Holy shit. Just got a call from the mechanic.

[LuckyCharms]

21. OK...here's the story.

Just got a call from a local dealer. I have not met this guy in person yet. I'm still waiting for the quotes from Syracuse.

He quoted me some lease prices, including tax. His prices were lower than what I calculated on their website. It may have helped that before he quoted me, I told him that I was also getting pricing from a Syracuse dealer.

If I can get $8k for my two current vehicles, and use that cash for a down payment, I can get a lease for around $200 a month for 3 years with a residual value of $19k.

I talked to the guy a long time. The guy sounded like he was in his 30s. He made a comment about how all the young guys he works with give him a hard time. I said "But you sound young". He said "I'm not". I asked him how old he was, and he said "I don't want to tell you". I said "Now you have to tell me". He said "I'm 78 years old, and the only thing I don't do anymore is chase women. Well, I chase them, just not as vigorously".

We got started on the right foot, so I hope I can work out a deal with this guy.

It probably also helped that he started selling there the week my first cousin (who is locally well loved) retired from the place. So, we shot the shit for about an hour on the phone.