2008 m/t Yaris - I'm very tempted

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Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

...and your kids got to see first hand your ability to 'squeeze out value', freeing up those dollars to invest and/or go toward more important tangible aspects of raising them .

I would have gone more your route in the past if I had your skills re vehicles.

Really the best thing I did was get my son to help me bring my Moms 92 Camry 10 miles to the Toyota dealer to fix something I couldn't. We got up at 4 in the morning and pushed the Camry there using my 2001 ECHO and an old tire as a cushion.

He drove the Camry. He looked extremely dubious. But I explained how we were going to do it and we got the car there without incident. He was laughing out loud In the ECHO for the ride home, shaking his head in disbelief. A few days later I heard him tell one of his friends "My old man doesn't let ANYTHING stop him when he wants to do something."

Its great to be able to pass that kind of attitude on to your kids!