Pics - In with a Hyundai, out with a Blazer

Hello all!

We are home from our trip - unfortunately! We had a superlative time on the road - relaxing, forgetting about day to day responsibility and enjoying the country. The end of our trip was spent in Jackson WY in the beautiful Tetons - and then hoem to Seattle. The clutch blew out on my year old car in Idaho - something I probably couldn't accomplish in 25,000 miles if I tried. But it was really fun to drive a car on the highway that wouldnt go faster than 40 mph!!! My extended warranty was most probably not going to cover the clutch - because of a hith in the warranty. We were going to be stuck in Idaho for a week or so until they determined the extent of the repair, got the parts and fixed the car.

All the while Gregg and I had been talking about getting a larger car, that would make road tripping easier - I had been apprehensive about trading in my year old car because I thougt I woudlnt have to worry about repairs for years to come - but after this - I was happy to trade it in. Gregg and I went in with a blown out klutch and a Hyundai Elantra - and came home with a red Chevy Blazer - YAY! Gregg and I both were a bit against an SUV - but it didn't seem all too much different, environmentally speaking, than a van or truck, which were the other two cars we considered.