The Concept Of Honda

Submitted By jimjohnceg
Words: 1108
Pages: 5

It was a sunny average day when I come home from school still lost in a dilemma of finding an inexpensive yet reliable quad. I had been searching for perhaps years to date for a quad. After my friend getting one my envy drove me to further determination to search for an atv I could call my own. I looked everywhere from online to ones locally for sale but none seemed to be the right price or as reliable as I had wanted. I eventually came to discover Honda was a good brand as they were reliable and relatively inexpensive. And so my choices grew narrower. I searched for weeks and found many but not in my price range I had narrowed it even further to a 300ex and was hoping to find one. I researched extensively many models of Hondas to be sure id get the right one. The 300ex had a “282cc air cooled 4 stroke” engine and from what I’ve been reading was easy to learn on. It was a 5-speed clutch manual so I had a lot to learn, as I’ve never driven a clutch quad or car. I kept looking and looking and found one one day in school during lunch. It was a great deal for the condition it was in almost mint. I was planning on giving the seller a call later on after school I knew exactly what id ask and exactly what id say. I had everything laid out as if I was buying a house, the price, the negotiation, the work id put into it; everything. 2:45 came around and school just ended I was on my way home on the bus discussing with my future riding partners the amazing deal I had found they agreed it looked to be a deal of a lifetime further comforting my decision I was soon to make. I walked home from the bus stop anxious and somewhat nervous to call him. I immediately rushed to the computer and went to the page. I scrolled up and down all around looking for the quad that was soon to be mine; it simply had to be mine. Finally I find it… “Sold” my head dropped. I was disappointed yet somehow had a feeling of guilt for not reacting quickly enough. I had to have looked at the page one hundred times over to ensure this was really the simple demise of my mission. It was. A few days later I call my friend nick and ask to see if he had wanted to go to the corner store down the street and immediately get the response “did ya get that quad?” I answered no and that id tell him when he gets over. I explained everything and we went on our way to the corner store. I bought my things and he bought his. We went outside and, as usual, pointed out the cars going by discussing our likings and disliking’s of the style and brand. A truck goes by carrying 2 quads; one a Yamaha the other a Honda. I point them out and say that would be my future quad without a doubt in my mind. It was a promise to myself. I felt I needed to be persistent about it; I searched further. Going through ad after ad after ad I simply couldn’t find that perfect quad. i came to the realization I couldn’t get a perfect quad and simply accepted id need to put a little elbow grease into it that is if it became my reality. My persistence brought me to something a 2001 300ex for a relatively reasonable price. I knew I could negotiate but I waited until tomorrow to make my move. It’s nearly the weekend I was anxious to leave school and text him. I checked my phone all day to ensure my future possession would surely be just that. Minute after minute it seemed I had been glued to the page all day. 2:24 I ignored everything around me and stared at the clock I was to be the first one out of the room as if my pace to the bus would have affected the time it took me to get home. I excessively checked the ad; it was still