Farm Truck

[dalthauser]

We now have a farm truck. We weren't intending to buy a truck until next year, but life happened. :-)

My niece, the daughter of my sister Zoe who recently passed away, came to live with us. She has not been out on her own yet, so we are going to try and help her become independent. She is 25, but she has not ever had a driver's license. Naturally, this is the first order of business. Well, Marcel said a big NO to letting her practice in his BMW - - and it seemed silly to buy a car just to have her practice in. We really did need a truck (lots of work going on at the Bauernhof) - so we went about searching.

We started with the used car classifieds, but this made both of us uneasy. We didn't want to go to a dealership and get "played", so we pulled up the CarMax app - and we were able to find exactly what we needed. A single cab truck with an 8 foot bed, and a trailer hitch :-) It's big and has a big engine, but we will really only be using it for farm work (and teaching Jerrica how to drive). Heck, once she learns on this baby - she'll be able to drive pretty much anything :-)

Comments

[rhodielady-47.livejournal.com]

Few things are as handy as a pickup truck. I tote endless piles of plunder here and there with mine.
Jerrica is starting out on a real life BIG ADVENTURE. I wish her the best of luck finding her place in the world. Whatever you do, please be sure and teach her the basics of how to care for a car. Being able to change your own tire is a very good thing!
I'm sorry to hear of your sister's passing. I know you all will miss her greatly.
:^|

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

I totally agree with you. Especially when you are young, and your car might be on the old side! I had a Nissan Frontier since 2004 that I adored. In January I gave it to my daughter who is struggling and needed a reliable vehicle. Man I miss that baby - I was very fond of it. This truck will take some getting used to, but I am sure I will grow to love it.

[joebanks.livejournal.com]

Ma, Pa and the truck! It's a beauty.
Very good of you to help out your niece.

[kabuldur.livejournal.com]

What a nice thing and just the way for your niece to learn to drive. That's how I learned to drive...on our farm! And others.

What a terrible thing to happen to your niece. My heart goes out to her. I'm very sorry for the loss of your sister, too.

One of my daughters only got her licence at age 30 and the other two are still working on theirs! (They're older.) Yes, my little work horse of a car still gets used for driving lessons and my heart doesn't take it too well there days ~

[cd0103.livejournal.com]

Very Cool! Congrats! You aren't a true farmer until you have a truck, lol.