Some of you may have been following my endeavors to acquire a reliable conveyance. I’ve been trying on and off for over two months.

First, I tried (and failed) to buy a 2000 Celica GT. I was ultimately turned away because there’s a repo on my credit report that won’t go away until sometime around 2010-2011; thus I won’t be able to finance a car through a company for that long. I can safely say I didn’t think that one through. The car was $8,000. Sadly, it would have been almost paid off by now.

Last Friday, I bought a 1994 Saturn (Looked like an SL1?) whose only major problem was a knocking sound. I figured I’d get it home and have a mechanic look at it. It broke down two hours later on the way home, so I left it at a Meineke in Castle Rock. They said it needed a new engine, $3500. I paid $750 for the car. So I’m gonna sell it to J.

Today, I bought a 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS with 210,000 miles for $900. There are no obvious major defects (Though a whole lot of obvious minor ones, but what can one expect from an 18-year-old car (As they are built the year previous to their named year.)?). This one actually made it home; I plan to have it analyzed by a mechanic this weekend, and will register and insure it next weekend. How will I get an operational vehicle across town without registration and insurance, you ask? Well, I can’t show you all my cards.

I’ll post some pictures later, pending motivation.