October 13, 2005

Oh, Yeah....Uh Huh!

Me and the hubby had the day off today and we went shopping.  As much as I loved my truck, it didn't love us back.  Between thermostats and radiators, it was getting a bit expensive and unreliable.  SOOOOOOO......I can hardly believe it's ours, but we got this beautiful ride:

It's a day-um nice ride and loaded with all kinds of stuff I'll take a year figuring out.  But leather seats (mmmmm....leather!), seats 8, and has a hitch for the water rides and lots of room for "stuff."  Also has heated and cooled seats...oh, and did I say leather?  Heh!

Oh, and the dealership threw in a tank of gas.  Hey, greenies....this bad boy will get us about 14 to the gallon.  w00t! 

When we were waiting for all the paperwork to be done, I asked the salesman about those hybrid vehicles as I saw one on the showroom floor.

Me:  So, are those things selling for you?

Salesperson:  Um, no.  Because they run on electricity up to 40 MPH and then gas after that, about the only thing an owner of a hybrid will get in this part of the country is less gas mileage because they have to haul that great big battery around in the back.

Me:  Hmmmm.  So they don't save them much on gas then, huh?

Salesperson:  Um, no.  They might be big in a place like California, but here, no way - a waste of money in a state like ours.

Lesson Learned:  SOOOOOOOO....I'll stick with this b-eeeeee-U-tiful ride.