As many of you know, I bought a 2018 Jeep Wrangler earlier this year. That means I finally moved up into the world of 4-wheel drive.

I was excited about having that as an option, especially on those rare snowy days we get in Tennessee. Since I bought my new (to me) Jeep, I doubt it will even snow this year, but you never know.

The problem was that I couldn’t figure out how to maneuver the gear that shifts the car into 4-wheel drive. I figured that it must be broken. I also figured that the people before me who owned the Jeep never used it so it probably locked up or something.

So I took it to the Carmax where I bought it and hoped my car would still be in the 90-day warranty period. I crossed my fingers and toes and prayed that it wouldn’t be a big issue.

It turns out it was user error.

Apparently, I didn’t pull hard enough on the lever.

I’ve always been taught that when it comes to switches or gears that if it doesn’t move, it’s probably best not to force it. That’s typically when I’ve broken stuff in the past.

But this time, it was me not forcing it enough. So I finally got it to work and test out the 4-wheel drive feature and everybody lived happily ever after. The end.

Actually, I’m thankful that it was me and not something expensive or unfixable on the car. Aside from any cost issue, I really didn’t want to have to drop my car off and wait for it to be fixed and then turn around and pick it back up.

I like to think it was a God-wink.