SUV's and such

Ok, so driving and SUV today is NOT a 'good' thing. I can accept that for all the good intentions out there. The reality of my life however with 4 kids and my 3 year old nephew doesn't really make a good fit for a Prius. Besides, it would look really funny pulling a horse trailer to the arena. Even funnier if I had to tie a child or two to the top. And a mini van's just don't like having off road pin stripes on them. For now; a Suburban is the vehicle for us. Now for the hard part. Our current Suburban has 225,000 miles on it. It sits parked on the farm needing new gears in the rear end which will cost roughtly $600.00 in parts - luckily for my my DH can fix that kind of thing with a blind fold on. We will fix it, and keep it as his vehicle to take to scout camp outs, off road, and the real rough stuff, but it is just a tiny bit past dependable, and it isn't going to do a road trip anytime soon to see the DH's family. SO .... time to search for another one.

Turns out to not be so simple. We need to keep the price down, and although now is a great time to buy an SUV ( blue book went through the floor ), it seems everyone around here has wholesaled them away from our area. We are hoping to get a good deal and hopefully we will find it soon. I am driving my Dad's Cadillac, and that is NOT being so self sufficient, wouldn't ya say?

So it is time for a new kind of bargain hunt. One with a bigger price tag. Much bigger. Wish me luck!