It was fate?
I'll paste the post I put in the mods forum yesterday....
) Thump calls me early a.m., "TwinSpar wants the AF, take it off the market"
2) I start my search for 250F's. NO luck, even all the used ones listed are already gone, everyone says "sold it the day the ad came out". I look in 4 states. Of course NO dealers have any, new or used... looks like either a 426 or wait until sometime in September for a '02.
3) Thump calls me. "Hey man, want a brand new 250F?" (I think to myself "duh").
Turns out a guy bailed on a contract (sale & financing, LOST 2500.00 in the process), 250F available, it was taken out of the crate this morning! Thump says, I can work a swingin deal, I'll call ya back. (I wait by the phone).
Calls back: 4,750.00 + shipping, you'll have it Monday. Want it? (I again think to myself "duh") 5,161.00 to my door ($75 extra for rush shipping) All the used ones I saw were over 5,500.00 in who knows what condition (and like I said, even the used ones were gone). I was prepared to drive hundreds of miles to get one.
Thump takes off from work, goes to the shop and writes the check. <-- this a brother or what?--> Done deal!!! It'll be here Monday! I'll be riding it Tuesday! Twinnie gives Thump the AF money (thanks!) , thump mails me the difference next week, the difference of course I'm already spending on those "must have" parts...
Good day or what?