Van meltdown
OK so we have this really cool '95 chevy conversion van. It has room for everybody in the family ( 7 adults seated easily ). It has a really cool electric seat that folds into a bed, way cool rope lights that make it look like a 70's disco.
We got it at a time when we desperately needed a vehicle.
And it kinda typifies my personality, quirky, utilatarian, unpretentious.
Well the van overheated badly one day and shortly therafter started smoking quite badly. This is usually indicitive of a blown head gasket a relatively simple repair.........not so in this case.
Overheating caused warped crank, very, very bad juju for the van.
3000-4000 dollar repair.
And we need a vehicle by WEDNESDAY to go to Prescott and have Barb do a fit test.
So we went to a Kia dealer today and applied to get a Kia minivan, we were ASTOUNDED by the payments we would be tied down to, so we declined the offer. But we did find a 2002 Chrysler minivan that we could afford.
We ended up getting it, trading in the old van in and having them pay off the balance of a title loan we had on it.
I would have been satisfied with WAY less nice of a vehicle, it looks like a pretentious soccer mom Scottsdale ( Snobbsdale ) yuppie van.
BUT I have to say that I, Barb, and the kids LOVE it. It fits our need as well or better than the old van, and it is way more reliable. And it gets 3 times the MPG so that is a HUGE plus.
A funny thing that happened ( and it is the way this whole move is going ), they offered to put a DVD player in the van and have it written in in the loan. We though that would be goo for the kids. Then we found out the few extra dollars would stop the loan from going through, really not a big deal.
When we were driving home I realized it already had a DVD player with surround sound and we didn't need to pay extra for it!!!
We got it at a time when we desperately needed a vehicle.
And it kinda typifies my personality, quirky, utilatarian, unpretentious.
Well the van overheated badly one day and shortly therafter started smoking quite badly. This is usually indicitive of a blown head gasket a relatively simple repair.........not so in this case.
Overheating caused warped crank, very, very bad juju for the van.
3000-4000 dollar repair.
And we need a vehicle by WEDNESDAY to go to Prescott and have Barb do a fit test.
So we went to a Kia dealer today and applied to get a Kia minivan, we were ASTOUNDED by the payments we would be tied down to, so we declined the offer. But we did find a 2002 Chrysler minivan that we could afford.
We ended up getting it, trading in the old van in and having them pay off the balance of a title loan we had on it.
I would have been satisfied with WAY less nice of a vehicle, it looks like a pretentious soccer mom Scottsdale ( Snobbsdale ) yuppie van.
BUT I have to say that I, Barb, and the kids LOVE it. It fits our need as well or better than the old van, and it is way more reliable. And it gets 3 times the MPG so that is a HUGE plus.
A funny thing that happened ( and it is the way this whole move is going ), they offered to put a DVD player in the van and have it written in in the loan. We though that would be goo for the kids. Then we found out the few extra dollars would stop the loan from going through, really not a big deal.
When we were driving home I realized it already had a DVD player with surround sound and we didn't need to pay extra for it!!!
posted by Royce at 12:06 AM
5 Comments:
um way cool...sorry about the meltdown car trouble way sucks but hey you get to act like a preppy soccer mom. woo hoo...and a preppy soccer mom who can watch DVD's none the less.
Tomorrow is the big day????????
i am so jealous...i'll be down here sweating thinking mean...er...wonderfully happy thoughts about you. :)
Totally stinks that you had to trade your lovewagon in on something new, but mini-vans are very practical for large families. Personally, I'm a truck kind of girl, but my van does the job. If we can get it running well and keep enough gas in it, then we're doing good these days. LOL
Good luck in Prescott. I'm rootin' for ya!!!!
Thanks both of Ya'll
Yay for new vans with surprise DVDs. Good luck in the new home. I am so happy for you. Enjoy the pines. today was better
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