Monday, April 27, 2009

*New* Truck

Bobby has been driving the same SUV for about 10 years...and it was used when he bought it, so it's time to retire the poor thing.

So Bobby did get a "new truck" this weekend. At least it's "new" to him.
It was my Grandpa's truck...at a very young age I gave my Grandpa the name "Appa" that stuck with him. Appa passed away in 2005.
A few months after my Appa's passing, my Grandma (Amma) gave the truck to my sister. Her and her husband were in need of a second vehicle and the timing worked out great for them.
Recently my sister decided they were tired of paying insurance on a vehicle that they no longer use. So my Dad had planned to come get the truck and take it back to my Grandma for her to sell.

Lately Bobby's SUV has been having some transmission problems, and he found out that it would cost about $3K to fix. Besides the transmission problems, there are other things wrong with it...such as the A/C. (an A/C that doesn't work in Texas is never a good thing.) The estimated value online was lower than the cost to fix the transmission, so Bobby was weighing the options. We aren't really wanting to add an additional car payment right now with all the home improvements we've been doing along with prepping for a a new member of the family. However....with 4 dogs, we really NEED a "dog car".

So my Appa's truck was the solution. Bobby went over to take a look at the pickup on Saturday and was pleasantly surprised. He had never really paid attention to the pickup before, so when he went to look at it as a possible vehicle for himself, he got excited. He cleaned up the old battery that was covered in acid and put in the battery from his car...just to make sure a new battery would make the truck run. It did, so he took the truck home and we later went back with the battery to pick up the SUV. He washed off the top layer of dirt and gunk so he could see what the truck looked like (and what color it was). It still needs a major cleaning both inside & out.
Bobby couldn't wait to go "show it off". So last night he went over to help a friend haul away some trash from his house after moving to a new house. He was actually pretty giddy about putting his new pickup to use.
I can't help but find this terribly cute and endearing. :-)
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