Monday November 9th – on the way to the doctor (nothing special, annual appt), old guy pulls in front of my hybrid & CRASH BOOM BAH…I’m driving a rental ‘til December. INSTA-Life change. Wasn’t intentional; no one was hurt (stiff neck for 3 days) – but dang, whatta life hassle. I go from owning a car outright to financing its replacement. Not cool.
[Point to story – don’t go to the doctor, if you’re not sick.]
Spent the next two weeks, searching for a new ride. Received a lotta great advice from fellow marathoner Heidi (weekend Maniac marathoner, weekday GM employee). Familiar sounding lifestyle, huh? (thanks again Heidi)
Saturday November 28th – despite an estimated $10k in repairs, insurance company chose to fix my 2010 Prius. Ugh, no new car 🙁 Repair timeline expectation? Week before Christmas…2 weeks after my free rental expires. Double ugh.
[Accident not my fault, holiday repair delays not my fault – super disappointing.]
Prius is paid off, sports great gas mileage but doesn’t fit my Colorado lifestyle. How many trailheads have I hiked to before actually starting my summer 14er hikes?
What to do?
[well-timed] Email spam: Black Friday financing thru Boulder Valley Credit Union (banks have Black Friday sales?) Took this as a sign. Found a 2010 Jeep on Craigslist (thanks Cliff) – odometer tick < 35,000 miles, 3 hours away in Cañon City.
Road tripped south & test drove my new ride, Saturday after Turkey Day. 4WD, 6-speed standard – gotta, hafta, wanna get this Jeep!
Sunday December 6th – Day after marathoning St Jude’s, retraced my trek south – keys in pocket…proud owner of a new (used) weekend gas guzzler. Snow treks, off-road dirt disasters – finally, a Colorado car for my Colorado lifestyle. HAPPY day!
UPDATE (Tuesday March 15th): 3 rounds of temp tags & 3 months later (Colorado DMV title transfer bureaucracy) – FINALLY, plates. AND not just any plates – threw a few $$ bucks more to support our Armed Forces Veterans. FAAANNNTASTIC!
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