Truck Wheels?

Long Story, Not So Short

We have known it's been time to replace the Durango for quite a while. I mean the thing was 13 years old and all. But we have liked it so much for the past 8 years we've had it, parting seemed like a bad idea. Plus we've enjoyed not having a car payment for a while as well. That being said, we decided with some upcoming road trips and whatnot coming up this summer, that the time was right to invest in something that would more safely and reliably get us to our destinations. So after much discussion we narrowed down our choices to either a newer Durango or a Honda Odessy and started searching.We were trying to give vans a chance with the Odessy and at least researching it, but in the end he just couldn't do it.  We finally found a couple Durangos online at a dealership that we wanted to look at so Mike called them up and made an appt. Of course the one we were most interested sold the very day we came in (we were told 2 hours before our appt) but we looked at what else they had in stock. First we drove a Durango Citadel, it was fully loaded with all the bells and whistles,  but the interior was a terrible color that I just couldn't live with (picky, I know). Then they showed us a new dark brown one, that we weren't real fond of. Next we drove a white one and while it was nice and again had many of the features we were looking for, it seemed that the newer models were more van-like than truck-like anymore and not really in the end what we were looking for. Not to mention it was white, which is the big no-no color for us (merely a personal preference).

 

Anyway, while waiting for keys to the white one, Mike hopped further down in the lot to peek at a truck. The salesman asked if we might be interested. We sort of laughed and said "sure if it will fit us all" and gave him a list of a few must haves. So while we were off in the white test drive, he pulled up a black extended cab Ram. We drove it and Mike fell in love with the feel of the truck. It was a pretty standard model. No bells or whistles but it still seemed a little cramped. When we voiced our concerns, the salesman immediately knew the model we needed and found this beauty. 

 

 

We took it for a spin and he was like a kid in a candy store. There was just one hurdle....the price tag. Total sticker shock. And a lot more than we were thinking we were going to spend. After a lot of negotiations, they let us bring it home overnight to think about it some more. We thought about it and in good conscious just couldn't pay that price so we went back with the intent to tell them thanks but no thanks and keep looking. So that's what we did. We told them it just wasn't going to work and that we were ok with walking away. They asked us to stay a few minutes and "see what they could do" and after about another hour or more of negotiating and us standing our ground and not budging, they came down a ton on the price to make it work and there we were, with a brand new truck.

He is one happy guy this afternoon. Caleb had deemed it a dream truck of his and the twins are so excited. Zaric even offered up his crayon piggy bank to help us pay for it. So cute. Here's a cute pic of them in the back of it.

We took it out for a family spin this afternoon and found it to be pretty comfy and surprisingly roomy even with us all in there. Score! Now we are ready to get this thing out there on the road and some miles under it's belt. First big trip, Omaha for Spring Break.