Loan Approved

Well it has been a week since I last posted, and a lot has happened. Right after my last post a phone call to the parents left me pretty dejected as they stalled on the car loan. They basically pulled every excuse in the book: we're too busy to fill out a loan app until next week, Dad should really look at the car, what are the maintenance costs of a Mini? what if you need parts?, how much is an oil change? $50, $60, maybe $70? I love how some people automatically assume that imports are more expensive to maintain. Yeah I checked with the Saturn dealership in Fond du Lac and the most an oil change would cost is $50. Plus, since the Mini runs synthetic, I'm looking at all of 2 oil changes a year. Plus the reliability of the Mini will easily surpass the beloved C-ride. But anyhow, I didn't talk to my parents after that until Monday night. Expecting more loan stalling, I was in a pretty crappy mood. Come to find out, my mom went the the credit union and got her end of the loan figured out on Friday afternoon. I quickly went into hyper mode and filled out my loan app. I headed out of work at 3pm on Tuesday to run it over to Fond du Lac and get my end tied up. This morning the loan officer left me a message that I was pre-approved for $17,000.

Tomorrow night the Zimbrick dealership is open until 8pm and the parents have actually agreed to go look at the car with me. Unbelievable. I also found out that they would like to trade in the C-ride, so I've spent the last two nights getting it in tip top shape. I should probably do a few more brakestands with it before it gets traded in. So if all goes well, I should be able to get a bill of sale faxed to the credit union tomorrow night or early tomorrow morning. Then my mom can sign for the loan on Friday at lunch and I will check out work at 2:30 make a pit stop in FDL to sign the papers and rip to Madison to pick up the Mini. My fingers are crossed, wish me luck.