The Glade 4.0

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.


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:




And its cheaper than the Av by a bit more than a hundred bucks a month.

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Holy shitsnacks!

Heck yeahz!!! Way to go, dude!!!
Smart decision AND sexy car!

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

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.

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Holy shitsnacks!

You need to convince NF to trade his truck in for one of these.

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

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."

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

She's the finance minister.

And there will be a video of the noise shortly.

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Holy shitsnacks!

Heheh, glad to know you didn't let your passions completely overwhelm you, and brought the right advisor.

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

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

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Holy shitsnacks!

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Holy shitsnacks!

****' sweet.

Thank you sir

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Holy shitsnacks!

Kinda small for a Müs, isn't it?

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In time, this too shall pass.

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.

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Holy shitsnacks!

Congrats, sir!

And, I was just teasing

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In time, this too shall pass.

Thank ya

And no worries, I took it in the spirit in which it was intended

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Holy shitsnacks!

But, will the pretty ponies fit?

Totalastically serious.

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In time, this too shall pass.

Oh they are in there.. just don't ask him to open the trunk...

The ponies are all under the hood, apparently.

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Nice car, but wrong color! It should be pink to match the bouncing ponies in your sig!

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

Congratulations Mus! Looks verrrry nice =)

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.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

Very nice choice!

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

awesome car! Love the interior... too bad the wheel's on the wrong side though

I keep hearing Crocodile Rock.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

Still not a goat ...

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