The 1996 Jeep that we had with nearly 250,000 miles was starting to have a few problems. Nothing major, but is it really worth dumping cash into a vehicle that is over 10 years old with a bunch of hard miles on it? It was a good vehicle and it was kind of hard letting it go (would have been a bit easier if it had actually been worth something as a trade in).

Anyway we picked up this 2003 Nissan Xterra with only 39,000 miles on it. Got it for a pretty good deal from our friend Larry over at Duke Automotive in downtown Suffolk. If you live in the area and you are looking for a car check them out. Larry and the guys over at Duke will treat you right. We have actually bought 3 cars from them, Sandy’s mom’s car, Sandy’s Jeep Wrangler, and now the Xterra and they have always treated us right.

Here are a couple of pics of the new toy.

So far I like it a lot. It rides nice and the gas mileage is not too bad. It is 4 wheel drive so I am looking forward to the chance to take it out on the beach.