August 6 2024
I manifested a new-to-me TRUCK!!
This is such an exciting story! I just have to share what happened as I am still in a happy state of OMIGOSH I now have a pretty new truck! I was manifesting, then BOOM, it’s here!
Of course, there is always a little back story to show just how spectacularly this new truck came to be…
A couple years ago, my old Uplander minivan was getting a little expensive to repair. I had asked intuitively how much longer I would have that van. My answer was “two years”, meaning 2024. With that in mind, I suppose I had started “putting it out there” to find a new-to-me vehicle. In 2023, after a particularly frustrating repair bill, I wrote out my concerns and frustrations in a blog post, with a stipulation of looking to purchase sometime over the next year. (That writing is bottom of page here).
I immediately had some well-meaning friends send me several suggestions of “what about this one”. I unpublished the post. I knew the timing was not ready yet, and I wasn’t even sure what I wanted.
Through 2023 road trips, I again was frustrated with the back door getting jammed and the AC not working. The repair shop had looked at these issues and the costs were just not worth it for me.
In summer of 2023, I obtained a piece of Moldavite, known as the stone of transformation. Very high vibration, kinda like getting a Reiki attunement.
Fast forward to May of 2024 when my daughter Melissa decided it was time to upgrade her Rav 4. I had gone with her to test drive and look at vehicles. I was looking for myself as well, but still undecided as to what I really wanted. An SUV? I wasn’t feeling it. I had a truck in the back of my mind. I figured I would look more seriously after my birthday trip.
Melissa purchased a Nissan Rogue just days before I left on my birthday trip to a Raymon Grace training class in Virginia.
I manifested that trip. Read that story here: https://ladybugwellness.ca/manifesting-the-best-birthday-with-raymon-grace/
When I arrived in Virginia, my friend Lisa picked me up in her new Ford F150. It was NICE!! My feelers sure perked up on checking out the details. She gave me some daisy stickers that she also has on her truck.
At the training class, Raymon talked about how he has manifested suitable vehicles without taking out loans. I took some pointers.
I also realized that two local friends have F150s and love them. My snow plow guy has a F350. I also remembered that my buddy Jamie years ago had a standard 80’s style F150. Back in party days, I drove his truck lots. He used to tease me that I drove it like a semi.
Through June 2024, I was doing some more intuitive asking whether I would be taking the Uplander on my upcoming road trips the end of June and in August. Yes to the June trip, no to the August trips. Hmmmm… Sometimes my intuitive answers can be so confusing when I cannot see how things will fall into place, but I have learned to trust it.
Before the July 1st Canada Day long weekend trip to Terrace Valhalla festival, I purchased some more moldavite and some hypersthene. Hypersthene is known as the manifestation stone, apparently so lucky that it is banned in some of the world’s casinos. Get me some of that!! I keep a small piece in my wallet.
I should mention here that I stopped in at Terrace Ford dealership. The fellow I talked to immediately started asking questions about financing. Not impressed! I wanted to figure out what exactly I wanted before talking financing. Back home again, my friend Amy suggested I “build a truck” on the Ford website to solidify manifesting what I wanted.
Back to the frustrations. I had taken the seats out of the van for camping. My son had put them in the basement. They are big, heavy, and awkward to move up and down the stairs. He was leaving back to work and we actually got into an argument over having to move those seats back into the van before he left. I told him this was the LAST time to move them. Ever.
Here is where it gets exciting…
Melissa was holding a reflexology training weekend July 13 to 15th. I decided to go get a pedicure on Thursday July 11 2024. While out on errands, I also filled up the van with $115. worth of gas. My clients were booked later in the day so I figured I would just stop in at Prince George Ford dealership to have a look since I had some time then.
Steve Allan welcomed me at the door. A fellow redhead, he was friendly and accommodating with all my questions. My non negotiables were F150, RED, 4×4. There are several trim package options for F150s. I wanted practical and affordable. Steve showed me a few options, then we took a red 2024 F150 for a test drive.
He had asked me about what I do with Ladybug Wellness. In my explanation, I told him about how I was manifesting a vehicle. I explained about the reticular activating system in our brains that is like a repeat button. As I explain to clients, “If I say ‘yellow car’, you have that idea in your head, then you will start to see yellow cars everywhere as they pop out at you”. I set out to find a red F150 and now they seem to pop up everywhere, but I needed to find the right one for me.
