OHHHHH!! Before I get into the Odd Assortment Of Eccentricities We Find In Trade-In cars
I would like to share that this nice 2000 Buick Century Custom with 147k miles, never made it to the top of our "Current Inventory" page here on this website.
The reason why this car was never featured as "Current Inventory" is because this car was looked at and pre-sold a day after we received it, to the nicest, warmest, happiest, most engaging family you would ever want to meet. It was also sold at a very affordable price.
We waited on title to come in, then ran this super nice Century Custom through service and detail and finally completed the paperwork sale just tonight. Our customers were so patient and thoughtful as we went through the exact process we take with every vehicle.
Many of our vehicles pre-sell this way.
If you see a vehicle of interest under our "Upcoming Inventory", give us a call or stop out to get the details on features and pricing. Don't wait until the car goes to the top of the page under "Current Inventory" because there's a large chance it won't ever make it there. Also, keep in mind, that we are happy to make evening appointments. This wonderful family (can you tell I was smitten with their awesomely adorable kids?!? I wanted to adopt them until they're 18, then they could go back to their parents once college tuition kicks in) was one of several evening appointments this week. Never a problem to set an appointment after 5:30pm or before 9am. As always, give us a call at 319-683-2850 or 888-306-5362 or 319-321-9626 if you have any questions or would like additional information.
The reason why this car was never featured as "Current Inventory" is because this car was looked at and pre-sold a day after we received it, to the nicest, warmest, happiest, most engaging family you would ever want to meet. It was also sold at a very affordable price.
We waited on title to come in, then ran this super nice Century Custom through service and detail and finally completed the paperwork sale just tonight. Our customers were so patient and thoughtful as we went through the exact process we take with every vehicle.
Many of our vehicles pre-sell this way.
If you see a vehicle of interest under our "Upcoming Inventory", give us a call or stop out to get the details on features and pricing. Don't wait until the car goes to the top of the page under "Current Inventory" because there's a large chance it won't ever make it there. Also, keep in mind, that we are happy to make evening appointments. This wonderful family (can you tell I was smitten with their awesomely adorable kids?!? I wanted to adopt them until they're 18, then they could go back to their parents once college tuition kicks in) was one of several evening appointments this week. Never a problem to set an appointment after 5:30pm or before 9am. As always, give us a call at 319-683-2850 or 888-306-5362 or 319-321-9626 if you have any questions or would like additional information.
Okay, now onto the Top Items
Found In Trade-Ins...
Found In Trade-Ins...
Yeah, so last night I dug through the day's worth of trash (literally)...(don't ask)...(remember I have no shame)....(or class). This assortment was pulled out of a couple vehicles earlier in the day. Not bad. Love the "no smoking" sticker :) See that change? Don't even think about it. It's mine!
Hmmmmm, Ever wonder what I find when I have my 47 year old bum hanging out of the trunk trying to vacuum that one teeny, tiny, teensy piece of sumpin' sumpin' from the deepest, darkest right hand corner of that trunk?
No?
Well, why not???!!
Because SOME of it is interesting!
No?
Well, why not???!!
Because SOME of it is interesting!
Look closer, isn't this interesting stuff? Actually, it's about as interesting as we get anymore. The all-time, most interesting stuff came out of $1000 cars, eight years ago, when we first started. Now I could tell ya stories about that!
Okay, I feel this post is best written as a list, so here goes:
Top three items found in
Trade-In Vehicles
1. Pens
2. Change
3. Candy wrappers
Boring, right? Well, let's try the next top three:
4. Post it notes on the dash
5. Suction cups for cell phones or post it notes
6. Insurance cards
Yup, still boring.
Top four items found in
A Girl's Car
1. Perfume samples/perfume
2. Bobby pins
3. Target/WalMart sales receipts for make-up
4. Single earring
Top four things found in
A Boy's Car
1. Money
2. CD's
3. Cologne
4. Sport equipment in trunk
Top four objects found in
A Family Car
1. Sticky candy in the back seat
2. Toys
3. French fries
4. Stickers
Top three items that Angie and Tim are
Humored By Finding In Cars
1. Matchbox cars in the back seat pocket
2. 35 candy wrappers that some kid stuffed way back in the back of the back seat crack.
3. A fireman's suit
Top two
Endearing Objects Found
1. Angst-ridden love notes stuffed under the driver seat
2. Photos
Top two things that
Made Angie Misty-Eyed and Still Does:
1. Three huge photo albums filled with family photos
2. Yeah, that's pretty much it.
Top three items found in
Trade-In Vehicles
1. Pens
2. Change
3. Candy wrappers
Boring, right? Well, let's try the next top three:
4. Post it notes on the dash
5. Suction cups for cell phones or post it notes
6. Insurance cards
Yup, still boring.
