Gladys Pickle, actually.
I sold my car today and fell back ten years in time -- it's been quite a day! First of all, the timing of it all has been such an answer to prayer. I have been trying to sell my car for a handful of months so it's quite a relief to have a lot more money in the bank. I've also been taking a financial course on becoming and living debt free and, after not having a real job for so long, I really needed to unload the debt I had with my car in order to start my 'snowball effect' of erasing my debt. My heart hurts just a little bit today and I can't believe it's actually gone (en route to Prince George, in fact!) but I'm over it...it has gone to a happy family! Yay!
And here's how I fell back in time.....I bought a 1992 Subaru Loyale wagon for $700! Ha! The insurance cost more than the car! I know I'm not that sharp with math so I'll explain how buying an eighteen year old car gained me ten years. It was ten years ago (and more) that I had the privilege to drive a 1989 Subaru wagon and this one is almost identical! Same colour and everything! It's almost weird to drive it -- makes me feel 21 again! It just turned 300,000km and already had a name! I bought it from an Italian hippy who wanted to sell it because he was going traveling (like back to his homeland to see family) and he said that her name is Gladys. And is she ever a Gladys! I love it...I mean, her! When we went to get plates on it, the lady picked out the license with the letters 'PKL'...naturally for Pickle. So that's her name! Gladys Pickle. Oh, and I also got a membership at BCAA so I'll be covered.
She purrs.
She runs.
And she has a sweet aftermarket stereo system with an ipod attachment.
I'm literally laughing all the way to the bank!
If you knew me back in university days, you know exactly what she looks like! haha...what a dream!
3 comments:
love it!
Rachel that car brings back fond memories. I miss your red subaru xoxo
Car prayers answered. Yay! I've had the same... no trade-in value means my parents keeping an extra car, so I've taken over payments and I've got a car, too! And cheaply.
I'm happy about your debt-free plan. I can't wait til I can make some progress in that regard. Student loan payments START in January, and it could be a long time before I see the end of'em. But it's the 'good debt' or so people like to tell me ;)
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