The 2024 truck felt awfully big. There was a huge console in the middle. It was nice, but just didn’t feel right.
We arrived back at the lot and there in front of us was a big yellow truck. Steve had a laugh.
What I liked about Steve is that he didn’t try to sell me a vehicle. He seemed interested to figure out what I wanted first. He compared trim packages and features with me and we looked through their lot inventory. I liked the console that flipped into a middle seat option. I told him I actually wanted a 2020 to 2023 model (This is the best financial advice to skip the vast depreciation of new vehicles).
We took a walk through the used car lot and Steve showed me a few trucks and their options. There was a red truck at the back of the lot. I asked about that one. He said it had just been brought in, not even had inspection or cleaning. It had the middle seat and was a 2019 for $31,888. (Angel numbers?)
I had to get home to my client appointments, so I arranged to take that 2019 out for a test drive on Friday morning. Just tossing some numbers, they offered me $500 for the Uplander. The book value was $3600. but she needed some work, obviously. Remember I just put $115 of gas in there as well.
I went home, took some pics of the van and posted on Marketplace for $2500. I had extra tires to go with it too. Once posted, I edited to $1500 “immediate sale, best offer takes it”, and shared to several sale groups. I figured anything more than the $500 trade in offer was good enough. I really didn’t want the headache of trying to sell it for any kind of value. She had served me well over the past 16 years.
I had a few messages but no serious immediate interest. Then there was a desperate message from a young mom saying she has been trying to “manifest” a vehicle for her pile of kids. She offered $1000. saying she would definitely take it and had a mechanic friend to address any issues. Perfect!!!
On Friday morning, I met with Steve to take the 2019 truck for a test drive. We picked up Melissa and took it for a spin up the Hart highway. A little shimmy noise would be addressed in the pending inspection. On the window sticker details, the milage was listed at 111,660 KM. That was actually wrong. As we were driving, I excited told Melissa to get her camera ready. She caught a pic just as the odometer flipped to 111,333.0! Angel numbers again!! This is MY truck!
We dropped off Melissa and went back to the office to discuss financing and put down a deposit to hold over the weekend so it could go for inspection. Yes, it is a 2019, but in later discussions with friends, we noted that the 2020 vehicles had some supply chain issues, so I am happy to have avoided that potential problem. Proof to me that my angel team is working on my behalf to find the best vehicle for me.
I went home and packed up all the van parts and tires etc. to deliver it all to this young mom. Everything was happening so fast! We were literally in the middle of signing the transfer papers when I got a call from Ford: “Congratulations, you’re approved, see you Tuesday 11 am”. (WHEW!!!!!!!!).
I felt a little naked and dependent over that weekend not having a vehicle at all, but looking forward to Tuesday July 16 2024 when I could go in to sign all the paperwork. Tuesday came quickly, thankfully. My truck has all sorts of warranty extras and a long financing term. I did manage to manifest my perfect truck, but didn’t manifest Raymon’s “no financing”. Perhaps that will come later.
I had to arrange to get running boards installed because Melissa was teasing that I would need a monkey swing to get up in there otherwise. We also arranged a proper “sold” cleaning a week later.
I have been getting used to driving it, and backing into my driveway. It has a fancy display, lots of cubbies for stuff, and I fit across the back seat well enough for camping. My list of requirements has been met sufficiently.
In the three weeks I have had her, I have managed to pull over in order to get an odometer pic of 111,444.0 and 111,555.0. and 111,666.9. There was a bus behind me so I couldn’t pull over for that last one to get .0, but I got angel numbers as my sign that this is MY truck and everything unfolded so divinely perfect. Another interesting thing: most F150’s have a shiny chrome front grill. My truck was previously painted matte black, which kinda makes it look more like ladybug colors.
I posted on social media when I brought her home. Daughter Chantelle posted a meme “Do you solemnly swear to stay in your lane, your whole lane, and nothing but your lane”. She is apparently a little uneasy with me driving a big truck lol. The funny thing is that F150s look small from behind.
All my other vehicles have had names. Someone asked me the name for this new truck. I immediately said “Ladybug 1”, but I am reconsidering that name as I have been driving her. When I figure out what she wants for a name, I will let you know.
One last thing to mention, I have been infusing the energies of Moldavite and Hypersthene for everyone lately. I have also learned that Moldavite has names. I have three pieces. Their names are “Destiny”, “Romance”, and “Divine Beginnings”.
