Houston...anyone got a shitbox they want to loan/rent to GWiz?

[Datawiz]

Problem solved...

I'm am paying $2,000 cash tomorrow to buy GWiz's grandparent's car (1996 Infiniti I30) from her uncle. He lives next door. Car is worth by KBB 785-1200, but we're getting a garage space in return. Her BRZ will now be garaged, rather than sitting in my driveway with 2 covers on it.

Car needs tires, battery, cv boots, and a starter, but I can do all of that very easily in my garage. Paint is EXTREMELY shiny. Car only has 78,000 miles on it. Being automatic, wife can be the co-driver to/from Texas, and with the small value of the car, if something nasty happens in Houston, big effing deal. From 2 feet, this car is cherry. Beige/Gold in color, which is , but it is what it is.

I'll likely put an additional $1,000 into the car in the next month, but it's otherwise perfect.

When her internship concludes, it's my choice to sell it, or keep it. I have no pressure to sell it.

All 3 of us are on board with this decision. Bob's roofing company currently has their truck in his driveway blocking the removal of this car, so I can't start on it tomorrow, but I'll share pictures when I take possession.

[09CTSV]

Talk low miles, our Trailblazer SS only has 21K on the odometer. It is a 2008, wife does not work and just uses it to get groceries or an occasional trip to see her niece in SD.

[Datawiz]

Originally Posted by GentleBen

And if she were to go to Houston from Atlanta and return it would be less than 1,600 miles round trip plus her mileage in/around Houston.

Certainly easier than Atlanta to Ft Myers to Houston to Ft Myers to Atlanta. Just rent a self-storage locker for a few months so that she can store her stuff close to the campus rather than taking it home so that Mom can clean it for her. That's almost an 3,500 miles round trip.

She's had a storage unit in Atlanta for the past 3 years. That's where the stuff goes. Her team IS going to Michigan, so that burns a week, but she'll still have a week here in Fort Myers with us. Thus her commute to Houston will be via Fort Myers.

[Bill]

A lot can go wrong with driving a 23 year old car across country, even a nice, clean, garage kept, 23 year old car. Personally, I'd rather drive the 5 year old car with low miles. Of course, there's the issue of having her clothes and personal effects shipped, because I doubt you can hold a whole lot in a Miata. You'd have to factor in the very real possibility of breakdowns at inopportune times and the issue of parts availability.


Not trying to be a Debbie Downer, just something to think about......