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My Car
By Leighton | March 5, 2008
I bought a car from a person who lives on the south side of the Island at Ewa Beach through a website (craigslist). He was a really nice guy, and, after talking for a while, we found out we were both LDS! It was really cool. So on Saturday I took a long 2 hour bus ride down to look at the car and met up with him. He let me drive it around and I got to meet his family. In the end, he asked me how much I thought was a fair price. He had listed the car for $1000 so I thought, well, maybe I can get him to drop the price a little. So I told him I would be willing to pay around $800, because that was more in my budget. He thought for a minute, and then told me, “Well, you are a student, and a return missionary, and so I’m going to do even better than your $800 you offered. How does you taking this car for $500 sound?” I was shocked! I asked him, “Are you serious?” Haha. He was. I readily agreed and thanked him for his kindness. We signed the proper papers and he stocked my car with new oil and a new filter before wishing me well and seeing me off. I only had $150 on me but he let me take it with the agreement that I would send the other $350 by mail on Monday when the banks opened. I was truly blessed to have this car and this good deal!
The car is a Mazda MX-3 1994 model. It has run very good for me so far, and hasn’t had any major problems which I couldn’t fix yet. I cleaned the car up and fixed it up a bit on the way home. I still plan to add a new audio system and possibly get the car re-painted to increase the value of it. I also need to change the brake pads and the oil soon. When I find the time… Haha
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