Got Truck

Sometimes you just know when you’re on the right path. It’s when you can simply speak the words and everything seems to just fall into place. It’s as if the whole universe has aligned with you and your purpose. You are amazed, surprised and almost sure it is meant to be, all at the same time.
After doing more research and speaking to several truck salesman and RVers, Mayo and I still felt confused about the best truck for us. I had a comment on my blog and the reader said “In his opinion we should get a 2500 or ¾ ton truck with a 6.0 liter V8 engine.” I was totally in agreement with him, I felt it would be safer to have a more sturdy and powerful truck than to have a light weight truck. Mayo and I talked it over and she said “Let’s do it,..let’s stop over thinking it and get a ¾ ton truck.
We began looking for a truck online, going back to the dealerships that we had visited once before. We placed our 2000 Volkswagen Eurovan on Craigslist, knowing that we would no longer need it once we are on the road and hoping to barter or trade it for a truck.
The very next day we had two replies. One guy wanted a vintage van that he could recondition. The second response was a guy who didn’t have a truck but wanted to buy the van at asking price. I agreed to sell the van, but selling him the van would leave us in need of some form of transportation. Mayo remember a truck she saw a month ago at a local dealership that we thought would be perfect for us. We went back to that dealership and that truck was still there,.. and on sale! We decided to give it a test drive and to have our mechanic look it over. It drove great and our mechanic couldn’t find anything wrong with it. He said “this truck at this price, with such low mileage, is great deal, I would go for it Ajani.” I was a little worried about going thru the process of financing a truck because I thought we would be without a vehicle while waiting for all our information to be verified. I guess I’m old school….
When we got home I called the guy who wanted to purchase the van to set up a time for him to pick it up, and minutes after hanging up with him the dealership called me. We were approved.

Within a 3 day span we sold our van and bought our ¾ ton truck. It’s a Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD with a 6.0 liter V8 engine and a 410 rear axle. Mayo calls it, “The Beast”, because it will not fits in our garage and she needs a boost up to get in it. It has the ability to pull a trailer twice the size of our trailer. The gas mileage isn’t great,we get 14 mpg and that’s without towing, but we love the space in it and the power. Our plans are to pull our trailer to a location and ride our bikes as much as possible anyway, so the mileage isn’t that much of an issue. The main thing is being safe and having the right truck for towing.
We are getting antsy now. We can wait to hook up our trailer and get on the road. We made plans to head out the first week of May. We are going to hit Florida first to see Mayo’s family and friends. Then we’re getting on the road to everywhere.
Look out America the Eagledoves are coming and we have no idea what we are doing or where we will be going, but we are doing it anyway and plan to have fun learning as we go. Happiness is in the adventures, the joy is in the journey. Hope to see you on the road soon.