Top four items found in
A Girl's Car
1. Perfume samples/perfume
2. Bobby pins
3. Target/WalMart sales receipts for make-up
4. Single earring
Top four things found in
A Boy's Car
1. Money
2. CD's
3. Cologne
4. Sport equipment in trunk
Top four objects found in
A Family Car
1. Sticky candy in the back seat
2. Toys
3. French fries
4. Stickers
Top three items that Angie and Tim are
Humored By Finding In Cars
1. Matchbox cars in the back seat pocket
2. 35 candy wrappers that some kid stuffed way back in the back of the back seat crack.
3. A fireman's suit
Top two
Endearing Objects Found
1. Angst-ridden love notes stuffed under the driver seat
2. Photos
Top two things that
Made Angie Misty-Eyed and Still Does:
1. Three huge photo albums filled with family photos
2. Yeah, that's pretty much it.
OH MY GOSH!!!
Tim comes out to the shop last night (at 10pm) and sees me with half my bum sticking out of the sanitation company's garbage bin (boy, he's one LUCKY guy, isn't he)? He asks what I'm doing.
I tell him; I'm looking for the stuff out of today's vehicles that were detailed.
HahaFunny-Jokester Tim goes over to his desk,
pulls off this musical Hawkeye pen hanging on the wall and pushes the button on top.
Of course the Iowa fight song plays
with a resounding "Go Hawks!" at the end.
Tim says, "Hey, tell them you find this in every vehicle."
I stare at Tim.
I tell him he's full of it, and he just wanted to bring the Hawkeyes up into this topic somehow.
He agrees and hangs his pen back up on the wall.
Moving on....
Tim comes out to the shop last night (at 10pm) and sees me with half my bum sticking out of the sanitation company's garbage bin (boy, he's one LUCKY guy, isn't he)? He asks what I'm doing.
I tell him; I'm looking for the stuff out of today's vehicles that were detailed.
HahaFunny-Jokester Tim goes over to his desk,
pulls off this musical Hawkeye pen hanging on the wall and pushes the button on top.
Of course the Iowa fight song plays
with a resounding "Go Hawks!" at the end.
Tim says, "Hey, tell them you find this in every vehicle."
I stare at Tim.
I tell him he's full of it, and he just wanted to bring the Hawkeyes up into this topic somehow.
He agrees and hangs his pen back up on the wall.
Moving on....
Top three items found in our
Local Area Trade-In Vehicles (Kalona, Frytown, Washington, Wellman)
1. Religious pins (Angel Daughter Drive Carefully pins, Cross pins, Saint pins)
2. Gas receipts
3. Change
Top three most common items
Found In Trunks
1. Tools
2. Turn signal bulbs
3. Fuses
Hey, that's boring, certainly the next three are more interesting:
4. Mulch
5. Kites
6. Sport Equipment ie basketball, baseball, frisbees
Well, at least the next three were funner.
Local Area Trade-In Vehicles (Kalona, Frytown, Washington, Wellman)
1. Religious pins (Angel Daughter Drive Carefully pins, Cross pins, Saint pins)
2. Gas receipts
3. Change
Top three most common items
Found In Trunks
1. Tools
2. Turn signal bulbs
3. Fuses
Hey, that's boring, certainly the next three are more interesting:
4. Mulch
5. Kites
6. Sport Equipment ie basketball, baseball, frisbees
Well, at least the next three were funner.
I kid you not
We had a super hot.hot.hot 2004 Grand Prix GT with 110k miles delivered just last night at 9:30pm.
I was taking pictures for this post at 10pm.
I told Tim, hey, let's open up the trunk of this newly delivered Grand Prix and I will take a picture of whatever is in that trunk point-blank,
without touching a thing.
As long as there's not a dead body in there, I'm showing whatever is in there, no matter how gross.
I'm armed with my crappy, cheap camera.
Tim slowly opens up the trunk.
I adjust my eyes to the darkness (it is 10pm after all).
I snap the picture.
Guess what's in there.
Mulch and turn signal bulbs!!!
Told Ya!
Hehehe, even WE were surprised :):):)
Remember,
Tomorrow's post is
FOOTBALL FRIDAY
DISCUSSION!
Go Hawks!
Told Ya!
Hehehe, even WE were surprised :):):)
Remember,
Tomorrow's post is
FOOTBALL FRIDAY
DISCUSSION!
Go Hawks!
