Kurt Leucht’s Blog

My initial safety tip would be to notice as soon as one of your tires starts to get low and do not ignore it or think to yourself that you will fix it later.  For me, when I do that I tend to forget for a couple of days and then I’m in real trouble the next time I notice that my tire is low.  By then it is really really low.  Lucky for me, I have a mini air compressor in my trunk that plugs into my cars 12 volt jack.

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The mini air compressor I use is a Slime brand tire inflater with LED light.  I bought it from my local auto parts store (Auto Zone).  The LED light comes in quite handy in a dark parking lot and is probably even more handy on a dark country road.  You definitely need to get one of these little babies for each of your vehicles.  This particular model is only 10 bucks, which is very cheap for the peace of mind that it buys you.

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Kurt

I’ve been keeping my eyes open for a few months now looking to replace my work vehicle (an old Ranger pickup) with something that I could haul the whole family in … or at least myself and the boys.  The Ranger still runs okay and still looks okay, but when school starts in the Fall I plan on taking both boys to school in the morning before I go to work and the Ranger only holds one driver and one passenger.

I considered the extended cab small pickups for a while but I quickly realized that those little jump seats just aren’t very safe in crashes.  So I started looking at small cars and mini-SUV style cars.  I wasn’t looking specifically for a PT Cruiser, but this one popped up on Craigslist (free online classified ads) and the price was right so I bought it.  It’s a 2005 base model dark blue Chrysler PT Cruiser 5 speed manual transmission with under 50,000 miles.  It’s in really good shape and it’s a very nice looking car too!  I’m very excited!  [Click the photo for a larger version.]

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Midlife crisis?  Possibly.

Cool looking car?  Definitely!

Cool looking, but also a very practical car?  Absolutely!!!!!

So, does anyone want to buy my old Ranger pickup truck? 

Kurt