AuburnChick's Adventures

Yesterday, we said goodbye to a friend…

Why would we get rid of such a fine vehicle?

Well, you see, it was not, if I’m being honest, the most practical vehicle.

The Mr. saw it on eBay a few years ago and just had to have it, though.  He had long dreamed of owning a Jeep.

And before you go saying anything about eBay, let me tell you that we had a great experience!  The Jeep was listed by a dealership in Texas.  Everything was very legit.  The dealership even paid for the shipping, saving us hundreds of dollars.

Once the Jeep arrived, we had loads of fun.  Jeeps are, quite frankly, fun to tootle around in.

I can’t deny that I felt a rush of joy when meeting another Jeep on the road.  Jeep owners have a special wave they give to each other.

It’s like being in a family.

However, this family has four people — three of whom have their licenses and the fourth of whom will be getting his soon.

Two family cars + four people…

Not.

Happening.

So, the Mr. took the Jeep to a local dealership and got offered more than he expected.

He pounced.

He called home and asked me to go down to look at a car.

I did.

While I was looking at it, he casually mentioned that he had already purchased a different vehicle.

My jaw dropped.

So did Rooster’s.  He was with us, you see.  He had a vested interest in the historical moment.

I took a look at the second vehicle which was, in case I didn’t mention it already, already purchased.

I asked appropriate “woman” questions…it is safe…does it have power windows…stuff like that.

We discussed purchasing the second car.

The Mr. wasn’t sure.

We started to walk away.

The car salesman, who was very, very nice (and not that fake nice that salespeople can sometimes be), showed the Mr. some numbers on a piece of paper.

The Mr. took the deal.

We drove home to get paperwork for the Jeep…shaking our heads along the way.

If you’ve ever purchased or leased a car, you know what a long, drawn-out process it can be.

In all honesty, I can say that this was the easiest and quickest car purchasing experience we have ever had.

We were very impressed that we did not have to haggle, storm out in “feigned” anger, and sit for hours as numbers were crunched.

It was straight-forward.

The Mr. knows car numbers, so he knows he did not get taken for a ride (get the pun…har-de-har-har).

Wanna take a look at what we bought?

Here’s the first one…

And here’s the second car (and yes, blue was yesterday’s theme)…

The cars have some serious miles on them, let me tell you.  The paint jobs are not flawless either, but that is okay.  The insides are clean, and both cars have the most important feature any kid could want…stereo systems.

What I love about the PT Cruiser is that the back seats actually come out.  That is awesome for drum-toting/college-carousing/beach-going kids.

Rooster drove us, in the Mazda, to dinner last night.  The ride was smooth.

Whichever cars the kids end up with (and this in itself is going to be an epic battle that I’m considering charging tickets for), they are both going to be blessed to finally have their own sets of wheels.

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