thanks ...
I was able to learn that the asking price on the vehicle in question is approximately the same as high blue ... which is to say, average retail in this area for a car of that type, and was able to learn the average wholesale price (low book, the amount the dealers in this area are paying or allowing for vehicles of the same type.
I was also able to learn that the vehicle has not been in any accidents and that there is no indication the oddometer has been tampered with, that there have been no recalls on this model and was able to confirm that it is a one-owner vehicle ...
With that info in hand, we will make a deal on the vehicle tomorrow evening ...
Thanks to CW for his good wishes .... he has the advantage over most others inthat he knows the special and unique circumstances that MrsS is facing (which are considerable and which she meets with the most upbeat and positive attitude imaginable) ...
Without getting into too much detail, the thing about this car that makes it such a good candidate for her use is that almost every control is left-hand operated ... her circumstances have cost her the use of her right hand, so it was important to find a car with the features this one has ... special adaptations will be necessary to allow her to start the car and to operate the climate controls with her left hand, but that's about all ... so that's a good thing ... insurance coverage will pay up to a certain figure for purchase and adaptation, and with as little adaptation as this one will need, the insurance money will go further in helping to pay the purchase cost. Now, it's on me to negotiate as low a fair price as possible to minimize our expense as much as we can ...
Maybe if I do well enough, she'll be agreeable to kicking a little extra into the cigar budget ... LOL ... we'll see how that goes ...
Thanks again, guys
