We Won!

We won the Jetta Wagon! YEAH!! And we actually purchased it for a few hundred dollars less than what we budgeted plus we are paying less than the Blue Book Value. Now for the bad news - at least from my perspective - the car is located outside of Charlotte, North Carolina and we are presently in Newark, Ohio for a difference of 463.41 miles. Tomorrow morning I have a consultation with the ophthalmologist about options for Lasik and then we start our road trip. Fortunately I packed extra clothes (and underwear) before we left the house last Tuesday.

Another E-bay Car

There's a Jetta Wagon listed on E-bay! It has a few more miles than I would prefer but it's the first wagon we found for sale. Craig placed a bid on it and now I refresh the page compulsively to see if we're still winning the auction. Unfortunately the auction doesn't end until Sunday (half an hour after the Soprano's finale) so my obsessiveness is only likely to increase.

Bidding On a Car

Craig calls me today at work to say he's bid on a Mercedes diesel over e-bay. When we got home he was still in a bidding war but ultimately lost by $100. Finding a diesel car has been somewhat harder than I expected. We don't want to purchase a new vehicle because of fears that the conversion will void any warranties plus there is the whole issue with depreciation. We're primarily looking at Volkswagen Jettas and Mercedes with hopes (real long shot) of a Jetta wagon to lug all our camping gear.