I hate car shopping- Installment 2!

We are having the hardest time finding a vehicle. Part of the problem is that we can't mutually decide what we're looking for, but that's another story. Lately, we've been looking for 2000ish pick-up trucks. We have spent hours sorting through them all. They either have over 100,000 miles or are WAY over-priced. I swear, people think their stuff is worth so much more than it really is. Well we finally found a 2000 Silverado that only had 56,000 miles on it. It looked good in the pictures so we call and make an appointment to go see it. We were supposed to go see it Saturday morning, but the guy didn't pick up his phone (even though we talked to him the night before) and then didn't call back all day. Finally, we had decided to write him off and go buy another truck. We decided to call one last time and he finally picked up. So we go see his truck. It ran great but the body was trashed. Apparently it is this guy's girlfriend's truck and she likes to run into poles and other fun things. So the paint is scratched, both bumpers and bent and there are several dings. Brandon tells the guy we just aren't interested because of the body issues. The guy told us that everyone that has come to look at it says the same thing and asks us how much we would pay for it. We told him that we'd have to buy a couple bumpers, etc. so we could only pay an amount that was $2000 less than he was asking. He called his girlfriend and she said NO GO, so we said our goodbyes. He said he would try to talk her into it and call us later. That night, at 7:30 he calls and says "we have a deal." Brandon accepts and they make plans for him to bring the truck to us. I arrange to have one of my friends come notarize the title. I am excited to be done car shopping and Brandon is excited to have a truck and a project. Well we wait for his call to tell us he's coming. We call him several times with no answer and the night goes by with no word from truck man. We assume that he's not calling and wondering what happened and start looking online for trucks again. The idiot re-listed the truck on Craigslist 30 minutes after he called us to tell us we had a deal. WHAT THE HECK??!!??!! I really don't get the point. I can't for the life of me fathom what his thought process was. So that was super frustrating and we still don't have a truck. The funny part though was Brandon calling and leaving him a message telling him how disappointed he was in his character and integrity. It sounded more like a lecture from a parent, but truthfully, it was super disappointing. By the way, here is the link to his Craigslist add with his phone number - in case anyone wants to crank call him!!! His name is Mike!

I hate car shopping!

That's really all I have to say about that.

Who needs two cars anyway?

This morning, I got a call from my husband to tell me he just T-boned a guy and that his car is totalled. I rushed right over. Brandon was okay, just a cut up hand and some aches and pains. The other guy had his head wrapped up and blood on his face, but it wasn't bad enough to go to the hospital, so we will assume he'll be fine. Turns out, Brandon was coming through a yellow light and the other guy decided to turn right in front of him. Brandon didn't even have time to brake. All in all, both cars were totalled, but both drivers will be fine. Still- not the best way to start a day.

I'm so grateful that Brandon wasn't seriously hurt. I just can't imagine what I would have done if he had been. If he hadn't been wearing a seatbelt and had the airbags not gone off, I'm pretty sure he would have been killed. PLEASE wear your seatbelts, even if you're going just a short distance!!!!! This accident happened less than a mile from our house.

The car that got hit is the white Jeep Cherokee on the very right side of the picture. Apparently, it spun all the way across the street until it stopped in the dirt on the other side of the sidewalk. By the way, the pictures do not look nearly as bad as it did in person!