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Momo package arrived today :)

Missed my baby, so drove to the shop which is closed today to look at her... she was parked under a tree...

Placed an order today...

Gave Anthony credit card number to get things moving... I really feel like he wasn't sure if he could take me seriously or not.... I did drop off a beat up $3,000 car and wanted him to do $7,000 worth of repairs... way more then what the car is worth... Now I think he knows I'm serious :) anyways, he mentioned that he was able to find those missing parts and that the estimate will be a little less... The waiting is the hardest part of all this...

Talked to Anthony today.... He mentioned that some parts were going to take a little longer to get... his main source are out but he felt confident he would find new parts... Also he confirmed the arrival of shipment from Tire Rack... Tomorrow I'm going to call in a credit card deposit for the work...

Went to AAA yesterday to get Title over to my name and pay taxes on the car... Turns out Oscar Gonzales, the previous owner did not sign title... They said it might be fine without it but better to get it signed... after talking to him and showing up at his house he wasn't there and did not respond to text messages and phone calls... what an irresponsible ass hole... On a high note, suspension parts from Tire Rack should arrive Monday... Enkei RPF1 wheel ( 9.8lbs ) Dunlop Direzza ZII ( 205/50 15 )

Talked to Anthony again this morning :) Asked if I could ship to the shop, wheels, springs and shocks to his shop and how much to instal... he said $250 which is great... Tomorrow I will order from TireRack ... Here is a breakdown of the current wheel/tire setup on the car now VS whats going on...

So the bad news from the shop is that I'm looking at $6,500 in repairs and that still does not solve my transmission problem... he's going to try a replacing the fluids in hopes that solves the problem... I spend all day and night trying to figure out what to do... after a lot of rationalization I decided to take out a $12,000 loan from the bank plus the $6,000 I have in the bank and go for it.... which means I will just look at this as a car payment for 3 years of $390 and I have exactly the car I want in very good condition...  I just hope the shop doesn't come up with more things wrong with it... All I know is that driving this car makes me really happy, so what the fuck... YOLO....LOL

Dropped car off this morning at Preferred Auto Center... recommended by my Honda service place... I'm afraid it will be a little expensive but we will see... Spoke with Anthony this afternoon and he told me a long list of what needs to be repaired... he needs more time tomorrow to steem the engine and look for an oil leak... He's then going to break down a list of importance with an estimate cost... Keeping my fingers crossed it's not like $4,000 or something crazy... cause I still need to fix the interior and exterior...

September 13 2013 ( Friday ) Found ad in Craigs list… posted around 10AM….I contacted owner at 11:30 AM…. made appointment to come see the car at 5:30PM… Stopped by bank after work but Well Fargo system was down…. went to another branch but same problem… 3rd Wells Fargo near the guys house was OK… The system shut down just minutes after my withdraw went through…. Test drove the car, decided to buy and a few minutes after that another buyer showed up… I'm not sure if the forces were against me or for me :) Car parked outside and I'm excited to get it for $3,000…. Needs a lot of work and I'm hoping it won't cost more then $6,000 to finish it all off… going to take car to Service Center next week hopefully to have it all checked out… Checked out the CarFax info before driver over... September 15 2013