DODGE DURANGO: HEMI 5.7L SLT
So we have known for a while that we needed to get a vehicle with more seating for quite some time. We have put it off thinking that we have plenty of time... Well, the date of need was rapidly approaching and we felt that needed to stop talking about it and get it done.
We took the first step on Tuesday. We went to the bank and applied for pre-approval. It was a rather painless event. I thought it was going to be a little harder considering what it took to get pre-approved for our house. For the rest of the day, we researched the vehicles that we wanted to look at in person. After we made our list, we were ready to look.
I had an appointment in the morning with Dr.Shope at 9:00a.m. so we were planning to go out after that. Greg looked online to see where we should go. We went to Tacoma and looked around at some of the vehicles on our list. At the top were Honda Odessy and Toyota sienna. Although I never wanted to be a van mom, no offense to anyone who reads this who is. It's just not me. I had my mind made up. I was getting a van. At the first dealership, I realized that the features that I liked about the vans really weren't as appealing as I thought. Outside of the sliding doors, I would have had some of the same issues I was concerned about with getting an SUV. So we kept looking at some of the other vehicles we had on our list... Jeep Commander, Dodge Durango, Acadia, ect. We decided to drive a Dodge durango. It was right in the price range that we were looking for. It was a nice color and had most of the features we were looking for other than the leather seats and movie player... Then when we drove it, we decided that we really like the Durango, but not the one we drove. It SMELLED like WET DOG! Not a pleasant smell for anyone little loan a pregnant woman. The interior was more worn than a vehicle should be at four years old. So we passed on that particular vehicle. We went to another dealership where two of our friends had purchased their latest vehicles.
We pulled in and Julie called me asking what dealership we were at and she said don't talk to anyone accept Dan! At the time, he was with another customer and another sales man named Alex came to talk to us. At this point we weren't even really out of the car. I was on the phone, and Greg started talking to Alex. Meanwhile Bryce called the sales floor to have Dan come find us. It was kind of funny. Dan came out and we talked for a minute and then we went to look at the Durango's they had. They had starting with the 2004's. Which was a little bit older than we were looking for. We asked if they had anything else that was newer. Alex showed us two more and we decided to go on a test drive... This time, we found what we wanted. It had everything we were looking for as far as the options except for the interior outlet switch. We went to visit one of our friends who lived close by. I called my mom to see if she could get me the book on it, and we went from there. As you can see, we got it for the price we wanted and we are happy.
It has leather seats, sun roof, Movie player, heated seats, ect...
It seats eight and has lots of space. No more stress about bringing the baby home. We will have lots of room, and we'll even have a few extra seats.
So we have known for a while that we needed to get a vehicle with more seating for quite some time. We have put it off thinking that we have plenty of time... Well, the date of need was rapidly approaching and we felt that needed to stop talking about it and get it done.
We took the first step on Tuesday. We went to the bank and applied for pre-approval. It was a rather painless event. I thought it was going to be a little harder considering what it took to get pre-approved for our house. For the rest of the day, we researched the vehicles that we wanted to look at in person. After we made our list, we were ready to look.
I had an appointment in the morning with Dr.Shope at 9:00a.m. so we were planning to go out after that. Greg looked online to see where we should go. We went to Tacoma and looked around at some of the vehicles on our list. At the top were Honda Odessy and Toyota sienna. Although I never wanted to be a van mom, no offense to anyone who reads this who is. It's just not me. I had my mind made up. I was getting a van. At the first dealership, I realized that the features that I liked about the vans really weren't as appealing as I thought. Outside of the sliding doors, I would have had some of the same issues I was concerned about with getting an SUV. So we kept looking at some of the other vehicles we had on our list... Jeep Commander, Dodge Durango, Acadia, ect. We decided to drive a Dodge durango. It was right in the price range that we were looking for. It was a nice color and had most of the features we were looking for other than the leather seats and movie player... Then when we drove it, we decided that we really like the Durango, but not the one we drove. It SMELLED like WET DOG! Not a pleasant smell for anyone little loan a pregnant woman. The interior was more worn than a vehicle should be at four years old. So we passed on that particular vehicle. We went to another dealership where two of our friends had purchased their latest vehicles.
We pulled in and Julie called me asking what dealership we were at and she said don't talk to anyone accept Dan! At the time, he was with another customer and another sales man named Alex came to talk to us. At this point we weren't even really out of the car. I was on the phone, and Greg started talking to Alex. Meanwhile Bryce called the sales floor to have Dan come find us. It was kind of funny. Dan came out and we talked for a minute and then we went to look at the Durango's they had. They had starting with the 2004's. Which was a little bit older than we were looking for. We asked if they had anything else that was newer. Alex showed us two more and we decided to go on a test drive... This time, we found what we wanted. It had everything we were looking for as far as the options except for the interior outlet switch. We went to visit one of our friends who lived close by. I called my mom to see if she could get me the book on it, and we went from there. As you can see, we got it for the price we wanted and we are happy.
It has leather seats, sun roof, Movie player, heated seats, ect... 
It seats eight and has lots of space. No more stress about bringing the baby home. We will have lots of room, and we'll even have a few extra seats.
5 comments:
congrats!! I love it. I didn't want to be a mini van mom, but I'll do the time in one,until I can get my dream car. I think once the boys are older we may switch to a SUV. I'm so glad you feel you're preparing a little more for Hailey. By the way, I went shopping for her last night...thx for the excuse to buy girl clothes.
I am so glad that you got the car! It looks great! I bet it feels nice to be in a awesome looking new car. :):)
That's so great!! How nice to have a nice big car you don't have to try and squeeze three carseats into!! I am also looking into Minivans :( I'd say the plus is the storage room in the back... Does the Durango have a lot of space for a stroller or suitcases if the back seat is up? Thats one thing i've wondered cuz i know the pilot doesn't have ANY room... OH also do you want some girl things?? A friend of mine gave me 3 big bags of baby girl clothes she was getting rid of (divorced and has one little girl kali's age) she doesn't need them any time soon :) Give me a call.. Love You GUys!!
How fun! We had a Durango when we lived in Utah and really liked it. I like the way the seats all fold down when you need them flat! Plus there will be enough room for your kids PLUS all of their friends!
Do you need a girlie infant seat?
Good luck!
Congratulations! Looks like a great find. Are you all ready for the baby now?
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