FIT and FOO

So it's been a hectic few weeks.  I was meaning to post this shortly after the weekend (7/19), but everything has just slipped away.

So I finally got a car to replace my truck.  Thanks to my brother in law I purchased a Honda FIT.  I love it!!!

(day 1 in the driveway)

I was super apprehensive about downsizing from something that can haul almost anything to something that can't haul much.  After buying a house that needed so much work and making my truck work overtime for that project I was a little scared.  But I felt God opened all the doors for me to sell and it was a total God thing on the purchase of the car.

After I sold my truck on Wednesday, I emailed the Honda dealer I was working with in Lee Summit about 30 mins from my house.  I had just recently test drove a FIT they had and tried to work out a deal with them ,but they wouldn't give me what I needed out of my truck.  So once I sold that private party I was ready to go.  They had sold the one I drove, but had another coming in.  He asked me to make a deposit, but I didn't have time to run out there and drop it off until Friday morning (my day off) and that was the day I was going to buy.  So Thusday night before small group I called to make sure we were good to go and was informed they had already sold the 2008 FIT.  They also informed me that they were not getting another one till September 08 and it would be a new 2009 FIT. (not the car I had in mind).  So, thanks for the help Lee Summit Honda.

Now came the mad dash.  I got on the Honda site and did a 200mile radius dealer search and started calling everyone, while praying.  It is one of the most wanted cars, and now that they are stopping production of the 2008 I thought I knew I was in trouble.  So out of 20 dealerships I found 1 coming in a month from now and no deposit is made on it.  I found another 160miles away at another dealership.  A third had a deposit that some guy was supposed to pickup on Friday AM.  That dealership called me back and told me that I might have a chance on it because the guy that had the deposit wasn't looking good on his trade in and the deal might fall through.  So I put a back up deposit on it and they would know on Friday morning.  Sure enough, Friday afternoon I called and it went belly up.  Thank God!!! I wasn't looking forward to a 3hr drive one way to pickup a car.  So that Saturday morning I went up and met David Clay at Independence Honda and was well taken care of.

I love my car.  People think it is funny moving from a mid-size truck to a small car, but it is roomy inside, I have fit all kinds of stuff like 2 storm doors and 6 kitchen chairs in boxes in it this weekend.  It gets great gas mileage, and is just fun to drive.

So that same Saturday I got to hook up with my friend Drew who plays Percussion for the Foo Fighters on their tour as they were swinging through Kansas City. 

We met up with Kasey (program director from work) and (his wife) Cassie.

It was fun to spend some time with Drew backstage and catch up and meet Dave Grohl.  Then we hung out for an amazing show.

yea, so that is the day of FIT and FOO.

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[Phoenix Auto glass repair]

Looks like lots of fun.