Quite fitting for all that is going on in my life and coming in my near future.
I just have to get “truck” into my vocabulary rather than “van” lol.
With all the warranty package I have on this truck, I will lose out on my previous mechanic Jeff as the truck will be going to Ford Service. I bought my truck before it had all the final inspection and proper “sold” cleaning. This means that in the 3 weeks I have had my new to me vehicle, I have been back for a few service appointments because they didn’t get it all done the first time. I certainly hope this is not telling of their future services. Steve said it is “the joys of buying a used vehicle”. Nope, that is your belief, and disorganized poor service. I don’t accept that as an excuse, thanks. I purposely buy my vehicles from a dealership with a reputation to uphold so that they take care of things properly and efficiently, the first time. I have not ever had a problem with this expectation in the past.
I am trusting that they will come through and do better from now on. Cuz I love my new truck 😊
August 19 2024: Update: I went to a Sakred Women’s festival August 9th weekend and my truck was amazing! Tunes, GPS display, and I slept in the back seat comfortably! This was a 3.5-hour road trip each way.
Then, I was able to assist with an orphan bear cub transport for another 8-hour road trip there and back. I have put my name forward to volunteer previously but a minivan was not a great transport vehicle. However, my truck is amazing and I hope to be able to assist this worthy cause more in the future.
Also, Steve at PG Ford has been wonderful in taking care of the little concerns that have popped up in my settling in to my truck.
I love my truck 😊
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My previous post looking for a new to me vehicle:
May 17 2023
Note: I am putting this out now to manifest a new to me vehicle by 2024. My current vehicle still runs very well, and I would like to get as much as I can out of her before giving her up for something new.
After today’s atrocious repair bill, which was more paying for diagnostics than actual repair, it is time to put it out to the universe to find a new vehicle.
I just recently spent $2500 for all new brakes before my last road trip in March, but todays bill was pretty frustrating as the dealership charges ghastly shop fees for diagnostics before getting to actual repairs. I love my mechanic dearly, so I go where he goes, but I am pretty sure he is just as disheartened as me with repairing this old vehicle that truly has served me well until now.
I have numerous stories of my road trips, camping trips, and concert adventures that will eventually end up in a memoir. I’ll share a few details below so you get an idea what I am looking for in a new-to-me vehicle in the near future.
In years past, I would have asked my late SIL Larry for advice on purchasing a new to me vehicle as he was a manager at Craftsman Collision and very much in-the-know of good vehicles.
Hence, reluctantly, it is time….
I am putting it out there for some time in the next year to purchase a new to me vehicle.
Any advice and or recommendations welcome.
Features and factors I am looking for:
Mainly, INDEPENDENCE!! That is super important for me. With “ease and grace”, and something that can handle ME, a feisty redhead with a propensity to take off on spontaneous adventures.
Gotta be RED (ladybug color, of course!). There are also safety reasons for wanting Red as a vehicle as statistically there are lower accident events with more visibility.
Practical yet I appreciate fully loaded options.
V6 engine. I appreciate power and good gas mileage.
Four wheel or all-wheel drive. That is something I sorely have missed from the old Aerostar.
90 L gas tank capacity. I like being able to go long distances without fill ups.
Fold down/ tuck away seats.
Lots of cubbies to store stuff. My vehicle is like my traveling suitcase.
Normal windshield wipers. (See uplander issues below).
3 to 4 years old. This has been great financial advice in getting a vehicle that has bypassed the depreciation but still has some warranty left. I have had two great purchases using this advice in acquiring vehicles that were a decent price with fully loaded options.
As you can see with my stories below, I keep vehicles for a LONG time. I had avoided imports as parts are usually more expensive or hard to come by. That factor may have changed over the years. I am looking for reliable with inexpensive repair costs. Yes, I know that is asking a lot, but I have been privileged and blessed so far, so I have reasonable expectations as well.
Something I can live in… I tend to spend a lot of time with long road trips and highway Zen.
My vehicles have got to be able to handle me and my adventures and be sleep worthy if need be. I have hauled firewood, gone camping etc.
I don’t necessarily need a lot of seats anymore, but I am used to having room to camp and haul whatever my little heart desires. I do not like to be dependent on anyone with a truck, so I need a vehicle that can accommodate me.
