Wow, I did not know that it was such hard work searching for another vehicle.  I guess it would be easier if price didn’t matter……but it does.  Nicole and I drove to Lucedale Monday night to look at an 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited.  The first look of the Jeep was very appealing and as we got a chance to look at the interior it really drew our attention into buying it.  Next came the test drive.  It has a 4.7L V8 under the hood so guess what we did when we test drove it, yep, drove it like we stole it.  The Jeep had lots of power and was very quick and we were almost 100% on purchasing it, but we took it back to the lady and said we would pray about it and let her know something early in the morning.

After leaving Lucedale we headed to Outback Steakhouse to meet Soy and Deidra for dinner.  I posted some stuff on Facebook and kinda left it be for the evening.  Nicole and I arrived home and we prayed about it briefly and just asked God to reveal to us if it was not a good buy.  When I got up the next morning I had some messages from Caleb Lindquist.  Caleb ownes a parts store in West Mobile called Heritage Auto Parts (www.heritageautoparts.com).  After messaging back and forth with him for a little while he told me that the 4.7L engine that was in the Jeep was the worst engine ever built and to run from that.  I also called the guy who works on my Jeep, Michael Jordan.  He said the same thing.  So I then called the lady and broke to her the news that I was not going to purchase the Jeep.

Since the call I have been searching for another vehicle.  I will probably keep on searching because I have too much of “George Taylor” in me.  Some people have called him cheap, but I just call him daddy. (not a good joke)  To my avail the 97 Jeep I have had since high-school has not left me on the side of the road again yet….key words YET.  Hopefully I will find something in our price range so I can drive on the interstate without worrying about breaking down.

All in all I am blessed to have a vehicle.  Don’t take this as complaining….just venting.  I think that is what girls do.

Make sure to keep Jesus the center of your life,
Chris Taylor