Having a beater is soooo nice.

[370Z/28]

This afternoon we have bad storms coming in. High winds, chance of tornados and hail.

Z is home safe and sound in the garage.

[370Z/28]

Put an ad on Craig's list and had a phone call within 10 minutes. The guy is a wholesaler. Makes me nervous. Coming to look at it at noon. Keep your fingers crossed.

The car listed below mine, they are asking $11,900 and it has a REBUILT TITLE! I'm probably asking too little, but I want the thing out of my driveway.

[jmann]

Sometimes I think I'd like to have a beater so I can park REALLY close to the D-bag who parks his beamer in the middle of 2 parking spaces.

[370Z/28]

I've got a Honda I would love to sell you.

Wholesaler was a real DB!! Tried to totally lowball me. Really? I would rather the thing sit in my driveway and rot than sell it to a scumbag like him. I hate some people. I don't see how dirtbags like him sleep at night.

[jmann]

Not that I am considering it, but what year, model, color, mileage, engine etc. is your honda?

[370Z/28]

Here is my Craig's list ad.

http://memphis.craigslist.org/cto/3345074548.html

Funny, I just checked and there was a new listing for one. It was a guy trying to sell his Honda because he wants to buy a Z28. I texted him the info on my Camaro and he is real interested. Wouldn't that be funny?

The only pic I had of it on my phone is the one of both of my cars together. He texted back "Gosh, you have my favorite 2 cars sitting right next to each other".

Guy has good taste.

[jmann]

I think that is a pretty decent used car. I wouldn't call that a beater at all. I'll be looking for something just like that in a few years when my son is ready to go off to college. By that I mean, around '08 model. I wouldn't give him a car worth 9k as his first ride.

[370Z/28]

She is a good car. I shouldn't have called her a beater. If I had a 4 car garage, I would keep it. I don't like a car sitting outside.

[jmann]

I don't like mine sitting outside either, needing a house with a bigger garage. I think we are waiting for our 2 year old to be done with daycare before we move.

[370Z/28]

Daycare....SHEESH! That is a big expense.

[jmann]

yeah 568 a month pays for a lot nicer house...

[370Z/28]

Well, the beater is gone. I wholesaled it Saturday to the Ford dealership that we bought David's truck from. They gave me exactly what I owed. I had gotten an estimate for repairing some of the scratches and dents and it was going to be $1500. I would then probably been able to get $1500 more for the car. It would have been a wash. I decided to take the easy way out.

My sister once told me that if you have a source of frustration you need to get rid of it. That is what I did.

I'm going to be sorry the first time we have bad weather.

[biggie]

Find a $1-2k car when you can, older civic, sentra, altima, etc.

Just get one that you don't care about its looks as long as it functions well.

[370Z/28]

Nah Biggie, 2 cars is enough for me. If it gets icy here, I don't have to come to work. Everybody up here knows how I am about my car.