What's your latest purchase?

A new drive shaft for my John Deere.

 

Ktm 200xcw

 

Nice! Have a friend who had a 200SX and said it was the perfect fit between a 125 and 250.

 

20” Vossens earlier today.
I told the wife I was at the tire store buying tires. Forgot to mention the wheels part LMFAO. We’ll see how tomorrow goes, if she notices

 

yes sir. I searched high and low for it. They discontinued the 200 in 2016. Found an old man that bought it and only put 10 hours on it because of health issues. I sold my 300xc 2 years ago. Feel like I’m a better rider on a small bore bike. I get lazy on the big boys

 

+1 for OluKai's Have a few pair, my favorites, and hold up really well. Don't even consider others now.

Stumbled on them when dealing with planter Fasciitis several years ago. They really help me get over it.

 

Just picked this up today. 2007 Dodge Nitro R/T. Very well maintained. I got this for my Mom because her 2000 Montero Is done. She has to have a vehicle to go to her Doctors appointments etc. so there was no choice. I always liked the look of the Nitro's.

 

Beer in Peru. Not exciting but not a bad way to unwind after an eventful day here.

 

New hat.

 

I didn’t exactly purchase this but I was given it as a gift for helping with a farm sale. Glock 23 gen4 with 10 mags and 500rds of ammo. About to go choot it!

 

That was a nice gift.

 

now thats my kind of gift!

 

Looks sharp!

 

Someone needs my name for a gift exchange!

 

Thanks! Wife has walked past it 100 times and has yet to mention anything about the new wheels LOL.
I’m thinking I may be in the clear.

 

Lol that is funny one time I bought a new John Deere compact tractor and parked it in the garage and she walked buy it and didn't even see it setting there. Sometimes I believe they are in there own little world! Lol

 

LOL!!!! For sure!
I want to ask her - but at the same time I don’t!
Either she’s oblivious, and really didn’t notice, or she’s just smart, and noticed, and doesn’t want to get into an argument about the cost of weels. She knows I manage the money and do what I want no matter what anyways - LOL

 

Maybe just saving the arrangement for when she wants something! Lol

 

She noticed right away Friday and finally said something today LMAO.
It went good!

 

Got the Mrs. a replacement for her '02 Trooper that we've owned since November '02. Bought it with 18k on the clock and she just rolled to 226.5k. we'll be sad to see it go but we decided to give it to a family we know that could really use another car but can't really afford one.

Anyhow, we have looked at a countless number of cars and had pretty much decided on a late model RAV4 until I stumbled across this creampuff, one owner, all service records, 100k mile, '08 Rx350 around the corner from our house.

Nothing like coming in $15k under what we were planning on writing a check for

 

Good comes back!

 

Loved my Troopers. 88 bought new, kept it until 2012 when the clutch started slipping, original clutch, 225k+ . Bought a 98 new in 98, kept it until 2013, starter had intermittent problems, 200k+ miles. I would have had a 2008, except they stopped making them. "Got" 1500 in trade in on the tundra in 2013. There was nowhere I wouldn't take those vehicles, probably to the point of being young and stupid places.

 

+100 for Troopers! My 88 was the bomb!

 

Arriving in 1 week. Should go nicely with the bit of bronze on the 1794 badge... I hope.

 

My wife bought this shirt for me.

 

You guys are making me sad. My girls (wife and daughter) just rolled out on what's probably their last ride in the 'ol girl before we give it away tomorrow.

I can't believe we had her for almost 16 years. My son had just turned 6 when we bought her and he's 21 now. Towed our stupid little popup trailer THOUSANDS of miles across the states, even Canada a couple times, and she never let us down. Just a phenomenal vehicle.

We had an '86 before that one. Just as good as this one. Sold it with 245k on the clock.

Here's the girls leaving the house a few minutes ago



And here she is on one of our trips to Colorado.



Sooooo many family memories attached to that stupid car.

 

Isuzu actually makes really good vehicles. I don't know why they never got popular in the USA. In South Africa (and other places in the world) Isuzu pick-up trucks almost outsell Toyota Hilux - very popular and very reliable. Also, the Duramax diesels that are used in the Chevy trucks are made by Isuzu.

 

They're excellent vehicles. When we got our '86 it was because your neighbor had let us use his '84 for a trip into the Sierra back county (we let him use our Conquest TSI while we had the Trooper). I was sold after that trip.

During this latest search/purchase process, which she despises, my wife just kept saying "I just want a new Trooper".

To get the tread back on track, I purchased a coffee and a pack of cigarettes this morning