In October of 2001 I finally was able to buy my
"truck". It's a 1997 Ford Explorer XLT. I had previously driven
an '89 Plymouth Sundance and a '91 Ford Escort. The Escort was
having clutch problems along with many others when I finally
decided it was time to get a newer vehicle.
I decided to go with payments and a newer vehicle because I was
(planning) graduating from Fox Valley Technical College in
December of 2001 and was planning on buying a new vehicle. While
a little premature, I was happy.
Living in Wisconsin I figured it would only be a short time
before it started snowing so that I could test out the automatic
four-wheel drive. Staying warm until December 24th, I couldn't
wait and took every opportunity to take it out in the mud.
This section of my site is dedicated to my offroad adventures
and the trips I take it on.
In May of 2005 I bought an '87 Suzuki Samurai. I decided that
it's a better idea to take something I'm not worried about
off-road and use my Explorer more as a truck for towing and
hauling.
The nice thing about Samurai's is that they are relatively
inexpensive and parts are easy to find. Now, in 2008 (3 years
later) I\'ve made a lot of progress and yet no progress at all.
My original Zuk is gone yet I've purchased 2 more. One is now
my daily driver and the other one is getting close to being fully
setup for whatever the hills can throw at it.
I have also now replaced the Explorer with a Ford F250 diesel.
The Explorer's tranny went and we had decided that we needed a
bigger vehicle and would start trailering the off-road rig.
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