Bitsy the Jeep

Earlier this month, Pat and I bought a car! It wasn't a purchase we had previously put a whole lot of thought into, but once my beloved Scion started having more mechanical issues than we could handle, we set out in search of the perfect adventure vehicle.
An extensive Craigslist search led us straight to this 1995 Jeep Cherokee, which we half jokingly decided to go look at one evening. From the moment we pulled into the car lot, I was pretty much sold.

There were a couple of noticeable things we'd have to fix right off the bat : replace a door handle, install a hitch and bike rack, and find her some new tires Nothing we couldn't handle! And a '95 just 100,000 was something that couldn't be beat.

So, she came home with us about an hour later!

We've already managed to fix all the issues that needed immediate attention. By we, I definitely mean Patrick...but, I'm learning!
Once she was in perfect running order, we installed a hitch and ordered the perfect bike rack. We decided on the Saris Freedom Superclamp. It's a platform rack that holds 4 bikes, folds up when we're not using it, and tilts away from the back so we can easily access everything.

We've lovingly named her Bitsy. Partly because I just think it's a funny name, partly because you sometimes find new little bits on her that don't work very well.

The bright side, though, is that by having such an old, popular car is that parts are like $3 on Amazon.

We're slowly making upgrades to her and turning her into a full adventuring machine. I'll be tracking her progress on here as we go.

Waiting patiently for the weather to officially break so we can take her camping!