It was August of 2008 when we went and traded in our Huge, lifted and perfect for 4×4′ing 91 Ford Bronco for a more wallet friendly slightly used Ford Ranger. We hated to see the bronco go as it was my hubbys “baby”. We felt like royalty when we drove that baby around town and people would just wave at us cause it just looked so cool. With me being only 5′1″, that didn’t matter when I sat in it, it’s like I was transformed into a giant. I could look down on most other vehicles and never worried about crashing or fender benders because it was so big no tiny car or truck could really do any damage.
The only time I didn’t enjoy the bronco was when we would go and fill it up $$$ and when I was having contractions with my son Kai and my hubby Adam locked our keys in our running car. There was no way I was getting up in that thing around 9 months pregnant. It was snowing and luckily the local Ford dealership made us a key and even gave it to us free after hearing we were headed to the hospital. So Adam took the bronco to get the key while I waited with our running car so it wouldn’t get stolen. lol. Needless to say we were sent home that day and Kai arrived on a different day.
The day after we bought the Ranger we drove 2 1/2 days pretty much straight with the boys to Ohio to a huge RV Wholesale lot and bought our first RV. We love little get aways and setting up a tent and worrying about the kids getting out and not having a restroom or running water close by made us want an RV. That was one crazy trip. We got to the lot around 1am or so…and couldn’t find a place to stay in the tiny town so we decided to find our RV we had reserved and stayed in it for the night. It was funny waking up to people talking and working in the garage we were parked in front of. I was worried we would get in trouble but we didn’t. Adam went and signed the paperwork and we left again for home that evening. We made it home in 3 long days and boy they were 3 tough days. We hardly got any sleep and I caught myself closing my eyes too long while driving a couple times. We only stopped to sightsee once at Mt. Rushmore but not for more than 30 mins. We got home and Adam was about 3 hours late for work so off he went. Crazy I know. The boys were the happiest ever to be out of that small and crammed truck. lol That Ranger drove so smoothly though…just wish the seats were softer.
Well after having the Ranger for about a year and a half and pulling our RV around with it and all 5 of us being crammed in it we decided we needed a bigger and a more safe truck for our kids. The Ranger has those 2 pull down seats in the back that sits sideways and isn’t safe for big carseats because they fall off of the front and sides and then the kids are hanging there. Not to mention the boys constantly kick eachother back there and it really isn’t safe or comfy to have Kiana our almost 7 year old in front because of the airbags.
So this week my hubby and I talked about it and all of our concerns and decided it was time to upgrade. We got tons of discounts and got in on the last day of a nice cash back promotion. We ended up ordering a 2010 F-150 Super Crew in White. It will seat all 5 of us comfortably and we will have room for one more person to come along as well which is nice. Why not get what you want if you are going to get a new vehicle? We had to custom order the new truck to get the options that we needed. Luckily for us that made it less expensive too which is of coarse always nice.
We expect our new family truck to arrive by April and I will post pictures when it does. It will be exciting for us all that’s for sure. It’s funny because when I told Kiana the news she just said how she missed the Bronco and now she will miss the Ranger. Kids are funny.
Here is a slideshow of our Crazy journey. Enjoy!
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