We passed another milestone in our continuing evolution. We bought a pickup truck. Anyone who has grown up in Texas or lived here for any amount of time will suspect something may be wrong with you if you don’t have a pickup truck in your family. We are misfits no more. Of course our conformity comes at a cost. Our drop top pony car has been sacrificed for our boat pullin, kayak haulin, high sittin vehicle.
The Mustang was a GT Convertible Premium, it was a 2007 an had about 20K miles on it. Fast and fun it was both badass and a creampuff. Interests and priorities change and we thought our vehicles should be part of that change. We pretty much made an even swap for our (new to us) 2010 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCrew. It has quite a few more miles on it – 54K but it is in very good shape and should do nicely supporting our recreational habits. I will be adding a receiver hitch this weekend.
We have never owned a truck so I spent a fair amount of time doing research and I am still doing research but I am looking forward to the new experience. Next time I pull into Tractor Supply I can hold my head up high as I stroll from the parking lot. True storey – I was at one of these stores one time looking for a trailer part, in the parking lot there were 23 vehicles including our Expedition. I actually counted them. Care to guess how many trucks there were? Yup – 22. At least I had a big American SUV, had I showed up in a Honda a rain of spent chewing tobacco may have been my greeting.
Wish us luck with the new vehicle and do not speak of convertibles this fall.
We will miss the Mustang….but only a little. We will enjoy our new recreational vehicle with plenty of room for passengers. Please note however, this does NOT mean we are available to help you move. I think our moving days are over when Bob said it wouldn’t be so bad if his assistant was not a 50 year old woman!
Yeah, the bed is really small, it will only hold a cooler and a few fishing rods.