A new member added to the fleet

After many years of service, I retired our 1995 Bronco last year. We bought it new and mechanically it had run fine over the years. But had turned into a pile of rust. The undercarriage was just rotting away and became to dangerous to drive.

I’ve been searching Craig’s list and ebay for the last 5 months and finally came up with a replacement. It had to be 4 wheel drive.  Also, no rust and not needing a lot of work. A tall order for sure.  It would be used as a second vehicle and not travel very far. 

I found a 1999 Suburban, 1 owner, garage kept, non-smoker, no accidents, 4 wheel drive with all the service records. The only drawback was it had 224,000 miles on the odometer. The engine was replaced at 160k, and never used for towing. The Suburban was used for trips to South Carolina. 

 The owner had passed away and I was buying it from his son. After a 45 minute drive I could not find one thing wrong. The truck was in showroom condition, inside and out. So it’s now ours, the wife will use it for local trips and auctions that she attends herself. With the rear seat removed it has a vast amount of space. I think this vehicle will work just fine.