It's been crazy the last several months. Between getting laid off, finding a new job and getting ready for craft sales I haven't had much time to spend here.
And now, of all things, my beloved 22-year-old Ford Ranger needs a new rear axle. After many false starts and stops, I gave up finding one in the near future and broke down and bought a new truck. Kind of what Cash-for-Clunkers tried to get me to do a few years back. I may have bowed to a new vehicle, but in the opposite direction of what DC wanted me to do. I've now gone from a 22/24mpg V6 to a larger full-size truck that gets 14 and 19. But I need a truck. I've never been without a truck available to me since I started driving...which I've been doing since I was 5, also in a truck.
The good part about all of this is I did manage to find almost the exact vehicle I wanted, another Ford, and from the dealer who has kept my old truck running for the past 13 years. Ben, our sales guy, dug around for every discount and rebate and found us over $4K in discounts to go on top of our X-plan discount. So the price was far better than I had hoped for.
So, if you're in the greater Grand Rapids, Michigan area, stop by Tony Betten & Sons. They'll let you take a test drive, sans sales person, and are not pushy. A nice change of pace. Plus you leave with a bright shiny vehicle and full gas tank.
