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Across the Fence:  We bought a Car!!  |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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 Posted - Mar 14 2008 : 12:25:24 PM
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We are just waiting for the check to come in, but it is marked as sold on the lot and we have shook on the deal. And since verbal contracts are binding in Idaho- We have a car!
We got a 1999 Lincoln Town Car with only 43K miles on it! I am so happy and excited!
Nora voted for the car by falling asleep in the backseat within a block of the dealership!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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Firemama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amanda
Medical Lake
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 14 2008 : 12:39:54 PM
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WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Mama to 2
FarmGirl# 20
Rich or Poor, It Dont matter We're all the same everybodys hungry in a different way....
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
USA
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carycamille
True Blue Farmgirl
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Camille
Cathlamet
Washington
USA
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Posted - Mar 14 2008 : 1:38:16 PM
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Hip, Hip, HOORAY!!!
Camille
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bohemiangel
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bridget
Ligonier
pa
USA
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Farmtopia
True Blue Farmgirl
1465 Posts
Zan
New York
New York
USA
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Mar 14 2008 : 10:16:14 PM
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Good for you. Isn't it fun to get a "new to you" car???
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
1545 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2008 : 10:42:48 AM
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Congratulations Alee!! A Lincoln Town car no less!! What good luck, only 43,000 miles is a great buy!Have fun with it.
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - Mar 16 2008 : 11:10:39 AM
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The only thing I am worried about is the gas mileage since it is a V8- YIKES!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Mar 16 2008 : 6:58:22 PM
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| That's so funny...I was expecting maybe a Toyota Matrix or a Jeep. A Lincoln is definitely not the kind of car I pictured your family driving around the mountains of Montana. But I do love a V8, even with gas prices as high as they are. I have fond memories of blowing through Wyoming in my 1977 Monaco (that had a 400 V8). That was in the summer of 2001, when gas prices suddenly spiked up to 2.99/gallon. It happened right in the middle of our cross country trip, and we thought it was some kind of joke the first time we pulled into a gas station and saw those prices. The performance was worth it though. I hope it turns out to be a good, reliable car for you! |
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Meg
Moderator/Farmgirl True
974 Posts
Meg
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 17 2008 : 08:11:43 AM
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Yay, Alee!!! Amie, that IS funny to imagine what kind of cars we all drive! Alee, when do you get to bring it home? What color is it? Yay!
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
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jenbove
Moderator
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Jennifer
Calico Rock
AR
USA
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Posted - Mar 17 2008 : 4:30:41 PM
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I agree, Meg! What kind of cars do all of you girls drive? We've got a dark blue Jeep Liberty that is busting at the seams with 3 kids (and 2 dogs, when they come along). It's too small for us, but otherwise it has treated us well. And it better because it's the first new car we've ever had, and the payment makes me cringe every month!
Jen
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - Mar 17 2008 : 4:47:22 PM
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We get to bring it home sometime later this week. DHL picked up the settlement paperwork today, should overnight to the insurance company, so I am hoping for a check by Wednesday.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 18 2008 : 08:30:48 AM
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We, unfortunately, need three cars for the two of us. More to maintain, more to license, more to insure. DH puts so many miles on when he's working that he took over my little Mazda Protege - a wonderful car that has over 290,000 miles on it now. We also need a 4WD pickup for when we're at the cabin - terrible mud roads over there, plus we have to haul lumber and huge water tanks. And, I need a vehicle for my business - I could use my car and a small trailer to go to shows, but now DH is driving it. So, we bought a van that I take the seats out of to load up for shows. The car, even with all those miles on it gets over 30 mpg. My van gets about 20-22, and the pickup (a V-10) gets about 15 empty, or 10 when it's towing or loaded with lumber. I would love to downscale to two vehicles, but I don't know how we can.
Farmgirl Sister #98
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - Mar 18 2008 : 09:12:30 AM
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Sherri-
How often do you go to the cabin? Can you take off the insurance for the truck except for when you are actually going to be driving it?
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Across the Fence: We bought a Car!! |
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We bought a Car!!
