Goodbye 'Stang, Hello Camaro

It finally came time to say goodbye to my red Mustang that treated me so well for 11+ years.  It was my first car, purchased at a dealership going out of business in the Chicago suburbs in early 2006.  Within a week I packed it with all my shit and drove it to LA where my post-college life began.  Have been on many dates in the car, slept in it (solo) probably 20+ times, traveled all over the west, used it to move beds, bikes & more.  It never ran out of gas although I pushed it so far beyond the red line I should have been burned many times.

When Davit visited LA in summer 2016, he borrowed it for a week to drive to SF while I was in Alaska.  When he returned to LA, a white guy with a ponytail at a carwash in Hermosa Beach said he loved mustangs and Davit should let him know if he ever wanted to sell it.

When I got a weak offer from Carmax in spring 2017, I decided to swing by the car wash and see if ponytail dude still happened to be working there.  He wasn't there that day, but the manager, who was a short Mexican dude named Nimrod, said the guy definitely was a huge mustang fan and still worked there. "Where's it at?  Maybe I'll buy it," Nimrod said.

After a quick walk around the car, without even starting it, Nimrod said he'd give me $800 cash on the spot and if I had the title, which I did, we could do the deal right there.  His uncle owns a body shop and figured he could do something with it.  He and his wife are currently driving a car from 1994 and sounds like she'll like a convertible.

So the 'Stang lives on.

Meanwhile, I figured I'd give a Camaro a try as the next ride.  Found one I liked up in Oakland, flew up and did the deal with a guy named Nestor and his boss Alex.  Nestor shared the good vibes with me after the deal was done.

Onward!