I may add more requirements as I think of them…
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Of course, you’re going to get some excerpts of Jackie stories as background info and reasons why I want and need a reliable vehicle.
I had been busy being a teen mom so I had carried a learner’s license a few times but never had much practice to actually get my full license. Learning to drive with my mom, dad, or my then husband Ray… well… those stories will be in an upcoming memoir. Suffice to say I did not get a full license at age 16 when most people do.
Ray and I had split for two years at my age 20 and it was only when I had been dating Marcos B. that he had enough patience to teach me how to drive his huge boat of a car, a Pontiac Biscayne. I finally got my full license in April 1989 when I was 22 years old, with two small kids in tow. My mom was away for a month caring for my great aunt before she passed in June 1989, so I had privileged use of a small hatchback car with no gas gauge for a few weeks. Going from an automatic to a standard was a jolting experience. More stories to come…
My first car was a Pontiac Acadian with a firebird decal on the hood. Ray bought it for me when we rekindled our marriage in late 1989 while he was living in New Brunswick. That little car managed to get our family from New Brunswick to British Columbia on a several days road trip in the dead of winter. I didn’t actually have that car in my name though which was fine because Ray “contaminated” the back seat of that car with an ex-girlfriend and I wanted nothing to do with it afterwards. It was a fun little car to drive though.
These days, being so aware of energy vibration, I understand my aversion to that car now, and the point here is I am looking for a high energy vibration vehicle.
Later we had some panel vans for our Carpet Doctor business, a Chev S10 that was super fun to drive, and a 1990s SUV type Ranger/ Explorer.
My first vehicle in my name was a black Monte Carlo 80s version that I bought off my roommate Brad. We called her Bouncing Betty’s Rollercoaster. Oh, we have stories….
Unfortunately, she got taken off the road because of an irreparable cracked frame. When I moved to PG, I had regrets of unloading that car and wished I could have used it for hit to pass racing.
In 1998, roommate Brad had scored a great deal on a vehicle from the Terrace Ford Dealer, so I tried my luck looking into a Dodge minivan on their lot. Instead, I was approved on a Saturday special landing a 1995 Ford Aerostar XLT all-wheel drive, fully loaded with fold down seats. She earned the name Ol’ Bessie. I had her for 10 years, and again, … oh the stories we have to tell.
I loved that van. Fun to drive, hardly ever got stuck, sooo many family adventures and road trips.
She had power steering, power windows, power mirrors, extended length, and lots of cubbies to store stuff.
I had moved to Prince George in 2001, and soon found a great mechanic, Quentin C. He was my guardian angel for several years as he worked in a couple different shops. He kept on fixing what he called “the van that never stops”, until one day he told me the Aerostar wasn’t worth fixing anymore. Ol’ Bessie owed us nothing when I finally sold her – mostly for parts — in 2008.
Quentin gave me pointers on buying a new vehicle but I found out later he had actually pulled some strings to get me into a nice new-to-me 2005 fully loaded Chev Uplander LT in 2008. His mom knew the owner of the dealership so they dropped $5000 of the lot price of $21,000. Through collaboration with some friends, we named the Uplander “Quentessa, my lucky charm” as tribute to Quentin assisting me in acquiring her.
“Quentessa” means essence/ creative/ sassy, which fits me and my personality.
After Quentin moved away from regular mechanics, I was blessed to find Jeff D and he has been my regular mechanic since 2010. He has moved shops a few times, but he knows to let me know where he is and I will be faithful following him. Like any professional service provider, when you find a good one, you hang on to them!!
It is now May 2023. The Uplander has served me well with numerous road trips, adventures, and moving anything from furniture to firewood. Being fully loaded, there is an entertainment center in the back (DVD player), extra storage space with an extended rear hatch, and a power side door which we have loved for the convenience.
Although I have had the Uplander for many years, there are a couple things that I do not like and wish to find different in a new vehicle:
1. The windshield wipers are weird with both spanning outwards, the fluid is attached to the wiper arm, and they are also tucked in which can be a benefit in cold weather, but also a nuisance for getting at them to exchange or fix.
2. The seats are a pain in the royal behind! I appreciated the Aerostar fold down seats. The Uplander has huge bulky seats that are a pain to remove easily. I would like to have something that folds down flat or tucks away somehow.
3. The design of the windshield slope and the frame design makes for blind spot issues and way too many rock chip repairs.
I suppose I will need to sell my Uplander at some point as well…