Friday, February 24, 2012

Done & Done!!









Get a new car...CHECK...Get my dream car...Check!! DONE & DONE! SO EXCITED TO POST ABOUT THIS. THE CAR YOU ARE SEEING IN THESE PHOTOS IS OUR NEW RIDE. 2007 YUKON DENALI BLACK, LOADED. HERE IS HOW WE GOT IT. WHILE I WAS RECOVERING FROM MY MOUTH SURGERY. I WAS LOOKING ONLINE FOR THIS SPECIFIC CAR. ON KSL I FOUND THIS BEAUTY. I LOOKED AT IT FOR A FEW DAYS BUT THOUGHT I WOULDN'T HAVE A CHANCE GETTING IT. OR TALK TRENT INTO LOOKING/BUYING IT. TUES I DECIDED THAT I COULD EITHER WONDER ABOUT IT OR FIND OUT. SO I CALLED THIS GUY NAMED DUSTIN. HE SAID HE GOT ONE CALLER ABOUT IT AND THEY WERE LOCATE IN SALT LAKE. HE TOLD ME THE SECOND ROW WAS A BENCH SEAT (THEY DON'T MAKE THE SECOND ROW LIKE THAT ONLY BUCKET SEATS) I TOLD HIM I WOULD BE THERE TO LOOK AT IT/TEST DRIVE IT. TRENT WAS WORKING IN VEGAS AND COULDN'T MAKE IT OVER TO WASHINGTON, UT. IN TIME SO I CALLED MY WONDERFUL MOTHER IN LAW CAMILLE. SHE HAS A 2007 DENALI, AND THOUGHT SHE COULD HELP ME WITH THE GIRLS AND COMPARE IT TO HERS. WE PULLED UP TO THIS GATED MANSION. HOLY FANCY PANTS. AS SOON AS I SAW IT, I WAS PRETTY EXCITED. THEN WE TOOK IT ON A DRIVE, I DROVE IT AND THEN CAMILLE DROVE IT. WE NOTICED A WEIRD SOUND SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO HIS HOUSE & HE FOUND OUT IT WAS HIS SAT RECEIVER ROTATING TO GET RECEPTION...WHO NEEDS THAT ON THEIR CAR? INSIDE WAS A SCREEN ON THE DASH THAT: HOLDS A BACKUP CAMERA, DOES RADIO AND IS A DVD/CD PLAYER. ALL TOUCH SCREEN REALLY COOL BUT HARD TO FIGURE OUT AND PRETTY COMPLEX. A DVD PLAYER IN EACH ONE OF THE HEADRESTS FOR THE BENCH MIDDLE SEAT. THIS WAS REALLY COOL TO US. WE WILL LOVE THIS FOR LONG TRIPS FOR THE GIRLS. IT WAS IN ALMOST PERFECT/NEW CONDITION. THEY TOOK REALLY GOOD CARE OF IT. HE POINTED OUT SOME SCRATCHES AND SAID HE WILL TAKE $300 OFF FOR THOSE. I TOLD HIM I DO NOT SELL IT TO ANYONE IT IS MINE. I SAID I WILL FIGURE THINGS OUT WITH MY LOAN AND BRING MY HUBBY UP HERE TO LOOK AT IT. THE NEXT DAY TRENT GOT WORK OFF TO GO POSSIBLY BUY IT WITH ME. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE THE LOAN HAPPEN THAT DAY, BUT OK IT THROUGH PHONE COMMUNICATION. WE GET THERE AND TRENT LOVES IT..BUT SAYS HE'S GOTTA TRY IT ON THE FREEWAY. WE GET ON THE FREEWAY HE GETS UP TO 70+ AND WE NOTICE A SHAKE. (*MY DREAM OF OWNING THIS CAR WAS STARTING TO DWINDLE, IT HAD TO PASS THE TRENT TEST) WHEN WE GOT BACK AND TELL DUSTIN WE PINPOINT IT TO THE TIRES SITTING IN ONE PLACE FOR 10 MONTHS. SINCE WE HAD TO GET 2 NEW FRONT ONES HE TAKES OFF $500 FOR US. HE WAS GREAT TO DO BUSINESS WITH AND NEVER PRESSURED US, WAS SUPER HELPFUL AND REALLY WANTED IT TO GO TO US BECAUSE OF OUR YOUNG FAMILY. I TOLD TRENT IF HE GOT IT FOR ME, HE COULD DRIVE IT HOME, BUT HE HAD TO TAKE THE GIRLS AS WELL. SO I DROVE HOME IN MY TINY RICE CAR SATURN, WHILE TRENT ROAD IN LUXURY. WE LOVE IT AND ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE IT FOR OUR FAMILY. IT IS HARD TO GET USED TO CAUSE ITS SO SO NICE. BUT I ADORE IT. ERRANDS SEEM FUNNER TO DO NOW!!

2 comments:

Annie Leavitt said...

it doesn't look like that back seat has been used at all!

Aimee said...

Wow! Awesome! That is one hot car!