Rupe
Suburban robot that monitors reality -BOM Feb.'13
Well, the time finally came last week to replace our main family vehicle. Mrs. Rupe and I bought our Buick Rendezvous in June of 2003 and it has served us very well over the past 10 years. Normally we replace our vehicles every 5 years but with the economy being the way that it was during that time and our old Buick running so well we decided to just keep it longer than we normally would.
Over the past month or so we began looking for a replacement and with some extra time off over the 4th of July holiday we started test driving vehicles last week. On Friday (7/5) we found the vehicle we liked and on Saturday (7/6) we signed the papers. As many of you who have tried to trade in a vehicle know, it seems that car dealers just do not want to give you anything for your trade these days. Many people will just accept the pittance that they give you but being the cheap bastard that I am and knowing that our Buick was worth WAY more than the $2200 they offered me I decided to buy the new one outright and sell our old Buick on Craigslist.
So, Long story short, here is the contest.....
I listed our 2003 Buick Rendezvous on Craigslist at 10 PM Saturday, July 6th for $4950. http://lacrosse.craigslist.org/cto/3918781647.html
How long did it take me to sell our old Buick? The winner gets a nice 5er
Please submit your guess in days and hours (example: 4 days 3 hours). I will round the answer to the nearest hour.
Bonus Question #1: What was the final sale price of the old Buick?
A couple of months ago I purchased a 2012 Mazda6 for my work vehicle. Mrs. Rupe and I are both very impressed with it and we ultimately decided that we would purchase another Mazda as our family vehicle.
Bonus Question #2: What year and model of Mazda did we choose?
Hint: The new Mazda is "new" (not pre-owned)
Rules / notes
- You may guess once every 12 hours. Any guesses that are more frequent than that will be disqualified.
- There are no trader rating or minimum number of post requirements necessary to participate - Welcome newbies!
- I am considering the Buick as "sold" when I received a $100 deposit from the buyer
- The Buick was paid for in full at 4:30 on Thursday (7/11) and is no longer in my possession.
- You must get the main question correct in order to score on the bonus questions.
Have fun and happy guessing!!!!
Rupe
Over the past month or so we began looking for a replacement and with some extra time off over the 4th of July holiday we started test driving vehicles last week. On Friday (7/5) we found the vehicle we liked and on Saturday (7/6) we signed the papers. As many of you who have tried to trade in a vehicle know, it seems that car dealers just do not want to give you anything for your trade these days. Many people will just accept the pittance that they give you but being the cheap bastard that I am and knowing that our Buick was worth WAY more than the $2200 they offered me I decided to buy the new one outright and sell our old Buick on Craigslist.
So, Long story short, here is the contest.....
I listed our 2003 Buick Rendezvous on Craigslist at 10 PM Saturday, July 6th for $4950. http://lacrosse.craigslist.org/cto/3918781647.html
How long did it take me to sell our old Buick? The winner gets a nice 5er
Please submit your guess in days and hours (example: 4 days 3 hours). I will round the answer to the nearest hour.
Bonus Question #1: What was the final sale price of the old Buick?
A couple of months ago I purchased a 2012 Mazda6 for my work vehicle. Mrs. Rupe and I are both very impressed with it and we ultimately decided that we would purchase another Mazda as our family vehicle.
Bonus Question #2: What year and model of Mazda did we choose?
Hint: The new Mazda is "new" (not pre-owned)
Rules / notes
- You may guess once every 12 hours. Any guesses that are more frequent than that will be disqualified.
- There are no trader rating or minimum number of post requirements necessary to participate - Welcome newbies!
- I am considering the Buick as "sold" when I received a $100 deposit from the buyer
- The Buick was paid for in full at 4:30 on Thursday (7/11) and is no longer in my possession.
- You must get the main question correct in order to score on the bonus questions.
Have fun and happy guessing!!!!
Rupe
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