karenmeal
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Ask for nitrous!! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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Man! I am fucking wore out from looking for a car today! Found one that I thought was nice, it was a '98 toyota Rav-4 with 90,000 miles on it but the guy wouldn't go below $7,000 for it. Maybe that was a good deal? It had been in an accident (hit on the back right) and had a small amount of body work that had been done, but the mechanic thought that it looked really good overall. I offered 6,500 but he wouldn't take it. We were only $500 off, are my expectations too high? "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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Jumping With Cerebral Palsy....?
karenmeal replied to RALFFERS's topic in Skydivers with Disabilities
That is the best part about the sport! Skydiving is all kinds of good fun and all.. but the whole culture surrounding the sport is more of what hooked me. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham -
I would do it at 6500 if they did the brakes, front tires and timing belt. But the lowest he would go is 6900 with them doing no maintenance. I won't budge.. I've got what I've got and I'm not going to finance for a couple hundred dollars to close the deal. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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Bellyoff updates/happinesses/frustrations/thoughts
karenmeal replied to skysprite's topic in The Bonfire
You know, when I've lost weight before, the last place I see it is in the mirror. It's like your brain gets stuck on your old image and it takes sooo long for you to be able to see the new you! Good job with the weight loss! It feels awesome to take control and get back in shape. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham -
CRV looked great. Took it to a mechanic and he thought it was in really good shape, except for a few normal wear-and tear items. It probably needed a new timing belt, definitely needed new brake pads and new front tires. Beyond that, it was solid. It had 121k and the lowest price the guy gave me was 6,900. This was a dealership.. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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We were about 900 off. He moved 1,100. He told me that they bought the car for 5,900 and that the lowest he could give it to me for was 6900. I wanted 6,000 and I said that if he came out and started jumping again I'd throw in some free videos and my ultimate brownies. He was a no go on that deal. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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Well.. went.. found a nice car, checked out well.. couldn't get the guy to come down to my price and had to walk out. I was kinda sad, he was an old-time skydiver and seemed genuinely nice. Maybe he'll call? "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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That helps a whole hell of a lot! If you have more tips that you'd be willing to type out I would appreciate it. Any tips for dealing with a private party? Keep in mind that I am a fairly small, young, blonde girl and am car retarded. These guys are going to see me and will probably feel like it is easy to push me around and I don't know car lingo very well.. so if they start getting technical on me, well.. I'll be lost quickly. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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I live just a couple of miles away from Chateau St. Michelle! (Not where they grow the grapes.) I rarely buy their wines in the store, but it is nice to go taste their fancy wines for cheap! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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I'll try and convince my boyfriend to make some wine that will be ready by prairie. That would be cool to taste! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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I like the second one.. Doesn't Gia sniff fingers or something? "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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You've got legendary tits.. is all I have to say. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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I'm seriously shopping for a car right now and dreaming of how it will work out at prairie. Can it handle the roads to my favorite lake (Not the rope swing or mcgregor.. the one with rocks to jump off of) and thinking about how many drunk skydivers it can hold... one car comes with a built in picnic table thing.. which would be PERFECT FOR WINE TASTING AT LP!!! WOOOOO!! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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Petit Syrah is always a safe bet in my book! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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Rancho Zabaco Zinfandel. Not for wine pussies. Edited to add: I just realized I was talked about in this thread. All I have to say.. is that Shell once scared the shit out of me. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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Yeah.. my brother recommended that I bring in cash and just count it out in front of them and tell them that is all that I have. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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What is the red book? I've been checking out kelley's and edmund's. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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No, we haven't looked at that one yet. We were going to check it out tomorrow evening and then if it looks good tomorrow, arrange to take it to a mechanic. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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But hows about when dealing with a private party? The person I'm e-mailing with just told me he is set on the price of 7500 (which is substantially over the edmunds and kelley blue book price).. How do I get him to bring that down without being rude? -Karen "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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Yeah, Rav 4 made my list too.. and definitely the forester. I'm e-mailing someone about a 97 CRV with 111,000 miles with good service records. He wants 7500.. Think I should offer 6,000 if a mechanic gives it a thumbs-up? "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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Hey, Today I have a bit better idea of what I am looking forward. I checked out consumer reports and read a bunch of reviews on different cars and have narrowed it down to a Honda CRV, accord, impreza or forester. The Hondas had much better reliability according to consumer reports, and in online customer reviews. The features that I am looking for are great reliability, reasonable-good gas mileage (Mid to upper 20's), enough cargo room for camping, skydiving and backpacking gear, 3 people and a large dog, and good handling in snow and on dirt-roads. I guess that covers it. From the bit of research that I did.. the CRV seemed to cover those things well. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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Try some eye-makeup to accentuate what you already have. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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He'll be coming with me to actually buy the car and give a final vote of approval. I would like to do the talking though, I've just never gotten to do something like that and want to get better at being assertive. Yesterday I pulled a total blonde move when checking out a car and test driving it. Drove it around, seemed alright to me (but what do I know?) and then took it to a mechanic for a quick free inspection. First thing the mechanic says to me, "Did you notice that the check engine light is on?" Doh! Nope. Not at all. Didn't even check that. I noticed that the windshield had dings in it and the upholstery was a bit wonky.. but didn't even check out the check engine light! I want to avoid doing something like that again today! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham
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I'm scared to click on that.. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham