It's Like Seeing A Unicorn, On I-5 At Rush Hour, And Being The First To Touch It.

That is how I feel about our new (to us) car. (I kinda stole the title from what Collin said about the car.) So, yesterday I sold my soul to the devil by taking out a loan from my in-laws to obtain this glorious unicorn whose name is Ricky, but I know it is totally worth it. We found Ricky on craigslist and I cannot begin to explain what an amazingly sweet deal it was. Ricky is a 1999 Chevy Blazer, four door, with four wheel drive, tow package, sun/moon roof, leather seats(that are heated!!!), auto dimming review mirror, keyless entry,the whole mother effing shebang! The guy that owned Ricky was an older gentleman who purchased Ricky new when he worked for Wilsonville Chevrolet, and they rarely used it, now they needed to make space. Ricky runs great, and for an SUV gets decent gas mileage. It is the nicest car I have ever owned. Yes, I will be making payments back to the in-laws, I can live with that, but I could not live with passing this car up. For the miles on it and the condition it is in, according to Kelley Blue Book, being sold by a private seller, Ricky could have easily gone for $5,500 to 6,500. Here's the kicker, we paid only $2,500. We easily saved three grand on the car (not that we could get my in-laws to loan us that much). I am extremely happy with the car. Here are some pictures of our unicorn, Ricky:
The Flash caught the reflector perfectly...
And in case you are curious about the name, here's the story. As you know our Nissan's name was Ethel from day one, so when we bought the Toyota from grandma it was only fitting she should be named Lucy (get it? Lucy and Ethel? It's an I Love Lucy reference). Well, now that we have a boy car it's only fitting we name him Ricky, so now it's Lucy & Ricky. Cute I know.