Charlie's Truck

Mario has regretted selling his truck since the day he sold it.  Even though he has a really nice SUV now, it is just not the same as having a truck.  Plus, he feels like he has to park far away from every other car so it doesn't get dinged.  So he has been looking for a truck to replace his Ranger. One day it occurred to me that my brother, Charlie, would be selling his truck soon.  So Mario called him up and begged him to sell the truck to us.  I say begged because Charlie had no intention of selling the truck to anyone he knew because it had over 200K miles on it and he was afraid it would break down.  But Toyota Tacoma trucks are hard to find used because everyone seems to love them and keep them forever.

Charlie finally gave in after test driving it.  Unfortunately, it did need some repairs before he could drive it up to Missouri,  so poor Charlie, a couple days after surgery, was outside repairing the truck.

Mario is very happy to be the proud owner of another truck.  I'm not sure how long he will have to drive it because Eric will turn 16 in one year.  So Eric has every intention of making it his truck and I don't think Mario will let Eric drive his SUV.  So unless Eric drives the minivan, he will have to drive the truck, unless we make Eric get a job and buy his own car, which isn't a bad idea either.  Eric got to drive the truck around the lake several times and Mario even let him drive on the highway by Jeannie's lake because it is out in the middle of nowhere.

So for now, Mario drives the truck everyday into work, while his SUV stays parked in the garage.  It has become the date night vehicle.  Maybe it will get more use in the winter when we need 4 wheel drive.  Or maybe we should sell it and put the money back into our retirement house fund.