Comments on: Farewell Jeep, Hello Tundra

By: Eric Hansen

Eric Hansen — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:09:36 +0000

wait, you carry what on top? i think you need to post a video of you guys flying that.
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By: Cherie Ve Ard

Cherie Ve Ard — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:30:17 +0000

Yes.. our tongue weight on the Oliver measured higher than expected. Even by removing the extender on the hitch by finding another solution for the spare tire (putting it on the top wouldn’t have been an option, as we have to carry the landing gear for the paramotor up there), we would have still been risking easily overloading the tongue capacity by not being extremely diligent about our holding tanks and weight in the front of the trailer.

The Jeep CRD is awesome little SUV.. but simply not hefty enough for the Oliver. Which was greatly disappointing to us.

By: Eric Hansen

Eric Hansen — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:05:32 +0000

hey Chris and Cherie

i was a bit shocked at this post after reading all the positive posts about your Jeeps. it sounded like the perfect vehicle. i had never heard of a diesel Jeep here in the states (i’ve seen them all over Europe and been a bit jealous) and after some research i came to same conclusion that you did, very powerful but fuel efficient SUV. a real “environmentalist’s SUV”. as i’ve been considering the nomadic life, i’ve gravitated toward the Liberty CRD (and the great online forum at lostkjs.com) and away from larger more thirsty trucks. do you think removing the spare tire would have worked? maybe putting a mount on the travel trailer for the tire, or putting it on the top of the Jeep in a Yakima Rocket Box? has the tongue weight of your Oliver been heavier than you initially thought and maybe too much for the Liberty? thanks
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By: Chris Dunphy

Chris Dunphy — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:51:27 +0000

CarMax Chris — That CarMax is active online via Twitter and by posting to blogs wins you guys even more points with me. Keep up the great work!

By: CarMax Chris

CarMax Chris — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:50:08 +0000

Wow! What a great post. Hi, my name is Chris and I am the social media PR guy at the CarMax home office in Richmond, VA. Google Alerts notified me of your post mentioning CarMax. I am so excited to read of your great experience at our San Diego store and for your nice compliments about your sales consultant, Clinton. I will share your post with Clinton (and his sales manager!). Thanks also for making one of your CarMax references a hyper-link to make it easy for your friends and readers to visit our site. Thank you for being a CarMax customer. We really appreciate it. Good luck on the road. Be careful, be safe and happy motoring!

By: Cherie Ve Ard

Cherie Ve Ard — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:22:15 +0000

I’ve been partial to Toyotas for many years, it feels good to be back. Good to know your research on the Tundra concluded similarly Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to the nomadic experience. – Cherie

By: Cherie Ve Ard

Cherie Ve Ard — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:17:14 +0000

We will certainly miss the Jeep. We’ll just have to rent a nice 4×4 Jeep for when we join up with you guys for some overlanding It’ll be far less scary to not have half our house at risk of damage from going out playing in it on the trails. Looking forward to when our paths next cross.. all our best to you both!

By: Cherie Ve Ard

Cherie Ve Ard — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:14:45 +0000

Hey Jennifer…

Melanie over at Travels With Two actually did a story on our sappy love story back in April.. it’s located here:

http://www.travelswithtwo.com/?p=2503

Enjoy

– Cherie

By: Jennifer @ Living in My Car

Jennifer @ Living in My Car — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:03:27 +0000

I want to hear more about the Prius posting romance story! (Maybe Cherie can write that one….)

Thanks for the CarMax review, as well. I am thinking about trading my little economy car in for a used Jeep Wrangler to tow and had not shopped CarMax.

Hope you guys are doing great! I was just on WeGoFar.com and the ladies were talking about efficient hair care on the road. Cherie, you really set the standard high for the rest of us!

Jennifer

By: smthng

smthng — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:49:11 +0000

While I’m sorry to see a Jeep “decommissioned”, especially that rare CRD, I totally understand the switch for you. I was going to suggest that you get a toneau cover, I didn’t realize you’d managed to find one with a bed cap… SCORE! Just beware of the contents… The bed caps aren’t hard to break in to and I’d hate to advertise “free generator inside”. Try to keep tempting items covered.

Hope the ‘yota serves you well for many years to come!

By: Shawn

Shawn — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:45:23 +0000

8 cup holders?! Wicked!

A couple years ago I did extensive comparison research into pickup trucks. I was considering purchasing a new one. Every category was won by the Tundra and/or the Ridgeline. I think you and the Tundra will be very happy together
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