Mother-In-Law Knows Best

I don’t know about your in-laws, but mine do this super cool thing where they pass judgment on every single thing I do, say, think…It’s my favorite! Their latest thing to gripe about is my car. I’d had my car for about 8 years, she had been a good car, but after all of the harassing about my car not being a safe car for kids, I finally caved at got a new car. A 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee from Zappone Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram in Granville. I thought, finally my in-laws will ease up on the harassment.

We all decided to go on a family road trip with our daughter and the in-laws, NOT MY IDEA, but it would make my wife happy, so off we went. We packed all of our things in, set up the car seat for the baby and there was plenty of room for my in-laws. When we pulled up to pick up my in-laws my mother-in-law immediately said: “THIS is your new car?” Yes, what exactly is the problem with this car? “Well, she said, I’m just not so sure about it.” Ok, Gladys, I’m hearing you, it’s not a car YOU picked so you’re not happy, well let’s see if I can convince you that I actually made the right choice!

When they finally got in the car and we got on the road, it’s hard to deny how much space they had, even with the car seat! They had plenty of legroom and were able to really stretch out. My mother-in-law was particularly surprised that all of our bags fit in the back of the car. The next surprise came with the Uconnect 8.4 NAV system with its 8.4-inch touch screen with hands-free options, and even Siri Eyes Free options to keep my focus fully on the road at all times. With SiriusXM, I was able to play my mother-in-law’s favorite music for the ride, which kept her happy longer than I anticipated.

The second we started to hit some traffic on the highway, my mother-in-law started up again. She always gets nervous out on the highway, especially when the road is busy. As traffic started moving at a normal pace again, the car in front of us stopped abruptly. Because I have Full-Speed Forward Collision Warning with Active Braking to warn me of a potential crash and stop my vehicle autonomously I was able to avoid hitting the car. Were it not for that feature I’m not sure I would have been able to stop fast enough. That really impressed my mother-in-law.

After that my mother-in-law wanted to know what else this Jeep had to offer. She was amazed to learn all of the safety features this vehicle had to offer like Sentry Key® Theft Deterrent System, Rain Brake Support, Driver Inflatable Knee-Bolster Airbags, Keyless Enter ’N Go, Ready Alert Braking, ParkView™ Rear Backup Camera, Hill Start Assist, Enhanced Accident Response System, Four-Wheel Traction Control, Lock On Sync Tire Pressure Sensor, Remote Proximity Keyless Entry, Trail-Sway Damping, LATCH System, Electronic Rear Limited-Slip Differential, Remote Start System, Electronic Stability Control, and Security Alarm to name a few.

The rest of the ride both of my in-laws stayed pretty quiet other than the usual pleasant conversation. The road trip went pretty well and my in-laws seemed to be happy enough so I was happy. The next weekend when I sent to drop my daughter off at my in-laws I saw a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee in their driveway. Looks like I finally did something my in-laws approve of!