Thursday, August 27, 2009

The Deal is Made

1. Offer up your 15 year old car as a trade-in

2. Get offered a price w/trade-in that is still too high for the vehicle without the trade, because everyone knows the trade-in going to be crushed into a cube.

3. Offer slightly less, to save face with wife and 5 year old daughter.

4. Enjoy the car dealer's high pitched "what!?!?!?!?!?!?!" of disbelief at your counter-offer.

5. Sign the papers.

Tomorrow I go back with cash and the Contour. Fairwell, Europe's 1994 Motor Trend Car of the Year.

Any 7 people need a ride? I've got 8 seat belts. I call shotgun on one of the rear-facing trunk seats.

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