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So since we are all settled into the house and the build is all done, me and the wife have been talking about another vehicle, one for going out with the family that she can also use for the winter {she has a 45 minute ride to work and her regular car is a Prius, and 20 minutes of her ride is country roads}...
This has been a month long adventure, It has to be comfortable, 4x4 -good in the snow, look good {the BMW is so ugly}, and have room for us and the 2 boys {with one extra seat wouldnt be a bad idea when they bring a friend somewhere } we looked at range rovers, lexus SUV, BMW X5, Acura, Nissan Murano, Toyota {every suv they had}, Benz, and the Volvo xc90....
I was sold on the Rover and my wife was between the x5 and the volvo... Both of which I hated which when I told her that, she of course told me how she felt about my pick {needless to say not a fan of the rover}...
So a week goes by and we dont even mention it... I was glad too, because the trucks we are looking at are up to $60K...
So today my guys had an issue at a house, and I needed to go check it out {boiler stuck in a staircase, god forbid you measure the staircase before you try to shove a 700lb boiler down it, and I just had shoulder surgury so Im no help, but we got it down after about an hour} anyway, the customer has a Jeep Wrangler, I take a look at it in the driveway, while Im there getting agrivated with my guys...
This thing is nice, looks like its a beast in the snow, 4 door, heated leather, navigation, hardtop, big seats {Im 6-5" and my shoulders are pretty wide} so I was about to ask the customer about it when he came out and just started telling me all about it, he obviously loved it... Plus its made by chrysler so how much could it be? Im thinking $25K, I dont ask him about the price, and decide to take a ride by the dealership while I was out.. Now his was a standard shift, which would not work for me because my wife can not drive stick, so I dont even know if they come automatic lol...
I walk into the jeep dealership and a salesman comes to help me, I tell him what Im looking for, 4door, 4wd auto, air, power everything, leather, hardtop, ect... He takes me to the perfect truck, White with a white top, peanutbutter leather interior, t-tops removable hardtop that came with a soft top too, trail rated, just perfect {I love the white} so Im like forget my wife Im buying this thing rite now!!! {still thinking $27K tops}...
Then it happened he told me the price $47K, WTF!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS almost $50K for a jeep? I thought it was a mistake for sure, nope, the cheapest one they had was $25K 2dr, cloth, std shift, stripped, no radio lol....
So that bursts my bouble, and I am completly honest with the salesman, "sorry for wasting your time bud, but I though this thing was like $25K" he laughed and was like "they havent been that cheap in 2 decades" So Im leaving...
He stops me, "Lets look at other models".. But Im in love, I want that one, and Im not about to spend that kind of money on a jeep...
Long story short, Its parked in my driveway tonight.... But I got a really good deal on it... So it seems they havent sold a car in 3 days !! {I guees that is a huge deal, and it has been raining here for 2 weeks}.. Im the only person in the place... I got it for almost $15K under sticker... has 000012 miles on it 2013... I looked them up online while I was there, used 2012's with 15K miles on them are selling for more than I paid...
So Part 2 Bringing it home..... Stay tuned heres a pic, Ill post back on how she took me buying a car with out her...
