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My truck bit the dust

I was driving around in a '99 Toyota Tacoma and apparently I wasn't doing awesome with maintenance because I was parking at work Sunday night and the ball joint failed and the tire folded at a less than operable angle. Thank God that it happened when it did. It could have caused some major damage if it had happened on the highway and would have been hell to deal with if it happened on my move out of state through the fucking desert. It's not that bad, someone with the will to fix it could definitely get a ton of life out of it. As far as I know the engine is doing fine and it's relatively low mileage for something about 20 years old. It's simply not worth it to me to fix it. I've already sunk money into it as it is recently and to get the control arms in safe condition would cost me basically the bluebook value on its BEST day. Luckily I found a mechanic that was looking to add a truck to his collection and saw 3/4 wheels as glass half full. ![IMG_20180225_220430.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZYZhQDVMKBaYZam8jMPgEmx7nLuTvsUvVYCQJHuR3iL5/IMG_20180225_220430.jpg) Literally ran it into the ground.

On to better things!

I move today, so I needed a car ASAP either renting something or buying. I figured I might as well purchase here and drive my new-used car to my new place. There's this great dealer near me called Classic Chariots, https://www.classicchariots.net/ . I saw that they had two sedans that were about in my price range. I was looking for the lowest mileage I could get for around $10k which turned out to be either a Mitsubishi Lancer or a Ford Focus, both 2016. I feel I lucked out by having Jack approach me first. We seemed to have a good harmony during the sale. He was confident about their lot and they do have pretty nice cars there. I think what helped was that he had heard some things about cryptocurrency so when I mentioned that I get most of my assets from that and not so much my day-to-day workplace job Jack was right on board. Some bankers still look at me like I'm a crazy person when I mention crypto as assets, so this was refreshing to be taken seriously. It felt gangsta as hell to say that I could take or leave the credit depending on the rate, but I was prepared to write a check. I must be a real gangsta because I can't run fast.

You're not thinking 4th dimensionally!

Seems like 5-7 years ago a Bitcoin was worth around $1. This Thursday I was able to cash out less than a bitcoin to get my new wheels. ![IMG_20180302_115446.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPRiV4qhEeTpvZZUFBMj91v8S75LyuxS3WCf72u9DTucy/IMG_20180302_115446.jpg) I went with the Lancer :D When Bitcoin hit $1,200 for the first time and then immediately crashed my folks called me some ad hominems like 'stupid' for not cashing out. Luckily I'm a 5th dimensional being and saw that the path to success was to do nothing but keep my mind limber for six years.