When Life Hands You an SUV: A Lesson in Trusting the Unexpected
I knew exactly what I wanted, at least I thought I did. A fun little sports car. My daughter was driving, my old SUV was undriveable, and it felt like the perfect time for my "midlife-crisis car" , something sporty just for me. But life had other plans. I searched, but every car I looked at was just not it. I mean where were all the sporty cars? I just gave up, I needed something to get me to work I thought, I'll keep looking for a sports car though. Finally, I ended up at a dealership looking at a white sedan. Affordable, but I hated it. It wad boring, it was nice but boring. So we went to make the deal, it was fine, it was the sensible choice. But, the deal they offered was outrageous. I needed something but I'm not going to make a bad deal. On a whim, we went next door to another dealer. I asked about an Explorer I’d just seen online — but while they were getting it ready, the salesman said, “Take a look at this Expedition. It just came in. We haven’t even cleane...