We have joked about being a two Wrangler family. I've offered to go back to my Commander so Eric can have Oscar. Eric has offered to trade in his van on a Pavement Princess Jeep for me with all the things. I don't think we were really making any actual plans but more in the one day catagory. I do cruise the internet looking though but not in a serious way. We did stop in Campbell River to look at a Jeep that keeps popping up in my Facebook. It's really pretty but didn't tick the boxes and Eric took it for a test drive and deemed it downright dangerous. It had been lifted with giant tires but wasn't geared properly. Also it was an automatic. I found another one in Abbotsford in white that I liked but after connecting with the seller it was an automatic too. Both in the wrong trim levels.
This is 2018 manual Jeep Wrangler Jlu Rubicon. With the right gears. That appears to have never been in the bush.
I'm shocked that we bought a black one! I need to find a way to get way more red accents on her.
And, now we need a name.
Some current ideas are
Daisy (Elmo's sister)
Lady Hawk ( to go with the Falcon)
Ladybird (Ladybug)
Lady (Lady and the Tramp)
Lucy (I Love Lucy)
Redd (Redd from Pirates)
Me looking to red themes so we can pretend it's not black ;)
Today some of us went to Victoria to see the wildlife photo exhibit at the BC Museum and on a whim I asked to stop at the Dodge dealership. Then I looked online while we were driving to see if they had any used Jeeps. And they had one. That I hadn't seen online yet. It was the right kind in all ways but in black. Not on my preferred list of colors. We discussed not bothering to look but I said we should maybe look out of curiosity and for comparison.
Then Fei, Eric and I walked around it a few times. It's gorgeous. Crap. So we went in with the salesman to fill out paperwork for a test drive and gave all the info on the van to get a trade in price. Then he went all over the van and took pictures. We were at the hour mark and I still hadn't even seen inside the new one. Haha. Bonkers. Then our salesman wanted to do a walk around and show us all of the tiny details that are new and improved since Oscar. I just wanted in it to feel and smell it. It's so perfect inside. I love it. My feelings are all divided. I think Oscar is prettier to look at but the new one has ALL the things and I can get in it easily and see better with proper positioning. It feels like a betrayal. I am aware that's totally irrational and perhaps a bit insane .
All told we were there 3 hours. The poor kids. Fei was pushing for us to do it. Eric put the salesman through his paces with questions ;) He loved the way it drives and approved it but funnily enough he did ask the salesman what was up with the clutch, mentioning that it felt off to him. Then Eric had him check for recalls because I'd read online that there were recalls on the 2018. Yup, turns out there is one, on the clutch. We did all laugh at that.
Turns out our salesman drives a 2013 black Rubicon with red trim that he loves so he so surprised that the color was my only roadblock.
The Jeep was traded in on Wednesday. It hasn't had a safety inspection or a detail yet. It was listed Thursday and there was a scheduled test drive for 4 today. Knowing how hard it is to find the ones that tick all the boxes I was aware it wasn't going to be there for long. The original owner traded to a 392 Jeep. Only two were allotted to BC. One to him and one to Vancouver.
Luk has an eye specialist appointment in Victoria on Wednesday so we are picking her up then. No one is sad about letting the van go, it's met our needs but we're not attached. We are slightly aware that we might regret letting the 7 seats go.
Ok, I normally love the photo exhibit but today it was just a little too real, dark, and sad for me. Wrong day for me I guess. Kai actually liked it and because the pictures were all digital and lit up he was able to see them.
We're staying home tomorrow. Attempting to not spend any more. Haha. Hoping buyers remorse doesn't set in before Wednesday.
