i got an offer for the car last night. at mr. quicks! the oil change guys (the exact same guys from the great headlight debacle) were in awe of mr. honda. one of them asked me if i had the roof cut. and before i could say "huh" mr. in charge oil guy said "no, it's a del sol" with the intonation one might use for a greek god or a hemi. they asked me questions i didn't understand and were very excited about servicing him. when he was ready to go, mr. in charge oil guy and i had a lengthy discussion about the power of a honda 4 cylinder (the beauty of talking about cars to a besotted car guy is all you have to do is nod your head and say "oh yes, like a rocket" or whatever he was saying). "oh and the mileage...where did you find it?" "uhm...my driveway" "it's amazing, how much did you pay for it" "2000" "wow, i'll give you four for it right now". i left with the assurance that if i ever want to sell it, to come on down.
and really it made my day because while we were leaving work we noticed that mr. saab with the black paint still has black paint (although it looks like quite a bit of it rubbed off) but the check was cashed (yes, i am the stupidest person on earth for this whole incident, but no i did not make the check to her). so i'm trying to tell myself that maybe they wanted to make sure the check was good before doing the work but mostly i want to invest in a crowbar and get my money's worth one way or another.