Went to help my friend look for a new truck today and it got me thinking about vehicles. There is so much involved in getting a new vehicle (even when the vehicle you are getting is used and only new to you.) First, you have to decide what type of vehicle you want…is it a truck, a car, a van, or an SUV. Let’s say you need a truck…there are so many options to choose from just for that one class of vehicle. Pick a company…Ford, Chevy, Toyota, etc. Do you want gas or diesel. Extended cab or regular cab. Extended bed or regular bed. Normal four tires, or add the two extra to the back. How big do you want it (such as for Ford and F150, F250, F350 and so on). You also have levels for each truck to pick (such as the XLT, Lariat, Platinum, or Limited, for Ford.) Each one has a separate amount of options available to it. To finish picking out your new truck, you also need to pick a paint color, and interior color, chrome or no chrome, tire size. Also all the technology (aka bells and whistles) that could be in the truck. So many things to choose from. Once you start to have an idea of what you are looking for, you have to decide do you want it new or used. If you choose used, you are now limited to what is available, which means you have to decide which options are least and most important. If you choose new, you still have to make that same decision based on what is available at that dealership, what is available to them, how far you are willing to travel to find it, or if you want to pay the extra money to just have it ordered and shipped. You can spend days just trying to pick a single vehicle you might like to have. You also have to take into account where you are going to store it (will it fit in the garage?), what it will do to your insurance, if you want to finance or lease it, so on and so forth. It’s an entire adventure just to buy a vehicle. I wonder how people can manage to pick one at all.