Ever since I was a little boy, I dreamed of driving a Jeep Wrangler. That top-down-goodness called out to me like a beacon. In 1999, my dream had been realized. I purchased a brand new, Fern Green, Wrangler Sport! It was heaven!
Like many dreams, it was too good to last. I lost my local job but found work 45 minutes away from home, all just before my lovely wife and I were to be parents. As you might guess, despite their rugged elegance and beauty, Jeep Wranglers have less than stellar gas mileage, so driving 45 minutes each way was causing me to fill up every 2.5 days. That, coupled with the fact that trying to get a carseat into the back of it was like trying to cram a cat into a bucket of water, forced me to trade in my dream for a more "family friendly" vehicle, like one that you don't have to climb into to fetch your kids. That was the end of my Wrangler days.
Ever since, I've been wanting to get another Jeep Wrangler. Every time I pass a dealership, I look longingly at the selection and think of the old days. Now that I commute less than 5 miles to and from work every day, and the fact that they introduced the 4-door Unlimited model, the time is right for it to be (almost) practical. Plus, the kids are now old enough (7 and 5) to climb in and out themselves. I've even got THEM wanting me to get one!
Like many dreams, it was too good to last. I lost my local job but found work 45 minutes away from home, all just before my lovely wife and I were to be parents. As you might guess, despite their rugged elegance and beauty, Jeep Wranglers have less than stellar gas mileage, so driving 45 minutes each way was causing me to fill up every 2.5 days. That, coupled with the fact that trying to get a carseat into the back of it was like trying to cram a cat into a bucket of water, forced me to trade in my dream for a more "family friendly" vehicle, like one that you don't have to climb into to fetch your kids. That was the end of my Wrangler days.
Ever since, I've been wanting to get another Jeep Wrangler. Every time I pass a dealership, I look longingly at the selection and think of the old days. Now that I commute less than 5 miles to and from work every day, and the fact that they introduced the 4-door Unlimited model, the time is right for it to be (almost) practical. Plus, the kids are now old enough (7 and 5) to climb in and out themselves. I've even got THEM wanting me to get one!
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