Solution #1: Megs uses all her savings ($4000) and buys a car
Problem: If said vehicle breaks down there's no money for repairs. Also, there's the little matter of $40/month insurance for Megs (Bri has no license currently so he's out of the loop on this one).
Solution $2: Mom remembers that she intercepted some of Brian's $$ when he was being young and dumb and stashed it away. He could contribute this cash to the cause. Also . . . Mom suggests that we contact her mechanic friend and see if he knows of any inexpensive and reliable cars out there for a student to use. Enter this little beauty:
He found us this car for only $500! $500!!!! Can you believe that? It's got a blown head gasket so with the repairs for that and other misc. fixers we can score this car for about $2000. It's a 1993 Audi with only 136K miles on it. Not bad, right? There's even a bonus too . . . the car has been sitting in this guy's driveway for a really long time because he hasn't gotten around to dealing with it (he's the neighbor of my friend) and just wants the car gone. Anyway, there are little plants growing in the window where the wiper blades are!! Yeah, it's a garden too!
Of course this does mean another road trip in the near future for Mom (breaks her heart that she has to drive all by herself and then spend more time with her babies . . . NOT!).
Oh, and that gorgeous beauty doing the Vanna White imitation? Yeah, that would be my bestie, Nan. Dang, I love that girl!
Brian, Meg and Mom are all stoked.
1 comment:
"There's even a bonus too . . . the car has been sitting in this guy's driveway for a really long time because he hasn't gotten around to dealing with it" --how long has it been sitting? Cuz having a car sitting around is NOT a good thing.. its really bad for it.. be careful.
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