A new pogo stick

So if you checked out Jon’s blog this morning, you’ve already heard the news: I think we found a vehicle over the weekend. A 2003 Land Rover Discovery II. Yeah, we actually drove several smaller, more efficient cars on Saturday... and I was falling asleep by the time we got to lunch. This one I actually like.

• I loved my 1994 Jeep Cherokee, so we looked at the Jeep Liberty Friday night. Smaller, cute... and pretty much the same gas mileage as the Disco. Why bother?
• Out of curiosity, we drove a Hyundai Sonata (3.3-liter V6). Really not bad, especially for the price. They need a little more help with trim items. A little chrome would help. (I’m a gay man. What do you expect?)
• At hubby’s suggestion*, we actually drove a couple of VWs: a 1.9-liter TDI turbo diesel and a 2.0-liter GLI turbo 4-cylinder. The TDI was a little slower than I like but not bad**. And the GLI was pretty hot. But we had two complaints: the side bolsters on the seats were pretty tight, and the power steering was too power. There was too much disconnect. But we both actually liked the car. Yes, even hubby.
• We stopped by the Honda lot and found a 2001(?) Mercedes C-class Kompressor. Nice car. Good price. Long story behind why we didn’t buy it, but it had something to do with the dealer being sleezy. But if the Lexus sells, hubby may be in the market for one of these.

So we ended up back at the Land Rover dealer. I know these don’t have the best reputation for reliability, but it’s a certified pre-owned model with a 75,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty, and it looks to be in good shape. The dealer is making a couple of small repairs, and we’ve got to sign the paperwork. Hopefully we’ll pick it up by Wednesday or so.

*Really. Yeah, I nearly dropped when that happened.
**Until the salesman pointed out that the fuel mileage was 36 city/41 highway. Then it was just lovely.