Last night I was having a major pity party, throwing a bit of a
tantrum and in tears. I received devastating (well, for me it was
devastating) news yesterday afternoon that the axle that we had a line
on for my old Bubba truck wasn't the correct one. At best, we can hope for an axle rebuild, should we be able to
find the parts.
Thank to the efforts of my state's idiot
Senators (yes, Debbie Stabenow you are one of the guilty!) push to pass
"Cash for Clunkers" in an effort to boost auto sales, there are far
fewer replacement parts for vehicles of all ages. Even more so for a 22
year old pickup. My beloved Bubba truck isa victim of that
*oh-so-brilliant-move* (can you hear the sarcasm dripping here?).
Fast forward to this morning, when I
did just what the idioticlegislation wanted me to do all along, and I "replaced" Bubba with a new vehicle. But not quite in the way
they'd hoped for. My new vehicle is a new Ford F-150. Oh, don't get me
wrong, I may have bowed to buying a new vehicle, but no I did not spend
the extra $3K to get the new Eco-boost V6 Ford is so proud of. Nope. I
got me a big honking V8 that gets an estimated 14mpg and 19mpg. Which is
far less than Bubba's 22 and 24. Bwahahaha!!!
Fortunately for my old beloved Bubba truck, it's not
completely falling victim to the evil plans of DC. Instead, it's
becoming my project truck. My poor hubby bowed to my pouting and shouts
of "I don't want to get rid of Bubba truck!" and we will slowly get it
restored as funds and parts cooperate.
If
you happen to live in the Greater Grand Rapids Michigan area, I highly
recommend Tony Betten & Sons Ford. They let me take off with the
keys and drive the new beastie around sans sales guy, got it all washed
and shiny, gassed it up, and dug for every rebate and discount possible
for me. Had Bubba been 5 years newer, I would have gotten another
rebate, but alas, no go. As it was he found us over $4K in discounts to
go with our X-plan discounts.
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