Stranded...

In anticipation of purchasing my little brother's car, we posted my workhorse of a Pathfinder for sale on April 24th. We didn't anticipate a 12-year old SUV with 155,000 miles on it would sell very quickly given the current price of gas. Plus, it has probably $1000 worth of little repairs that needed fixing. Things like windows that didn't go down anymore, an attena carelessly broken in a car wash, and a rear bumper that was slightly ascue. Rust was beginning to set in around the edges as well. You could color me shocked when the car sold in less than 36 hours. We dropped it this morning (I kept the vanity plates) and now I'm going to go wacko without a car for the next two weeks! Below is the ad I wrote. Who knew they'd believe me? We sold it to a family for their 16 year old girl.

1996 Nissan Pathfinder –

Perfect First Car For Your Teenager

That’s right, lots of metal and front air bags to you protect your baby while being old enough to afford the insurance your underage driver is going to cost you. This suburban assault vehicle will accommodate four of her friends in seatbelts in addition to herself while jammin’ to the after-market stereo. Don’t tell her boyfriend that the back seats fold down for ah…extra storage. Yeah, extra storage. There is a sunroof so she can get a tan on sunny days, but the interior is all leather so she won’t dare wear short shorts for fear of third degree burns. The leather interior also wipes up easily so she can hide the evidence of her spilled Smoothie King when she was supposed to come straight home from the track meet. It has four-wheel drive which switches on the fly so she doesn’t have to actually get out of the car in the snow in the shoes that went really well with her carefully chosen outfit, but don’t qute cut it in the slush. Heated seats will keep her warm in the winter. It even comes pre-scratched so it won’t show when the kid parked next to her in the school parking lot opens his car door into hers. Oh yea, and it has aluminum wheels which stay shiny and don’t rust. Girls like shiny. You’ve got a boy? Let us remind you that his insurance will cost even more than a girl the same age. You want this twelve year old beauty when you have to call your insurance agent.