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Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Farethewell, Conversion Van Finally, I put my foot down and made hubby pull the conversion van out by the road. It has been sitting for more than 2 years, "a project for the boys." We decided $1000, but agreed to go OBO.
Not even 2 hours later, an old guy pulled in and offered $500. On the spot. WOOHOO!!
Hubby hollered for me to get the title. No problem, I have ALL the titles in The Envelope In The Sacred Box.
Except it's not there!
Just that ONE title is missing.
The last time anyone was in That Envelope to remove something was the day we bought the Explosion, er...EXCURSION. Hubby had taken out the title to his clunker 1983 van, back in October 2003.
Thankfully, I keep a record book of ALL our acct numbers, payment info, ect., (from 1996 forward) so I had him call Ford Credit Saturday evening for a copy of the release of lien. Tomorrow, he will be heading to a Secretary of State to get an instant title.
The old man is willing to wait. Why? Because it is an AWESOME deal. And he really needs the van. We could have held off a few days until someone agreed to the $1000 price tag, but this deal isn't really about making money, it's about getting rid of a vehicle that was taking up space in our driveway.
OK, granted there are a TON of memories associated with the van. We bought it the day after our nephew was born in 2000. Absolutely spur of the moment. A few months later, it comfortably took us on our first REAL family vacation...to Florida and up the East Coast to D.C. My stepson saw the hospital where he was born, and his first home, while sitting in that van.
Simba (RIP) loved the conversion van because it was easy for him to get into, and it was the last vehicle he ever rode in (sniff.) I remember our 2002 vacation around Michigan with him sprawled btwn hubby and me and stretched back btwn the kids' seats!
Our kids watched their first Drive-In movie in the van in 2003. They went from children to teenagers in the 3+ years we used the van daily. It saw their changes.
Now, it is the end of an era. We have lots of good memories of the conversion van. Hopefully, the old man will give it a few more. Sunshine - Walking on Sunshine -
11/08/2005 10:20:00 PM
