So about 4 years ago, we finally decided it was time to upgrade to a new ride. I had bought my truck 11 years earlier. It had gone from being an ill-thought-out purchase by a bachelor to the main family wagon for The Wife, the two kids, and myself. But nothing lasts forever. Well actually, there are a couple of Phish songs that seem to go on and on. However, now it was time to make room in the driveway so I turned to Craigslist for my first major selling experience. In the end, I got almost my full asking price. But my success was not without an emotional toll. Not only did I have to say good by to my trusty stead, but I had to put up with some real winners along the way.
Here is the text from the original ad:
2001 Ford F150 Supercrew 4x4 **CLEAN**
I am finally selling my beloved 2001 Ford F150 Supercrew. Despite all the good times and bad that this truck and I have been through we must finally part ways and move on. It's not her, it's me.
The truck, or Shania as I prefer to call her, is a 2001 Ford F150 Supercrew. This was the first year they made the Supercrew and Ford really knocked one out of the park with the new design. They should have broken the mold after achieving perfection, but instead they made a few million more and have been selling the snot out of them ever since. You see they recognized that somewhere out there, there might be people who wanted a pickup truck but also had more than one other person who wanted to ride with them. And when those people rode along with them they didn't want to sit sideways, crammed behind the driver's bench seat, along with tire irons and tackle boxes. So they came up with a full sized, 4 door pickup truck. Now you have the best of both worlds. You can take your friends to a Billy Ray Cyrus concert AND pick up hay on the way home. Pesonally, I used the bed of the truck mostly for hauling an incredibly insolent St. Bernard as well as lumber and materials to fix up our first house. But the full sized 4 doors meant I could fit 2 baby seats in the back with ease. (To be fair, I bought the truck when I was younger and cooler and never dreamed that the chicks I hefted into the back would be in diapers, but I digress).
This truck has a 5.4L V8 and 4 wheel drive. This means that you will have all the power to pull trailers, speed to the end of the merge zones in construction, and race to the next gas station all without the worry of snowstorms or mudslides slowing you down. For a truck, I have to admit Shania is pretty quick. While I would never advocate that one travel faster than the posted speed limits, this truck will have no problem moving you faster than you realistically need to move. The incredibly smooth ride and cruise control mean that once you are hauling ass, you can "set it and forget it" and get on down to Bristol with nothing but ease. In fact, Shania even has power adjustable pedals. So once you set the cruise, you can move those pesky "foot handle thingies by the floor" right out of your way so that you can stretch out and enjoy a game of Yahtzee or "I Spy" in comfort as you rumble on down the road.
Shania has other special features that give her an undeniable charm... Such as:
-Remote start which says "I own a truck because I have hard work to do. But I don't want to do it if it is too hot, or too cold."
-Leather seats which make it both a little bit country AND a little bit rock and roll.
-A fiberglass cap on the bed which makes it a truck that looks like an SUV, but works like a van. Seriously though, the cap is great for stuff you want to haul but keep dry, keep from getting stolen, or keep from blowing out of your truck. It is also a great worst-case-scenario place to sleep when all else fails.
-Rhino Liner in the bed. Like a bedliner, only better. If you must cover the beautiful skin of Shania, don't do it with a crappy piece of plastic which will rattle around, warp, and allow rust to fester below. Do it with magically applied 1/4-inch-thick rubber. Think of it as a spray tan for your truck.
-Engine block heater. In case you plan to move to Nome, Alaska or Minnesota, or some other place that God hates so much he doesn't let them have warmth ever.
-A removable bed extender. People are going to accuse you of trying to compensate for something when you buy a truck. You might as well make your truck even longer. The bed extender does this for you.
-Power mirrors/windows/locks/seat, AM/FM/CD player, and air conditioning... Because the truck was made after 1990. And pretty much everything made after 1990 has these features, right?
-Lariat package... Who knows WTF this actually means. But they wrote "Lariat" on the side and loaded the truck up with options. I think it gives you extra street cred at rodeos or something.
-A CB. Yes, a CB. Would you really be "truckin" without a CB? No. You know you liked Dukes of Hazzard. You know you have always wanted to get inside the head of a meth-addled trucker as he meanders through the night down I94. Here is your chance.
-Trailer brake controller. This is actually a practical device to aid in towing. You don't want to read any more about it.
-Pickup trucks are actually social-networking tools. Once you own one, you will be AMAZED at all the friends you suddenly have who need help moving something large and heavy.
-Shania has traveled 161,500 miles. She has used this time to work out any kinks or issues. She is finally broken in. She has used only Mobil1 oil since her first oil change. Her voice got a little raspy and she was a bit lethargic last summer so she was treated to a new exhaust, battery, and alternator.
As I said, this truck has always been there for me. She got me to my wedding, took my two babies home from the hospital, took us camping all over the place, took our St. Bernard skiing in Vermont, got me a secondary search at customs, toured St. Louis on a whim with friends, brought home shady Christmas trees in the middle of the night with shadier friends, got the boat in the water, got the Freshman float to the High School parade, pulled some random people's cars out of ditches, had a window smashed out for the sake of a great bonfire, moved me from my first apartment to my second... then to my first house and on to this house, served as a carriage...a taxi... a dinner table... a place to sleep... a place to cry... and a place to party. But I can't remember ONE time when she let me down.
It's not her, it's me. I feel like my life has become too tepid and boring for her. Shania needs to be able to stretch her legs and get out there and DO something. So here is your chance to let her shine. She has a lot of life left, she just needs somebody to take the reins. If you have $6999, you could write the next chapter in Shania's life.
