So it all started to ramp up about a week ago. For some time my better half has been saying she would like to get a truck. We were thinking maybe in a year or two when her current vehicle was paid off we might do something. But then a couple of things happened to create the perfect storm for truck buying.
As she was driving to my parents house a couple weeks ago another driver swerved out around a parked car and to avoid a head on collision on the slippery roads she drove into a snow bank. As a result the front bumper cover and guard cracked and bent back under her front wheel. The other driver just kept on going..... what a total jerk, he was driving a beige corolla of all things to top it off. She says if she had a truck he wouldn't have been so aggressive and if he was she would just have run him over.
Circumstance number two is this horrible winter we have been having so far. We have the most snow ever on the ground as of the end of December, it seems like it snowed for the entire month of December. With a truck snow banks are just minor speed bumps.
Circumstance number three are widespread power outages over the past week that are very disconcerting.... and what better vehicle to have during an Armageddon type situation than a big honkin' pick-up truck.
There are also other reasons like being able to carry around large items, bring our snow blower around and towing for a possible trailer in our future.
So my goal became clear at the beginning of last week..... go find her a nice pick-up at a reasonable price..... this was a challenge I welcomed!
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