First post -- introduction:
I've been wanting a crusher for quite some time and have seriously considered them over the years. Having owned cars from pretty much every major manufacturer over the last ten years, I finally got the 'real' bug to go buy one. Problem is: I wanted used and there are very few used 200s available in Colorado. One was available in Boulder but they wanted ridiculous money for a 3-year old truck. Enter: national search for a fly-and-buy. My only requirements were: not red and in great shape.
I found a used '13 black on black with 37K miles on it at an Audi dealer in Chicago. After talking to the GM, I put a deposit on it and called a Chicago buddy to go check it out. After getting good news on it, I bought plane tickets for my wife and me and hopped on a SWA flight to Chicago for a kid-free weekend to pick it up. The salesman picked us up at Midway, drove us to the dealer and wrapped up the paperwork in 10 minutes. (cash deal.) Put 1100 miles on it the first weekend driving it home across IL, IA, NE, and CO...BORING.
It's an amazing truck and it's MINE! (Sorry for the crap partially-shaded photo.)
[photo="medium"]27313[/photo]
I've been wanting a crusher for quite some time and have seriously considered them over the years. Having owned cars from pretty much every major manufacturer over the last ten years, I finally got the 'real' bug to go buy one. Problem is: I wanted used and there are very few used 200s available in Colorado. One was available in Boulder but they wanted ridiculous money for a 3-year old truck. Enter: national search for a fly-and-buy. My only requirements were: not red and in great shape.
I found a used '13 black on black with 37K miles on it at an Audi dealer in Chicago. After talking to the GM, I put a deposit on it and called a Chicago buddy to go check it out. After getting good news on it, I bought plane tickets for my wife and me and hopped on a SWA flight to Chicago for a kid-free weekend to pick it up. The salesman picked us up at Midway, drove us to the dealer and wrapped up the paperwork in 10 minutes. (cash deal.) Put 1100 miles on it the first weekend driving it home across IL, IA, NE, and CO...BORING.
It's an amazing truck and it's MINE! (Sorry for the crap partially-shaded photo.)
[photo="medium"]27313[/photo]