Yes this is a real ad.
No, I am NOT interested in trading anything.
Please don't waste your time contacting me with Paypal offers or other scams.
Contact me at:
maguirep (a) gmail.com
Here is the text from the original ad:
2001 Ford F150 Supercrew 4x4 **CLEAN**
I am finally selling my beloved 2001 Ford F150 Supercrew. Despite all the good times and bad that this truck and I have been through we must finally part ways and move on. It's not her, it's me.
The truck, or Shania as I prefer to call her, is a 2001 Ford F150 Supercrew. This was the first year they made the Supercrew and Ford really knocked one out of the park with the new design. They should have broken the mold after achieving perfection, but instead they made a few million more and have been selling the snot out of them ever since. You see they recognized that somewhere out there, there might be people who wanted a pickup truck but also had more than one other person who wanted to ride with them. And when those people rode along with them they didn't want to sit sideways, crammed behind the driver's bench seat, along with tire irons and tackle boxes. So they came up with a full sized, 4 door pickup truck. Now you have the best of both worlds. You can take your friends to a Billy Ray Cyrus concert AND pick up hay on the way home. Pesonally, I used the bed of the truck mostly for hauling an incredibly insolent St. Bernard as well as lumber and materials to fix up our first house. But the full sized 4 doors meant I could fit 2 baby seats in the back with ease. (To be fair, I bought the truck when I was younger and cooler and never dreamed that the chicks I hefted into the back would be in diapers, but I digress).
This truck has a 5.4L V8 and 4 wheel drive. This means that you will have all the power to pull trailers, speed to the end of the merge zones in construction, and race to the next gas station all without the worry of snowstorms or mudslides slowing you down. For a truck, I have to admit Shania is pretty quick. While I would never advocate that one travel faster than the posted speed limits, this truck will have no problem moving you faster than you realistically need to move. The incredibly smooth ride and cruise control mean that once you are hauling ass, you can "set it and forget it" and get on down to Bristol with nothing but ease. In fact, Shania even has power adjustable pedals. So once you set the cruise, you can move those pesky "foot handle thingies by the floor" right out of your way so that you can stretch out and enjoy a game of Yahtzee or "I Spy" in comfort as you rumble on down the road.
Shania has other special features that give her an undeniable charm... Such as:
-Remote start which says "I own a truck because I have hard work to do. But I don't want to do it if it is too hot, or too cold."
-Leather seats which make it both a little bit country AND a little bit rock and roll.
-A fiberglass cap on the bed which makes it a truck that looks like an SUV, but works like a van. Seriously though, the cap is great for stuff you want to haul but keep dry, keep from getting stolen, or keep from blowing out of your truck. It is also a great worst-case-scenario place to sleep when all else fails.
-Rhino Liner in the bed. Like a bedliner, only better. If you must cover the beautiful skin of Shania, don't do it with a crappy piece of plastic which will rattle around, warp, and allow rust to fester below. Do it with magically applied 1/4-inch-thick rubber. Think of it as a spray tan for your truck.
-Engine block heater. In case you plan to move to Nome, Alaska or Minnesota, or some other place that God hates so much he doesn't let them have warmth ever.
-A removable bed extender. People are going to accuse you of trying to compensate for something when you buy a truck. You might as well make your truck even longer. The bed extender does this for you.
-Power mirrors/windows/locks/seat, AM/FM/CD player, and air conditioning... Because the truck was made after 1990. And pretty much everything made after 1990 has these features, right?
-Lariat package... Who knows WTF this actually means. But they wrote "Lariat" on the side and loaded the truck up with options. I think it gives you extra street cred at rodeos or something.
-A CB. Yes, a CB. Would you really be "truckin" without a CB? No. You know you liked Dukes of Hazzard. You know you have always wanted to get inside the head of a meth-addled trucker as he meanders through the night down I94. Here is your chance.
-Trailer brake controller. This is actually a practical device to aid in towing. You don't want to read any more about it.
-Pickup trucks are actually social-networking tools. Once you own one, you will be AMAZED at all the friends you suddenly have who need help moving something large and heavy.
-Shania has traveled 161,500 miles. She has used this time to work out any kinks or issues. She is finally broken in. She has used only Mobil1 oil since her first oil change. Her voice got a little raspy and she was a bit lethargic last summer so she was treated to a new exhaust, battery, and alternator.
As I said, this truck has always been there for me. She got me to my wedding, took my two babies home from the hospital, took us camping all over the place, took our St. Bernard skiing in Vermont, got me a secondary search at customs, toured St. Louis on a whim with friends, brought home shady Christmas trees in the middle of the night with shadier friends, got the boat in the water, got the Freshman float to the High School parade, pulled some random people's cars out of ditches, had a window smashed out for the sake of a great bonfire, moved me from my first apartment to my second... then to my first house and on to this house, served as a carriage...a taxi... a dinner table... a place to sleep... a place to cry... and a place to party. But I can't remember ONE time when she let me down.
It's not her, it's me. I feel like my life has become too tepid and boring for her. Shania needs to be able to stretch her legs and get out there and DO something. So here is your chance to let her shine. She has a lot of life left, she just needs somebody to take the reins. If you have $6999, you could write the next chapter in Shania's life.
Yes this is a real ad.
No, I am NOT interested in trading anything.
Please don't waste your time contacting me with Paypal offers or other scams.
Contact me at:
maguirep (a) gmail.com