We didn't want an automatic with all these hills and it is a little underpowered, but what a great buy. A typical case of a gringo selling their house and everything must go so the price was low!
Then, Keith the Car Guy tells us he found a Toyota Hilux at a good price...not loaded but good features, standard stick and a D4D diesel. This amazing diesel is only 2.5 liters but it is a fast, powerful truck because of this new diesel engine technology which has great fuel mileage and CLEAN exhaust emissions.
I don't know why the US doesn't allow this engine. It is fantastic.
This is the truck I want! And Yella too!
So, as it stands now, we will buy the Nissan and flip it immediately to a pre-arranged buyer, then buy the Toyota truck. Netting us in the end a savings of $1000 and the truck we want.
Risky however...
Complex deals have a habit of unraveling, so who knows what we will really do...either way, we get a good to great truck at a good price.
We will see.
Easter time is upon us.
This is a Catholic country and they shut it down for Easter, one of the three big holidays in the year.
No alcohol can be sold or served until Sunday. That has many running for the store to stock up! Now it is too late so I hope everyone made it before noon today.
I was in town a little before 5 pm and there was a stream of people headed for and into the cathedral for some Thursday night service. I used to know this stuff having been raised Catholic but I purposefully forgot it.
For us gringos, life goes on...rehearsal Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Breakfast at Olga's...she never closes except for Christmas. And general getting together for mucho bullshitting!
Not quite what the Catholic Church wants but what the hell!
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