Originally Posted by
JoeO
Originally Posted by
JoeO View Post
Paying Maintenance for an older car is cheaper than getting a new one.
How old was this woman, WD ?
Joe, that's really weird cuz that's THE MOST EMBARRASSING question you could have possibly asked! I'll just leave it at this.
Previously the largest age difference for any woman I'd dated was 12 years, she being younger. This woman was
MORE than 12 years younger than me. Like I said. I'll leave it at that. Again.. of ALL the questions!! Weird. HOW DID YOU KNOW??????? 😄
Well, WD.....some think trading in or trading up is an art form, but it’s really nothing more than Engineering mixed equally with Economics. Engineering know how calculates failure rates and Economics gives us Net Present Value as opposed to the investment reaching Maturity.
I would say your trade in timing was spot on. Estimating your trade to be about 45, you can be sure of the chassis still being attractive to interested buyers and the break in period has long past to where it doesn’t need 24/7 attention.
Likely, the undercarriage needs some work and the suspension has lost some firmness of ride. Consider the get up and go for weekend nights being less and less, and somehow the unit as a whole has lost some of its firmness with torsional tightness also beginning to fade.
You did well.
Joe, she wasn't even in her F'ing 30's yet. If I told you would you even believe me? I wouldn't have believed me before. It was one of those things where I got to know her online first or it would never have happened. The fact it lasted as long as it did was also unexpected. Joe, you better not tell anybody, but she was 22. Believe it or not Joe. Hand to God. Should I feel like a creep about it? It was really important to her to feel mature. She damn sure overachieved there! Also she had just moved here from Russia and was sleeping in a large walk-in closet at her brother's. So you know Joe, it just worked out for everyone concerned and as you have learned... live long enough and every unlikely aspect of humanity will parade before you!