Ultimately he ended up with a car totally out of his radar, but within his budget. A Toyota FJ. It looked sort of like a toy car version of an SUV. He liked how it was less slick than modern SUVs. He found it off Craigslist, and the owner was a man in his early to mid 60s who had just retired two years ago.

They had gotten along well enough that they even went out to lunch after the sale. They would've probably went out to more lunches had Pete not been in a hurry to drive out west.

Before Pete headed out the door he had paused a lot. His steps were slow. He jingled the keys to his 

Toyota

FJ a bit too much hoping to see if Mary Beth would react. But the sound of her videos kept going and it didn't seem like she was coming out.

Pete sighed heavily and went out. Shut the door quietly and headed to the FJ. He had 3/4 tank of gas and he was already thinking of how far he could get before he would need to fill up again.