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At This Rate, Dude WILL Get It

I love my Jeep. We got it when I was 7 months pregnant with Dude. It’s taken the fam back to MN countless times - 1800 miles roundtrip, not counting the driving we do while we’re there. It’s got huge sentimental value to me. I drive the Highlander when Hubby takes the Jeep to the airport when he goes flying, but if the Jeep is here, I choose to drive it. In April, it turned over to quite a few miles . . .

170000

No, Officer. I was not driving 35 mph down the road while taking this blurry picture of my odometer…

I keep telling Dude that I’m going to give him the Jeep when he turns 16 on August 1, 2016. I kid. He would love to get the Jeep. He loves it as much as I do “because it feels like an actual car you should drive into the mountains or go camping with.”

It’s now 2 1/2 months after this photo was taken, and I’ve only put 1,000 miles on the Jeep. Maybe I’m not driving it just because I don’t want it to “go away.” Or maybe I’m not driving it because there are always extra kids in my vehicle, so I need that 3rd seat of the Highlaner. Who knows, but at this rate, Dude might actually get the Jeep when he turns 16!!!

2 Comments

  1. I’m back! I’ve been out of touch with my regular haunts over the past couple of months - but I’m back!

    35 mph huh??

    HOW ABOUT 65 MPH?

  2. Sue says:

    Grandpa is pushing me to buy a different car. I drove through the dealer’s lot and I saw a shiny red Jeep. It is $18,000. The dealer was closed so we didn’t check it out, but the window is not slanted as it is not the latest model, which is exactly what I need.

    My car has about 45000 miles on it.

    How does it handle on snow and ice?