Finally had time over the weekend to give the '07 a fresh ceramic spray wax. I use Griot's Garage 3-in-1 Ceramic Wax, and it's pretty good. The water beads on the finish for 6 months or more afterwards. She cleans up well for 17 years and 247K miles. She spent most of her life in Arizona, so that helps. Not a spot of rust anywhere, and the frame and suspension still look new. Not having a commute and it never seeing snow or salty roads, also helps.
Now the dilemma: We have that new addition to the fleet: a 2018 Suburban 3500 HD, which means we now have THREE of these big beasts. Our son is 16 and working on his license, but isn't particularly thrilled about driving such a big vehicle. My wife likes the idea because she knows it's safe. It's not worth much to sell either. So, do we keep it? Do we try to trade someone for something smaller? Or do we sell it and buy something like a RAV4 for the kids?
I have so much time and love invested in this thing, and it's in tip-top shape such that I would drive it to Alaska tomorrow, without hesitating. My heart says keep it and hand it to our son. My only hesitation with that is he's not a car guy, isn't particularly thrilled about driving to begin with, half-asses things when he doesn't feel like doing them (all normal teenager stuff), so I worry that he won't take the kind of care of it that I have.
Oofta. Might just need to practice radical acceptance here. Lol.
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