Thursday, June 5, 2008

Missionaries on Wheels

When Lindsay and I calculated our 2008 budget we included $15,000 for a used SUV to serve our transportation needs in the DR.  We need an SUV for a few reasons, the most significant being higher ground clearance to traverse flooded roads when it rains (which happens just about every time it rains).  After consulting Consumer Reports for reliability and robustness reports and considering the most serviceable vehicles in the DR we narrowed our search to three options: Nissan X-terra, Nissan Pathfinder, and Toyota 4-Runner.  Fortunately we found a great vehicle to fit our needs and our budget, and it was our first choice of the three.  Here's our 2002 Toyota 4-Runner.  We hope she'll serve us well for many years.  Sale price- US$15,000.02, proving this "line item" to be our most accurate budgeting yet!


3 comments:

mama becca said...

Can pledge to send you the 2 cents? Consider it done!
hope you both are well :).
becca

Erin said...

i just love you guys so much. i just watched your video for the first time and cried the whole way through it. i have never seen God so tangibly present in a marriage or a marriage so boldly and obediently in line with God's clear will for it. you guys are amazing and i'm so thankful i got to seee your faces briefly. praying for you daily.
erin elmore

Anonymous said...

Toyota? A japanese car? Ever heard of Pearl Habor or the Empire of the Sun? Why not an American car?

I'll let you try to guess who this is.

Love you guys.

P.S. What happenned to the Nissan Patrol?

P.P.S. The car looks fantastic.