I was going to wait to make the official announcement when the papers were signed and she was delivered but I might as well let the cat out of the bag..... I GOT A CAR!!! Yes, "Mommy, wow!, I'm a big kid now". I purchased my very first (self bought and owned) car on saturday. Unlike in the last post where I stated it would be a Corolla S, I changed my mind. After test driving the S I realized that I needed more head/leg room for myself and my passengers so I went with the LE model. It's a 2010 RED Corolla Le with, get this, a moon roof! I'm telling you, this car is a GOD-SEND and its only because of His sovereign hand that I am able to get it.
First off, I knew exactly what my budget was going to allow and what price and I was going to negotiate the car down to. I had originally done all of the homework and had all the figures for the S but sitting in the LE just felt much better so I quickly realligned the numbers in my head and was prepared to bargain, but little did I know I wouldnt need to do much! I've been praying for the last few weeks that the Lord would just give me wisdom and discernment in handling the car situation and that He would provide the right deal and give me favor with whomever I would deal with. He did all of that and more! Once I had decided to go with the LE I had remembered that I had seen a new LE @ Lou Fusz that had a moon roof, which is something that I really wanted but knew I could live without if the price wasnt right. So I decided to let my salesman know that I had one other car to consider but that if it didnt work out I'd be back. He poked and prodded abit to get me to tell him where I was going and what car I was looking at. When I told it was the same car but with a moonroof that kicked him into high gear and the deals came rolling in. He informed me that they had guys who could do the moon roof for me, that he'd give me the moon roof for $1200 instead of $1500 and that he could get me the car for $16,500. Lou Fusz wanted $18,980 for this model with the moonroof. I agreed to sit down and start talks at this point. $16,500 was my bargain price and without even asking me for a desired price, the salesman automatically threw it at me. Awesome! I didnt even have to haggle him for it. Then came time to drop the bomb about my trade in. I wasnt sure what I would get, if anything, for my less than stellar cougar. I figured as long as I got $500 for it that I'd be good...God fulfills requests that are so much bigger than we ask for..After the guys looked it over and drove it I was informed that I would get $1200 for the trade. AWESOME! On top of this, I also qualified for their $1000 college grad rebate, so this brought my final financing cost down to $14,300. Even better than I had planned. So long story short, as of wednesday I will have a brand new 2010 Toyota Corolla LE (with moon roof)...so new it's right off the truck and has less than 10 miles. God is sooooooo good!
Dream big, we serve a God who is big enough to grant them and so much more.
Pics to come!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Gotta work this out..
Since I started working I have NOT had time to blog so i REALLLY need to figure out how to update on life AND live it lol. This week, I promise will be different!
What you have missed:
1. LOTS OF WORK. I'm still getting settled into my positiona and the responsibilities that apertain to it but so far so good! I learn new things every day and am trying desperately not to forget anything. =)
2. Car issues still abound and I have started car shopping...by the end of this week I may be the proud owner of a new car! I am trying one final fix on my car and if it doesnt work, then I'm done with it and will be purchasing a new "whip". I have one picked out, just need to test drive it and make sure she's the one.
For those who are curious... I have it narrowed down to the 2010 Toyota Corolla S. Very sporty. Great gas mileage. Great price and deal from Toyota for the college grad. So we'll see!
3. My brother and 3 of my nephews were in town this weekend and we had a blast hanging out. I hadnt seen one of my nephews since Christmas so it was great to see him. He is SUCH a hoot! We went and saw Shrek Forever. It was good but I still believe that #3 was the best. See it, you decide!
What you have missed:
1. LOTS OF WORK. I'm still getting settled into my positiona and the responsibilities that apertain to it but so far so good! I learn new things every day and am trying desperately not to forget anything. =)
2. Car issues still abound and I have started car shopping...by the end of this week I may be the proud owner of a new car! I am trying one final fix on my car and if it doesnt work, then I'm done with it and will be purchasing a new "whip". I have one picked out, just need to test drive it and make sure she's the one.
For those who are curious... I have it narrowed down to the 2010 Toyota Corolla S. Very sporty. Great gas mileage. Great price and deal from Toyota for the college grad. So we'll see!
