THE NEW PLAN

After months of looking around, we've yet to find the bargain vehicle, or at least one for sale. I've found two local gents that are original owners of early 90's Isuze Trooper 4x4's with under 100k miles, looking good mind you, but not yet ready to sell.

Billy Ray has come to the rescue, planning to buy some sort of Jeep SUV 4WD, one with real 4WD mind you. He rode in the Wrangler we had, and knows well that a Wrangler is a great third car but a bad second car, unless you live somewhere where snow is on the ground lots of the year. And we don't live in snow country.

Billy Ray and his family have a need larger type SUV capable of hauling certain items in one of the family businesses, so this could be cool. Once he actually gets a vehicle, I'll commit to buying one of the attachable rooftop carriers to put the digging out of mud and sand gear in. Straps. Boards. Sand ladders, shovels, gloves, you name it. Heck, I'd go in half on a winch because I know we'll use it sometime on a fishing trip.

So that's the new plan. But I'll update as to my continuing search for a very old but lightly used Trooper at a bargain price.