So as some of you know..I was shopping for a used car. Yay! Joy! meh!!! I had found this honda civic that was way too nice a car for such a low low price...shh to all of you smart people...I inquired about it...got a response..seemed kinda odd and all but I did a vin check and the story seemed to be plausible..so I followed the instructions for purchasing this car...sent the money wetsern union to the UK etc..payment is received now I must wait for the rest of the stuff to catch up..and the car will be on its way to me soon!!
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KNOT! OOPSIES!!!
western union is my saving grace in this.."hello ma'am..are you related to this person you just wired three thousand dollars to in the united kingdom?" "A car?" "I'm a frayed knot..this is a spoof..this car may be a real car but it isn't one you can buy" "you just sent some guy three thousand bucks free and clear for nothing"
Wow...how dumb am I?? Etremely naive I'd say..and foolish to have bought this scheme...fortunately fate smiles upon me and my money fees and all are refunded to me within three hours of sending them. I am a victim of consumer fraud...gee..such a grand thing.
Truly this made me very sad..and yes I cried like an idiot for being so damn stupid!
Ok so now I do all the reporting I am supposed to i block these idiots i stop crying and I find that anger to push me through. I get some new email message same story bout the car being overseas payment required thru eBay...ha..I am aware you are a fibber motherfucker! But I can't say this..so I report the email and block him like i was instructed.
Two more phishy cars online later a test drive of this horrid little contraption not worthy of $800 bucks with a sticker price of $3,000 I decide fuck this shit. How frustrating it is to buy a car. So there is one cheaper than the dealerships and semi local..only 30 miles away.
i don't test drive it..I ride along thru traffic listening for any sounds and test the A/C..its affordable..runs nice..looks fine..I am sold!
I buy the car for a solid $2,000. Its all mine..so what if the name on the title isnt the same as the guy selling it to me...he is merely brokering the sale..I am ok with this. He even makes my day by hitting on me :) Nothing like a proposition from a complete stranger with amazing eyes and a great physique to make a girl feel attractive eh...LOL
Happy Valentine's day, Alana..you now own your own car again! So registering it was no problem..passed emissions..runs great and i get decent gas mileage. Total spent $2760.00 that includes insurance for 6 months too. Damn I am all set!!
So here it is Sunday..I want to do something with my family..we go to the movies. Rainy night..figure we could take the car so off we go. A couple of hours change things when its wet out...things do tend to freeze when the temperature drops...roads are just wet..car handles fine..until less than a mile from home..(danger zone) we come down the hill.
OH FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!
I told them all to hold on..all I can do is try to keep us on the road..the car is swerving badly and i can't control it...we are going to fast and I can't brake. I see the snowbank along the guardrail and close my eyes as we hit...praying we dont go head on into the trees.
It is loud and the car hits hard...Up we go..i open my eyes and we are going back across the road to the other side right towards the snowbank. I had the brake to the floor..we stop because the snowbank was not allowing us entry to the hillside...and the car is stopped...there is a car behind us...they check to see if we are ok. I am not OK!
I put it in reverse...get straightened out and pull of onto the shoulder..wave the car on. My dad and I get out of the car...Oh hell i banged her up. Tore the front bumper good..and bent the rear axle. So we have to limp her home...and it was like a gimp dog sliding his ass along behind him. I am at a loss to describe what i feel about the car...the main thing is no one was hurt. And I guess that should make me feel pretty lucky.
I don't know yet what I did to the car exactly or what I will have to pay to fix it...but for now...I don't want to talk about it.
I hope all of you have better luck than I have this week/month...LOL