3. My brother and 3 of my nephews were in town this weekend and we had a blast hanging out. I hadnt seen one of my nephews since Christmas so it was great to see him. He is SUCH a hoot! We went and saw Shrek Forever. It was good but I still believe that #3 was the best. See it, you decide!Well kids, thats it for now. I must get some laundry in, do some reading, and hit the hay. See you later!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
New Chapters
I realize that I havent updated in awhile but this is for good reason, I started my new job this past week! Yes, it's true, I am now officially the receptionist at Mercy Ministries St. Louis. So far everything has gone smoothly and the staff has been wonderful in getting me acclamated to my new position. It's interesting to see all of the facets of what I'll be doing being revealed to me in little bits. On Friday I was able to go with the girls on their mall trip and spend some time getting to know them which was great! It's definitely A LOT different from being an intern hehe.
In other news, CARS ARE EVIL! A few days into my new job my car decided to act up. OF COURSE! My check engine light started flashing and the car began to run very rough. I knew I needed a transmission flush and thought well, maybe this was my indication that it really was time to get it done. So I took my car to NTB (who has been handling my car complaints lately) for a transmission flush. By the time I got the car to them the check engine light has gone off and the car was running ok. I was excited! After the flush the car continued to run fin so I thought I was out of the woods...not so much. The next morning on my way to work the car began to run even rougher so I knew I had to handle it. I called NTB back to let them know there were issues and they encouraged me to bring it back. They hooked a computer up to the sensors in the car and found that there was a "mis-fire in the 2nd cyclinder", which may or may not be fixable by doing a tune up on the car... a tune up which they wanted to issue me for $585 (insert choking noise). Needless to say I was NOT okay with that and after much counsel, decided to leave and go price check an consider my options. With all the resolve in the world, I told the manager I was going to consider my options and proceeded to walk out the door. Well, pride cometh before the fall my friends, bc as I went to leave I tried to put my car in gear in the car wouldnt move...not forward, backward, or sideways. I huffed it to the entrance but realized pulling out into traffic was not wise so i was able to idle it in reverse to a parking space where I proceeded to park, call my mom to pick me up, and have an emotional break down. By the time she showed up I had composed myself and she proceeded to head into NTB to find out if we could have the car looked at to make sure nothing more than the 2nd cylinder issue was going on. Good thing she did bc they put the car on the wracks and found a huge split in the transmission line. UGH. So FOR FREE, NTB replaced the line and refilled my fluids but this did not fix the problem. I tried leaving again and the lights and roughness returned. I, therefore, returned to NTB to make sure it was JUST the 2nd cylinder. They tested it again and it was just that so I decided to call up a friend who does car stuff to see if he had any ideas or could do tune ups. Thank goodness for cute guy friends who can fix cars bc for about $100 I'm getting a much needed tune up which I hope will ultimately fix the issue! So today He is doing the tune up, so send up some prayers that this will work!
In other news, CARS ARE EVIL! A few days into my new job my car decided to act up. OF COURSE! My check engine light started flashing and the car began to run very rough. I knew I needed a transmission flush and thought well, maybe this was my indication that it really was time to get it done. So I took my car to NTB (who has been handling my car complaints lately) for a transmission flush. By the time I got the car to them the check engine light has gone off and the car was running ok. I was excited! After the flush the car continued to run fin so I thought I was out of the woods...not so much. The next morning on my way to work the car began to run even rougher so I knew I had to handle it. I called NTB back to let them know there were issues and they encouraged me to bring it back. They hooked a computer up to the sensors in the car and found that there was a "mis-fire in the 2nd cyclinder", which may or may not be fixable by doing a tune up on the car... a tune up which they wanted to issue me for $585 (insert choking noise). Needless to say I was NOT okay with that and after much counsel, decided to leave and go price check an consider my options. With all the resolve in the world, I told the manager I was going to consider my options and proceeded to walk out the door. Well, pride cometh before the fall my friends, bc as I went to leave I tried to put my car in gear in the car wouldnt move...not forward, backward, or sideways. I huffed it to the entrance but realized pulling out into traffic was not wise so i was able to idle it in reverse to a parking space where I proceeded to park, call my mom to pick me up, and have an emotional break down. By the time she showed up I had composed myself and she proceeded to head into NTB to find out if we could have the car looked at to make sure nothing more than the 2nd cylinder issue was going on. Good thing she did bc they put the car on the wracks and found a huge split in the transmission line. UGH. So FOR FREE, NTB replaced the line and refilled my fluids but this did not fix the problem. I tried leaving again and the lights and roughness returned. I, therefore, returned to NTB to make sure it was JUST the 2nd cylinder. They tested it again and it was just that so I decided to call up a friend who does car stuff to see if he had any ideas or could do tune ups. Thank goodness for cute guy friends who can fix cars bc for about $100 I'm getting a much needed tune up which I hope will ultimately fix the issue! So today He is doing the tune up, so send up some prayers that this will work!
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