Pimp my Ride

After adding Case to our family it soon became apparent that we were going to outgrow my Chevy Tahoe. My Tahoe did not come with a third row so the kiddos have been packed like sardines in the second. It has not been a big deal at all until the last few weeks when we have had to take two cars to go somewhere because our guest couldn't fit.

Our plan was to wait a few more years until Lonnie's truck was paid off(currently our only car payment) and then trade the Tahoe for my next ride which my only two requirements were a third row and a DVD player. That was our plan. Well last week Lonnie took his truck to the dealership to get his window looked at. He decided to just take a look at some of the Expeditions and other things Ford had on the lot. The prices were unreal and he texted me that he was leaving. I casually said why don't you check out the Nissan dealership since my parents have now bought two Nissan Muranos and this past summer I fell in love with my sister's Nissan Armada.

It ended up being a great time to visit Nissan. After hours of negotiating as per usual for a car dealership we traded in Lonnie's truck for a 2010 Nissan Armada Platinum Edition. Let me just say they really wanted to get rid of a vehicle and gain a nice truck for their used car lot. They gave us more than what we owed on the truck, gave us a reebate, we qualified for a super low interest rate and got lots of $$ off the sticker price.

Our only dilemma was choosing between a 2010 demo car with 4500 miles on it or a brand new 2011. The demo was a platinum edition and the 2011 was not. The difference between the two was a navigation system and bucket seats in the second row. After going back and forth we decided the bucket seats would be easier to manuever with the kids and since the price was the same we went with the 2010.

Features of our new ride:
Navigation, Blue Tooth hands free for your phone, ipod connector, temporary XM radio, CD, compact flash card, music box which can store up to 2900 songs in your car's memory, black leather interior, bucket seats, DVD player with wireless head phones, third row, intelligent key, moon roof

Front seats

Second row

I just have to say I know it is only a car but this is by far the nicest one we have ever owned. I know how much Lonnie loved his truck and I just want to thank him for giving that up so that I could have more room and drive something so nice. I joke with him and tell him I feel like I am on MTV's pimp my ride because it is definitely decked out. Now I really have to work at keeping it clean :)