Detailing Tasha’s Car…

I got up today with a plan in mind: go to Chick-fil-A and get Chicken Mini’s to eat while Wal-Mart changed the battery in my Saturn, then shop for a bunch of detailing supplies so I can gussy up Tasha’s car for sale.  Tasha texted me while I was on the way to remind me it was Friday and I couldn’t have meat.  Rats.  The rest of the plan went off without a hitch, my battery got replaced and I stocked up on cleaning supplies.

We’re planning on trading in Tasha’s car toward a nice pre-owned SUV of some kind so we have room to haul Eve around.  I found this website that details some of the best rated SUVs in our price range, so we’ll be starting here when shopping.  The reason I’m detailing it is because it needed it badly, and according to what I’ve read on the Internet it can sometimes impact the amount of trade-in value you receive.  The worst part of the process so far has been going over all of the upholstery and carpets with high tack masking tape to pick up the dog hair and ground in dirt that has accumulated over the years.

I got through all of the upholstery and carpets, and cleaned most of the road grime off of one of the tires before it started getting too shady for me to detail successfully.  Tomorrow I’ll be taking the toothbrush and q-tips to the dash and center console, finish the tires, and do whatever exterior polishing that is left over.  We’re going to research/shop over the weekend and hit up a reputable dealership on Monday.  In the meantime, I’ll take any advice you might have on car detailing or negotiating a good deal at a used car lot.

More soon!