Posts Tagged ‘cars’

Beater to Sweeter (in two acts)

Act One Well, it’s just weird enough. You know Mister Big, the Sex and the City character? We now own his Mom’s car. Evidently, they have a summer house up here (in a village I shall not reveal), and had an “up North” car that didn’t get used much. And we bought it. Shades of Seinfeld. [...]

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Am I That Predictable?

Did you totally know I would have a terrific first day back home and follow up with a totally positive post? Probably. It goes well, folks. Very well. Yesterday was a awesome day. To merely say that I was happy to be home among the farms and hills of my beloved Franklin County is a [...]

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Jeeped

Wild Bill is my hero.We just bought a maroon 1989 Jeep Cherokee Limited! All is in great shape – perfect leather interior, power options all good, new injectors and fuel pump, brand new 31 snow/mud tires. It has a little wear on the clear coat of the paint and it has a cut-off issue sometimes, [...]

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Taking Requests

Plans are underway, as you know. Wild Bill has an appointment this afternoon to check out the Jeep (in the post below) … and I am super excited about that! I think I’m starting to feel the first pangs of “this is going to be a long three months before we move.” Hmm. Maybe getting [...]

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Sweet Ride 03.23.09

Don’t quite know what it is this week, but the used jeeps and SUV possibilities are falling like rain. Our friend Wild Bill down South (where there’s far more people, far more cars for sale, far less road salt and snow damage) is still on the case, looking for a cool used ride for us. [...]

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Sweet Ride 03.21.09

The previous Sweet Ride didn’t work out, but our friend Wild Bill down South (where there’s far more people, far more cars for sale, far less road salt and snow damage) is still on the case, looking for a cool used ride for us. Besides being a crack mechanic and a good friend, Wild Bill [...]

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Sweet Ride 03.19.09

If you’re coming late to the auto story, here’s the scoop – A friend down South (far more people, far more cars for sale, far less road salt and snow damage) is looking for a used 4-wheel drive ride for us. Our good friend Wild Bill is a crack mechanic. Has a little farm too. [...]

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Bronco Busting

It’s good to have good friends that can save your whatsis. Our good friend Wild Bill happens to be a crack mechanic (and has been for decades). He lives in the South – where there are more people and far more cheap cars for sale. (That don’t have underbody road salt and snow rust.) So, [...]

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