I’m up in Rogers City for the weekend because of a big purchase I made yesterday. I bought an awesome 2002 Chevy TrailBlazer LT 4×4. It’s black and is just like brand new. The previous owner took great care of it and only put 25,000 miles on it in three years, so it’s hardly been driven. Since the vehicle has the LT package instead of the LS, it’s pretty loaded. It came complete with a towing package, luggage racks, running boards, power everything, CD and cassette, heated mirrors, dual climate controls, compass, etc. You name it. It’s a very nice ride and at a steal of a price too. $17,600 out the door for an SUV that was originally over $30,000 when bought new.

It feels good to have a vehicle in my name for the the first time in my life and to have my own insurance. For those of you who don’t know my situation, my parents were nice enough to ride on their insurance until I turned 25 so that I could save. I simply paid them a car payment and my share of the insurance each month. What can I say? Mom and Dad are the best!

I’ll try to get some photos today and upload them tomorrow when I get back home.

After dealing with car salesmen, I almost wish for the death of a few. I don’t know if I’ve ever dealt with a profession which is shadier than dealing with car salesmen. These guys twist words and make up more lies than I ever could. They’re trying to rip us off in the first place…isn’t that bad enough?

Right now I have a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee in my driveway as an extended test drive. I have no intention to buy this vehicle, but I thought I’d take some free gas and the 4 wheel drive for a day. I actually drove two Grand Cherokee today and I really like them. Since the Chevy TrailBlazers and GMC Envoys are selling for much more than they are worth in the past few weeks I’ve had to start looking at other SUVs. I may have found one with the Jeep. It’s a really nice ride. If I could find a black or gray 2003 in my price range, someone may get a sale.