Joe's 1st Mint Taco Showoff!

So it all started when i was 15...I had to have a truck as my first vehicle...
1991 Nissan Hardbody SEv6 4x4 5spd!!


Well 2 years later I moved to Florida and it eventually turned into a Landscape/work truck and from the salt up in Vermont started to deteriorate over time as usual.




So I moved on and gave the truck to my brother back in New York for a plow truck until the day she died.

Now onto number 2. Father purchased a Chevy P/U in 2002 brand new! Rarely driven...so I bought that from him in 2006 with 30k
2003 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 4x4 5.3!!



Well that lasted a few years and I just couldn't afford gas anymore, I had my fun as seen in video below..soo it gets put away for the time being with 70k in 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqS5xDT5t68



So I decided to step up my game and go on the hunt for my most desired truck..A Tacoma!
January 2010: 1996 V6 SR5 4x4 5Spd!













One Month Later...this shows up down the road from me!




1999 SR5 V6 Auto...which has now transformed into this-









And more to come...

 

anybody...post what ya think!

 

Nice collection of trucks man. For some reason I like the Chevy the best

 

What did you do with the red '96 Taco? Why'd you chose to buy a '99 AND a '96?

And gas was too expensive on the Chevy... so you bought two more trucks?

 

I think he got rid of the 96 and bought the 99

 

^^ I hope he got his money back (or more) then. Buying and selling right away is usually the easiest way to lose money on a vehicle.

 

I like the black 99. The 05+ wheels look good on it. But it looks like you need an AAL or Shackles in the rear...

 

Haha thanks guys..chevy was the best truck and still is...The red '96 got sold in July of 2010..I bought it for 4k with 200k miles and sold it with 214k for 4500$ was an EXCELLENT MINT truck i wish i still had it! the black '99 now has a block in the rear...in the pics it has just the front 3 inch lift and i will post more pics now with the rear lift to level it out..lean is no good..for some reason people in my town lower the rear and raise the front wayyy tooo much!

 

^^^ Glad to see that even with taxes, you made money off that '96!!

Why do you think the Chevy is best? Just curious

 

haha yea man i was suprised only had the red taco for 6 months and flipped it for more than i bought it! Loved it though..

And the chevy is probably the best since it has the G80 rear end (locking differential) and i installed the same to the front and its loaded with oil&tranny cooler with tow and snow plow package...its got everything except leather..no option left out! and its nasty at stock height off road...I've yet to get stuck with it..except for my dad high centering it in some 49" iroc ruts from a previous truck HAHA but i pulled him out with my old Jeep in 2wd! but nontheless its a badass Chevy!

 

Do you still have the OEM stock wheels?

 

I do not have the stock wheels for the truck anymore..sadly.


and the four wheeling pictures are from either Palatka...or Flagler Estates!