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This. So much this.

I'd rather slide into my grave sideways, poor, and with a big grin still plastered on my face, than be gently lowered into the ground, with piles of cash remaining and a Prius-induced smug smirk on my face.

Silly soul-sucking appliancemobiles.

 

Eh, not really car poor - having the third car would eliminate a lot of headaches and be worth it down the road. Besides, the option to sell is always there, too.

That being said, I'd be surprised to see the government collectively decide on anything that resembles a college loan elimination bill, anyway. I'd much rather see the paychecks of legislators cut before my college debt gets eliminated (even then, my college debt is rather insignificant compared to most).

 

Crunching numbers now, started running some insurance quotes. I'll have to call my agent tomorrow and put together a hypothetical situation (address change + addition of vehicles & fiancee to policy), but I still need to see the Clubman in person. With some luck, it should be traded in either this Saturday or next week sometime.

As long as the car is 100% intact and not in need of any major maintenance, I'm leaning more and more towards making her old R56 my daily driver/dog hauler/bike hauler, and using the GP as a fair weather racecar/occasional commuter.

 

:lol:

The GP would be for summer/pleasant weather driving.

I'd be using the Justa for daily duties, hauling the bikes around, transporting the dog in a pinch, and parking in places I could never park the GP. It's got a few scrapes and scratches, but is mechanically sound - we've had it since 20k miles, and I've done all the maintenance.

Three would be the max.

I hate submitting the GP to daily duty abuse around here, especially in the snow and salt (actually it's a lot of fun in the snow, but the salt... ). It'd be a lot better having a daily that was still a Mini/something fun to drive, but also something I didn't care so much about when getting pelted with salt and rocks from the road.

The responsible side of me has also tossed about the idea of selling the GP in the spring and putting the extra GP money towards paying down the Justa quickly, and then I'd focus on my college loans more.

But that's too responsible. :lol:

 

Because winter sucks and so do Pennsylvania roads. The poor GP hasn't been washed in a month, it snows or rains every day I have off.

I'm leaning towards option 2, but entertaining the idea of option 3.