car, Dad looked it up on Nada, and the low price for my car was a $1,200. I was thinking we could only get $800 out of it. Still we posted it at this sum, thinking we would use this extra price range for haggling purposes. The car did need new tires anyways.
Last Wednesday, I watched my John Deere "Git 'r done" bumper sticker drive away, a supplementary bonus thrown in with the final non- questioned $1,200 sold price. Not too shabby, eh? Buy a car at $1,100, drive it for three years, and sell it for $1,200. That's probably the cheapest car I'll ever have owned! :)
My new car is a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. And although it's not as nice as the Physician's Assistant's little run-around car, a 2008 Corolla S (He describes it as a cheap car with no power or get up and go) It still makes me happy :)
7 comments:
Congrats on the new car! I'm not such an orange fan for cars, but it looks good on a few -- and the Cobalt is one of them. We had Corolla's on our mission. They're solid and all, but there's a lot of things I don't like about them too. Some of those things the Cobalt corrects!
Good trade, I love the color!
What are you talking about Ryan, orange is the best color for any car!!
Wow, that was a good deal! Nice one! That took no time at all. So, I still like your car and I can't wait to drive it. =) I need to get those songs you liked to you so you can hear them in your car. I love my Corolla, but then again, it's not a 2008, more like 1997. Anywho, I think Orange is good on you...and the car.
Sweet ride, can I borrow it. I need a ride I can enter down at the fair!
Sweet on the new, and need a car on the old, just thought I would clarify!
Tint, spinners, and some flames!!! That will make your ride cooler and faster!
I'm gonna miss that sticker!! Good job on giving in to the salesman. =) Happens to us all the time.
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