No more ridin' dirty

If I had to write a true sales description of what my car was like on Sunday morning (and all previous days), here is how it would read:

FOR SALE
2001 Ford Expedition
92,000 + miles

Leather seats:
- driver and front passenger seat: good but worn-smooth-out
- passenger side bucket seat: slightly stained and polka dotted with bingo dauber.
- driver's side bucket seat: gum and other chocolate candies melted in seams
- 3rd row seat: seat belts stained from marker leakage; middle seat belt - unadjustable; open area to the left side of seat - empty candy wrappers and juice boxes, spoon with crusted milk from breakfast-on-the-go, dried up washrag and any other random items that seem to go unnoticed instead of in the trash can. Also, in the 3rd row seating area - sticky sucker sticks, gunk on the floor and in seat.
* Please note that all seats were tan leather - now look like spotted animal prints due to fading and your basic three children wear and tear.
Consoles:
- rear seat console: colored with crayola crayons "rainbow style" (by 4 year old girl), cupholders with sticky spillage, thick to try and clean out.
Power locks and mirrors:
-passenger door locks have come unglued and hang off the door with loose wires - almost "remote controllish" to the passengers.
Extra:
-VHS video player - never used because it never worked.
Carpet:
-Tan ... or is it? I haven't seen the original color since the day we bought it. There's some dark brown staining in many places. Enough to go with the polka-spotted decor mentioned in passenger bucket seat.
Exterior:
- numerous dings and scratches
- backed into many foreign objects
- front fender dangling due to running over something and then trying to back away quickly, only to leave a bike flattened and the bumper being pulled out of place. this will be zip-tied up to look presentable.
Misc:
- windshield wipers need replaced unless you enjoy the streaking sound
- no, the tires are not going flat - they (all four) need replaced
- registration sticker has been out since April



There isn't a window sticker big enough for all this SUV had to offer. But, thanks to my wonderful husband, who spent merciful hours getting this rig cleaned, detailed and like new - we were able to trade it in on something new-to-us.


We are now the proud owners of this 2004; 24,000 miles; 2WD Lincoln Navigator. One owner (a company) in absolutely perfect condition. Trey doesn't like it because of the clock - it isn't digital. Clayson loves it. Ashlyn is glad it is white and Jared is pumped that it can haul a boat and a trailer. It is truckly enough for him and modest enough for me. Now, we'll see if I can back that thang up!!!