Thursday, March 13, 2008

Going, going, gone!

It just happend so quickly! Jake and I had talked about selling our truck often and never really dismissed the idea. We figured that once we had a kid we wouldn't be able to fit a car seat in the extra cab. So when I looked out the window at work, I saw this guy (he works in the offices above us - so he's not a complete stranger) looking around my truck. I brushed it off until about 5 minutes later when he came in and asked me if I would sell him the truck. I told him that we had thought about it but I'll ask Jake. Jake and I decided that it would free us up on a payment and insurance. We car pool about 98% of the time anyway. So hey why not! Evidentaly his son has been looking all over for that style and in good condition. We called Toyota Financial got the payoff amount, paid the payoff, and requested the title. Now we are just waiting to recieve it. This family was in a pinch with car pooling, so we decided to turn the truck over to them today. When we receive the title we'll receive the final payment. It was a very sad moment for Jake. This was his baby. It was a 2004, white, Toyota Tacoma Extra Cab with the offroad package, and only had about 30 miles on it when we bought it and 31,000 when we sold it. We had it for 4 years and it was almost in perfect condition. Give it a bed liner and a good buff and it would have been perfect. The kid was so excited that it was a happy-sad moment for us. So on our way home today I decided to tell Jake all of the things I did wrong in the truck. I would drive it in the wrong gear on accident. I didn't put the emergency break on and as the garage door was shuting the truck would rolling back and the garage door came down on top of it! I hit the curb when I was delivering pizzas. He just shook his head. I'm sure when we get rid of the car he'll have plenty of stories to get me back! Either way, this all happend so fast that we haven't felt the effects yet. Back to carpooling and saving money. At least I'll be to work on time!

4 comments:

Josh and Jay said...

I still cant believe it! Its really gone..... YOu know I looked forward to seeing that truck in the mornings? One cuz it meant you were there at work and two it was just so pretty!! I almost feel like a piece of me is gone too.
Good luck on car pooling- Jake make her be on time to work, eh?

Paige said...

I didn't even know you guys HAD a truck. LOL That is so funny you told him all the things you messed up in the truck. Congrats on the lower insurance and car payments, though!

Anonymous said...

Isn't it funny how things like that work out. One minute your talking about it, and without any actions on your part, it just happens! Crazy!

Karla and Mike said...

It is crazy how attached men get to their trucks and cars. It is good for them to have to "break up" with their toys once in a while.