Chris outdid himself!

So, I get an e-mail from Chris that includes a car ad from Craigslist. He's already contacted the seller ("Hi. I'm calling from Iraq about the car you have for sale...) and the mechanic to inspect it. I just needed to get the ball rolling. If you've known us for a while, you know that Chris is the car enthusiast and I love that cars run and take us places. Other than that, I really am not that into cars. And the only thing I ever really use the word "hate" about is...buying and selling cars. Aaaaaa. But, Chris had found the perfect car for Lauren, after many not-perfect possibilities that she would've been happy with but just didn't meet Chris' standards. It passed the inspection and, voila (well, okay, there's no such thing as voila in buying a car), Lauren had her own car.

Thanks to Grandma, and to Matt Workman who helped with all the transporting, the car was waiting for Lauren when she got home from school last Friday. Surprise!! The windows shook from the excited screaming when she found a set of keys on a little pillow in the center of her bed. Here she is with her car the next day:

It's a 1986 BMW 5-series, automatic, with 109,000 miles on it for $4,000. It's the oldest car in the family and has the least number of miles. In one year, she can get historic vehicle plates for it. It's so her.

The interior is in great shape. No cracks in the seats-it looks amazing. We all love the car phone/brick in the console! Of course it needs a few things tweaked and fixed but that's to be expected in a 24-year-old car.  She loves it.

Chris has a theory that you have to nab the good deals within three hours of when they're posted. He nailed this one, and he can't wait to get his hands on it. We'll warm up the buffer for him. Way to go, Poppy!

(No, Gunner, sorry, not yet. Fair happens later. Love you, though.)

Love to all, Linda