MAKE BEN FAIR

Well the rumors are true, the Dudley family got a new car and it wasn't a honda crv. I know that this breaks the family tradition. I believe that the tradition goes back to 1997 when the first CRV was purchased by my mother. Then my dad got one, then my sister got my mom's and mom got another one. Then Jamie and I bought one 3 years ago and the most recent purchase of a CRV was less than a month ago by my mother who is now driving her 3rd honda CRV. The new ones are really nice but Jamie and I decided that we needed to break out of the family mold and try a Toyota. It was actually a bit of a surprise that we were getting a new car. But things happen and here we are driving a brand new 2004 Toyota Highlander. When you aren't expecting something and it comes out of nowhere, it can make for an interesting experience. We were wide open to any car, suv, truck, van???we didn't care. We test drove every car that Honda makes other than the Oddessy because Jamie refuses to get a mini-van, even though that is my dream car. We were about to buy a Chrysler Pacifica and at the last minute decided that neither one of us really liked it all that much. The dealer made us a great deal on his last 04 Highlander that we couldn't pass up. It is way more car than we should have been able to get, but we did and love it. This is my first experience with something other than a 4 cylinder...i will never own anything less than a V6 again, unless it is a Hybrid. I was going to buy a hybrid this time around but they just aren't quite there yet. By the time the next car purchase rolls around we will be looking into the Hybrid's more seriously. But for now we will be rollin in this pimped out Highlander with the killer JBL sound system...its sweet action. cheers