October 29, 2016. Harper, Texas. Red Letter Day.

What is it about a new vehicle that smells so good?   For only a few times in our lives, we have had that experience.  Today was one of those days.

Ken has been reading all about the safety features on the new cars.  He decided that we needed all the help we could get with our driving.  So today we drove back to the ranch in our brand new 2017 Subaru Forester.   David purchased the same car a year ago and has been pleased.  Ken finally settled on two options:  The Ford Escape or The Subaru Forester.   After sitting in the Escape, we decided on the Subaru and ordered one with all the features we needed.  On Thursday, while we were driving to the ranch, they called to tell us that our vehicle had arrived.  We agreed to come back on Saturday.

Today was the red letter day for us.  The paper work takes for ages but our sales person is polite and helpful and the business manager was the same.  Eventually, Ken drove home to the ranch.  He reports that it is much easier to drive than the truck so he was pleased.  Now we must figure out what to do with all those buttons.  We are both delighted to be driving our brand new Subaru Forester with all it's safety features.   We  even like the new car smell!!