Superman... se fue

Yes, it's true... Superman has gone.

I've sold my truck. I was actually really sad to see it go. I've really enjoyed my little superman truck. I bought this truck just a few weeks after I got home from my mission. I believe it was on Shawn and Crystals wedding day to be exact. Justin and I were in his line. I had been eyeing this truck for a couple weeks and finally decided I was going to buy it. Grandpa had agreed to co-sign a loan with me since I didn't have any credit after returning home from the mission. In between Shawn and Crystals luncheon and the time we had to be back for the reception I called up Grandpa and asked him if he was up for heading down there and workin' his magic... and that is just what he did. The truck was 3 years old when I bought it. The dealer had it marked at $12,500 I believe. When I had talked with one of the salesmen he said he could probably get it for $10,000. Grandpa and I both researched what the truck was worth and with Grandpa's incredible haggling skills we walked out of there with a hot little pickup for only $7,700. I was thrilled.

This truck took me back and forth between BYU and home many times. I remember leaving my apartment after class one Friday afternoon, hopping in the truck and driving to Mesa to surprise my family in order to attend Hunter's baptism the following day.

Jen and I took our first date, and many other dates in this pickup. We drove probably more than 2,000 miles in this pickup with the phrase, "Honk we're finally hitched" written on the back window on our honeymoon.

I remember after we had been married for a little over a year we drove the truck through the night from Pleasant grove to Mesa, stopping to sleep for a few hours in the truck bed at the rest stop outside of Kanab, UT. We did as much of this trip as we could at night or in the early morning because my AC was broken! ...and it was the middle of the SUMMER... Jen had a spray bottle filled with water and a battery powered handheld fan to use as a swamp cooler :) ...it got quite HOT driving through the desert.

When we finally made it back to Pleasant Grove after that trip Jen told me she wouldn't drive with me in the truck to AZ anymore until we fixed the AC.

Dutifully, I bought a new AC compressor for $300 bucks, and being the poor college students that we were I replaced it myself instead of paying a professional. I did a pretty good job, if I say so myself :)

I've put over 100,000 miles on this truck (for a total of 140,000) and drove it for 7 years. It's been a vehicle with character that I've enjoyed driving, but it was finally time to let it go. I'm now looking for a new truck, preferably something bigger with a tow package. I'm hoping the next 100,000 and 7 years brings us a nice wakeboard boat to tow.

I sold it to a teenager who just graduated from high school. I could tell he really liked the truck. I listed it at a pretty fair price, since it's got a few quirks that need fixing (i.e. the hazard switch requires a bungee cord to keep it from flashing :). I came down only $200 from my asking price and we settled on $2700. I was excited to see my truck find a good owner that will get good mileage out of this stylish little pickup.

It's been a good run.