With the US automakers in the state they’re in, and since my wife’s Corolla’s lease was almost up, we decided to do our part to help the local manufacturers out.  Plus, by doing that, we were able to put ourselves back in a little bigger vehicle that actually has four wheel drive.

About a year ago I sold my four wheel drive truck, and picked up a Ford Taurus, because the gas prices were so high.  I thought that really was the right thing to do, but with the way the weather is around here, and after a couple incidences where we couldn’t get to where we needed to go for hunting, or otherwise, I started to miss the four wheel drive like crazy.

We went and started looking around last friday, and eventually stumbled across a few Dodge Nitros.  And I’m proud to say that we are the proud parents of a red one……with four wheel drive.

It is actually a great little vehicle:  It’s big enough for all of us to fit comfortably in, provides the “sitting up” feeling that I associate with a truck, and still packs enough punch to get you up and moving with its V-6 engine.  It also has true four wheel drive, not all wheel drive, and can tow a boat, or whatever we want to haul up to 5600lbs.  Perfect!

I can’t even begin to tell you how good it feels to have a four wheel drive vehicle.  I know I did the right thing by getting rid of the truck, but I would have given my right arm for that truck payment a couple of times.  Just a week ago I couldn’t hardly get into my cousins driveway because we had the car, and one night, when we were in a blinding snowstorm, I would have given anything to have the truck payment as well.

Needless to say, we are very happy with the vehicle and we’re looking forward to the next few years of driving it.  I can’t wait to pack it full of gear, and head out fishing, or hunting, or whatever our little four wheel drive hearts desire.

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