Tuesday, September 1, 2009

No more CRV!




Well with the addition of baby #3 we had to finally sell our beautiful 43,000 mile CRV. It was very hard to do. We actually tried everything to fit 3 carseats in the back but our middle seat is only a half seat. No matter what we did a third wasnt going to fit. We had no one coming to look at it probably because of the cost. Who has 14,500 sitting around? We did have someone offer us 11,000 but we said heck no! We kept the thing in perfect condition and werent desperate! We knew God would come through in time. Well last week we finally had a couple come look and said by Friday they would call with an offer and would have to get financing. But that night after they left we received a call from an older man who wanted the CRV the next day and would pay cash not even caring if he saw it. He did decide to look and drove it for less than 10 min and then said it was sold for 14,500! He said it was exactly what he was looking for and couldnt believe how nice we kept it with two little ones. So by Friday we had cash in hands and no more CRV. We were happy to have one step down and one step to go (find a van!) We started looking seriously and after coming across two scammers we bought a van by Monday everning! Pretty crazy! We never thought we would find one that quickly for such an awesome price! Because of scott having his own business we found out we cannot refinance our home mortgage with the loan for the renovating which made us very unhappy. So we decided once we sold the CRV we would take as much from that to put toward the renovating loan. Not our original plan but we decided we didnt have to have quite as nice a vehicle we had before. Instead we would buy a higher milage van and maybe not a Honda Oddessey since they are a bit higher. All that to say we found a very nice Oldsmobile EX 2001 for 2600!! It is in very good condition. After less than $1000 in repairs and a good carpet cleaning it will be perfect for our family. It is so nice that Scott can do most of the repairs himself! The family just wanted to get rid of it and only owed a little bit more so they didnt care what they got for it. As long as it was out of their driveway they were happy. The thing I love most is 4 captain chairs in the back instead of a big back seat. So now we can take any of the seats out and only loose one spot! It has leather heated seats and buttons for everything! Radio listening in the back and heat and air control in the back. Pretty nice deal!! Once again God provided for the Moon family! We are so very blessed and sometimes I just dont understand why!




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