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Nov. 4, 2009 6:00 p.m. plance1 HalfDork

Trying to be upbeat but damn, how bad does it suck to have to come home and tell your wife you got canned? Let me assure you it sucks. I'm going to hussle and get something else so don't feel sorry for me, I'll work in a rock quarry or something. In the meantime, I'm going to have a vehicle sell off party, you're all invited...

Who wants to buy my 940 turbo wagon? I haven't even driven the thing or put the title in my name, just drove it down to the suspension shop (new lowering springs, shocks, bushings.) See my previous post but ad will go in the classifieds shortly.

2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee, see ad in the classifieds, I need to get more pics on there but I just had new brakes put on the thing.

Thanks
Nov. 4, 2009 6:22 p.m. plance1 HalfDork

Ive tried several times to post an add for my volvo but no luck. I emailed the administrator to see what happens but here it goes...

Just bought this. I paid about $4 k for it plus transportation costs, which was a few hundred dollars. I have a suspension shop that is putting some lowering springs, bushings, shocks on it from the IDP catalog. The value of all that is at least $1,500 but I wouldnt know, the work isn't done yet (shop owner's wife had a stroke) so I haven't yet got the bill.

I havent even driven this thing. Runs good, low miles, do a search and you will see a lengthy post about the whole car and my buying experience. Im not sure how much its worth, I never saw one in this good condition so I thought the price I paid for it was reasonable. Im open to offers of course but Im going to insert an amount I would like to get and see what happens! $4,750 obo thanks
Nov. 4, 2009 6:25 p.m. 2002maniac Reader

Good luck with the sell-off. That is a very clean volvo.
Nov. 4, 2009 6:57 p.m. Spinout007 Reader

BOOST BOX!! GL with the sale man, I'm really sorry to hear about the layoff. It's happening to WAY to many people.
Nov. 4, 2009 7:19 p.m. JetMech Reader

Spinout007 wrote:

I'm really sorry to hear about the layoff. It's happening to WAY to many people.

Agreed. Good luck, Plance, and shame you have to sell.
Nov. 4, 2009 7:40 p.m. plance1 HalfDork

thanks, Ive got everything I own for sale, my house even but thats been for sale prior to today's events, its just a question of what sells first and how quickly I can get a job, if things work out I will keep the volvo. Jeep's definitely gotta go though, my wife and I have spent a boat load on that thing, who ever ends up with it has practically a new car. Time is not now to have an emotional attachment to cars but damn this is gonna hurt...
Nov. 4, 2009 8:07 p.m. carguy123 Dork

Where are you located?
Nov. 4, 2009 8:23 p.m. tuna55 Reader

Bump for a scary and sucky situation. And a nice car.

Next time, throw that cash into a high yield savings account and keep it there so good projects don't have to go to waste.

Good luck with the new job hunt.
Nov. 4, 2009 8:32 p.m. ReverendDexter HalfDork

carguy123 wrote:

Where are you located?

+1

The S.O. would LOVE an auto turbo volvo wago...n.

You did a good enough job of hiding the plates, and being a Cali resident I can't really help if it's an out-of-state car.
Nov. 4, 2009 11:38 p.m. plance1 HalfDork

no plates on it. Im in cincinnati ohio.
Nov. 5, 2009 7:34 a.m. wtsane

In reply to plance1: Talk to me about the Volvo Wagon. I can be reached at william.dyer1@gmail.com
Nov. 5, 2009 7:34 a.m. wtsane New Reader

In reply to plance1: Disregard, more than I can afford
Nov. 5, 2009 7:57 a.m. triumph7 Reader

plance1, sorry to hear you've joined the club with the rest of us unemployed. What shop were you taking it to? I hope it's not the one I'm thinking of... (long time friends that I don't hear from often enough).
Nov. 5, 2009 8:51 a.m. ReverendDexter HalfDork

Ah, man.

Well, I wish you the best of luck. I can only hope that you actually liked the paycheck more than the old job, and that this will force you to find the job that you love (or some hippy crap like that, hahaha).
Nov. 5, 2009 8:56 a.m. amg_rx7 Reader

Good luck bud. Challenging days. Stay positive.
Nov. 5, 2009 8:58 a.m. Kia_racer Reader

Sorry you lost your job. I empathise, I lost mine about 5 months ago. Keep a stiff upper lip and all that jazz.

Nice Volvo too
Nov. 5, 2009 10:01 a.m. DILYSI Dave UltimaDork

Sorry to hear about the job. I'm about a month in since I lost mine. II've picked up some contract work, and had several interviews, so hopefully I won't be in the woods too much longer. Best of luck.
Nov. 5, 2009 10:41 a.m. f86sabjf New Reader

We went through something similar in june after 12yrs let go. We ended up having to file BRch13 . While scary it has turned out to be the best thing that could have ever happened to us. Pm me if you would like more details if any of you are in trouble. I'm not a lawyer but i can put a lot of the old wives tales to rest that was scaring us.
Nov. 5, 2009 1:22 p.m. scardeal New Reader

If you could wait about a month, I'd be interested...
Nov. 5, 2009 1:27 p.m. Tyler H Dork

Good luck man. If I find $4750 in my coat pocket or under my couch cushion, I'll be headed your way.
Nov. 5, 2009 4:16 p.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork

plance, remember one thing: this was a business decision. it was not personal. you are still a rock star in whatever your chosen field, and everything you've ever done in your life has in some way prepared you for your next job. now, you are a salesman. the product is you.

unless you were a douche, and got fired rather than laid off. then maybe it was personal.
Nov. 6, 2009 12:11 a.m. plance1 HalfDork

Thanks for the support and kind comments. I'm in the construction industry, I have a degree in Architecture and have worked as a contruction manager/administrator for 15 years. Our industry is not doing so well right now. I was laid off due to an overall lack of work, not fired for being douchey or anything. Tons of people have called about my jeep so if I get rid of it first (it too is in the shop getting some work done on it), I will end up keeping the volvo.
Nov. 6, 2009 12:12 a.m. plance1 HalfDork

In reply to wtsane:

opps sent you an email before seeing your second post.

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