This Friday I will show off my car to a potential buyer! I am breaking a sweat just thinking about it. Or I could be breaking a sweat from recovering from the flu these past few days...
Being sick, which meant chills and fever, body aches (even my scalp hurt!), sore throat, and exhaustion really put me in check about the changes I am going to have to make when I don't have a car. I can't just hop in a car and drive my sick butt to the doc! Location and every step I make, is going to matter when I am sick with the flu. And yet, I know that these challenges will suck but they are just as surmountable as me recovering from the dreaded flu. After all I am on the mend and with no doctor's help to boot!
I chose to drive to work today, because my throat was still sore and I did not want to risk relapse. I freely admit I loved being in my car. The heater, the sun roof, the music... And then I found myself becoming irritable sitting in traffic, constantly speeding up and slowing down, I wondering if I was going to make it to work in time for my team meeting.
And then I felt guilty for driving, the weather was very tolerable. Just some clouds, in the high 50's. If Jeannie, Tyler, and Jennifer and thousands of others can go without the machine, so can I!
I learned that I will have to move over the next few months, again. Although I am sick and tired of moving (this will be the fourth time in two years), the part that makes me nervous is that my options will be more narrow. I need to live in a decent neighborhood, that is not in a hilly area (trust me, they matter on a bike, even the small ones), that is within two miles of BART and a grocery store. These requirements can certainly be met and fortunately I have time to find the right place. But it's good to acknowledge another challenge I did not think of when I committed to selling my car.
But make no mistake people.
I will sell my car.
I will pay down my horrid debt.
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha HA!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
No biters
It's been two weeks since I put my car on the market. I have shown it to 0 people. Zero. This is very discouraging for me. I have already lowered my price from $14,000 to $13945 (that number just looks better). Next month I can lower it another $300, bringing my price to $13,500. I think I will get my car waxed and detailed, get an oil change, take some new pics and think positive this weekend. My mother suggested I try praying...I might consider doing that too.
It's tough staying positive when all I hear from people is that it's a buyers market, and that with this economy it won't be easy to sell. Well, I know it won't be easy to sell unless I price it more competitively. I just need one buyer who is ready to fall in love with my car.
What I haven't done yet is posted my car on other websites like helix, or other car sites. Maybe that will do the trick.
Meanwhile, I have been riding my bike more. The weather has been wonderful, blue skies, in the low 70's. I have enjoyed my rides and even have been able to ride on BART with a few co-workers on the way home. Riding my bike is going to force me to be on time more often, and plan better. Two things that I could definitely use in my life.
I find myself looking forward to riding my bike to work in this wonderful weather. I have also appreciated the convenience my car has afforded me when I did use it over these past few weeks. I just don't think it's worth it, the convenience, compared to the debt I carry.
It's tough staying positive when all I hear from people is that it's a buyers market, and that with this economy it won't be easy to sell. Well, I know it won't be easy to sell unless I price it more competitively. I just need one buyer who is ready to fall in love with my car.
What I haven't done yet is posted my car on other websites like helix, or other car sites. Maybe that will do the trick.
Meanwhile, I have been riding my bike more. The weather has been wonderful, blue skies, in the low 70's. I have enjoyed my rides and even have been able to ride on BART with a few co-workers on the way home. Riding my bike is going to force me to be on time more often, and plan better. Two things that I could definitely use in my life.
I find myself looking forward to riding my bike to work in this wonderful weather. I have also appreciated the convenience my car has afforded me when I did use it over these past few weeks. I just don't think it's worth it, the convenience, compared to the debt I carry.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
My Car could be sold at any time
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/979015601.html
It's happening. I put my car on the market last night. It was fun putting together my add. I was so proud of it. Then I showed it to my pal Huy, html god. He spiced my add up this morning, enabling me to lure buyers interested in my competitors like the Corolla and the Civic. Brilliant! I am sure to get more potential buyers over the next few days.
I already got an email from a father looking to buy a car for his daughter (how kind and sweet). That is exactly the type of buyer I want.
In preparation of going car less I will be driving my car as little as possible. I am doing this to prevent from adding more miles to the car and lowering the value. Each day I would drive 60 miles. That's 300 miles a week, 1,200 miles a month. That's a lot of cruising.
It's happening. I put my car on the market last night. It was fun putting together my add. I was so proud of it. Then I showed it to my pal Huy, html god. He spiced my add up this morning, enabling me to lure buyers interested in my competitors like the Corolla and the Civic. Brilliant! I am sure to get more potential buyers over the next few days.
I already got an email from a father looking to buy a car for his daughter (how kind and sweet). That is exactly the type of buyer I want.
In preparation of going car less I will be driving my car as little as possible. I am doing this to prevent from adding more miles to the car and lowering the value. Each day I would drive 60 miles. That's 300 miles a week, 1,200 miles a month. That's a lot of cruising.
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