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Müs Has a Midlife Crisis.
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Author:  Müs [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:11 am ]
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Being unemployed, one must make certain sacrifices. The latest one is my beloved Avalanche. As sad as I am to see it go, I *loved* that truck, but with gas costing what it does, and the payment being what it is, when I got an offer on Monday from the dealership I bought it at to buy it back from me @ 2k over KBB... I had to at least go check it out.

Mom and I got in the Av and drove to the dealer to look at what they had for sale. I was looking at the new Chevy Equinoxes, and test drove one of those and liked it. So the sales guy goes and comes back with the offer that the one (LT Trim) I drove would be in the high 4's for a monthly payment with the no money down that we could offer. That then, was that.

But wait! Maybe there was an LS Trim or something lightly used that we could look at for the payment range I wanted. Off we went to the side lot. This Saturn Vue? No, too beige. This Nissan Xterra? Oh, god no, someone smoked 9 packs a day in here. How about this 2008 Malibu? 20k miles, black on black... Ehhh... maybe... Test drove it and I wasn't thrilled. Nice car, but not Moosey enough. To the back lot then! In the back lot, they had a black on black TrailBlazer with low miles and very clean. I told the salesguy to get the numbers for that one. He said he had one more place to go and took us to the top level of the parking garage to see another Saturn Vue that was just turned in on Sat. Up we went to the top level of the garage.

Driving through the cars up top, my attention was on the left on another black Equinox, and we rolled to the end of the line to get to the Vue. Hated it. Base model, beige on beige. Repressing the urge to vomit, I walked away down the line to the Equinox I saw.

Then I saw it.

A flash of yellow out of the corner of my eye.
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I said, and I quote, "OMFG, you have a GTO!"
The salesdude said "Yeah, its a 2005, and has 10k miles."
I made this face: O.O

So, long story short:

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And its cheaper than the Av by a bit more than a hundred bucks a month.
Author:  LadyKate [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:02 am ]
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Heck yeahz!!! Way to go, dude!!!
Smart decision AND sexy car!
Author:  Müs [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:23 am ]
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After I got it, I realized that it had an aftermarket exhaust on it. I should get my camcorder and see if I can record the noise it makes.

And the pedal on the right isn't so much a gas pedal as it is a "Make the world go backwards" button.
Author:  LadyKate [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:24 am ]
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You need to convince NF to trade his truck in for one of these.
Author:  Vindicarre [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:34 am ]
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I didn't think a thread with the title: "Müs Has a Midlife Crisis" would include the line: "Mom and I got in the Av and drove to the dealer to look at what they had for sale."
Author:  Müs [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:03 am ]
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She's the finance minister. ;)

And there will be a video of the noise shortly.
Author:  Vindicarre [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:08 am ]
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Heheh, glad to know you didn't let your passions completely overwhelm you, and brought the right advisor.
Author:  Müs [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:14 am ]
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She disliked it at first, until the salesdude brought it down and she got a good look at the interior. She was sitting in the Malibu when I saw it, and didn't know that they had brought back the GTO, and thought that it was a 60's vintage, and all she saw was the YELLOWness of it.

She came round on the test drive though ;) I think the black leather and pristine interior did it for her ;)
Author:  Müs [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:16 am ]
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Author:  Lenas [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:39 am ]
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****' sweet.
Author:  Müs [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:42 am ]
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Lenas wrote:
****' sweet.


Thank you sir :)
Author:  Taskiss [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:50 am ]
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Kinda small for a Müs, isn't it?
Author:  Müs [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:52 am ]
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Not really. Its surprisingly comfortable and spacious. I've been in sporty cars before, and they were a little tight around me. This fits like a glove.
Author:  Taskiss [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:57 am ]
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Congrats, sir!

And, I was just teasing :)
Author:  Müs [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:03 pm ]
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Thank ya :)

And no worries, I took it in the spirit in which it was intended ;)
Author:  Taskiss [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:18 pm ]
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But, will the pretty ponies fit?

Totalastically serious.
Author:  Midgen [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:50 pm ]
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Oh they are in there.. just don't ask him to open the trunk...
Author:  Mookhow [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:54 pm ]
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The ponies are all under the hood, apparently.
Author:  Jasmy [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:57 pm ]
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Nice car, but wrong color! It should be pink to match the bouncing ponies in your sig! :P
Author:  Xerxes [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:14 pm ]
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Congratulations Mus! Looks verrrry nice =)
Author:  Micheal [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:04 pm ]
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Actually, I was wondering if he could get a paint job similar to Bumblebee in the transformer movies, etc.

Pretty car, color is a cop magnet though.
Author:  Diamondeye [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:24 pm ]
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Very nice choice!
Author:  Lydiaa [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:34 pm ]
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awesome car! Love the interior... too bad the wheel's on the wrong side though :P
Author:  Micheal [ Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:26 am ]
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I keep hearing Crocodile Rock.
Author:  Khross [ Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:06 am ]
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Still not a goat ...
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