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Were you sad about the Tacoma?

serious question, I didnt get to talk to ya bout it

Cash me ousside

 

Bummed, but not sad.. I didn't have much emotional tie to it.

Bummed that it was fucked up and I was either not going to have it for work needs or personal needs for a while, or that all the good times had come to an end with it. Mainly though, it was just a pain in the ass timing wise to deal with a crunched vehicle, and I wasn't looking forward to the annoyance that is insurance claims.

Buuut.. it was also a blessing. Few issues with it were (a) not 4x4, (b) kinda slow af, (c) too small inside, (d) short bed filled up a little more quickly than it did before kid 1, and kid 2 is going to be here soon, which would then make the backseat almost entirely useless because 2 car seats wouldn't fit, since I'm.. tall.

Fast forward to the resolution - 2 printed checks.

1) Check 1 paid truck off.
2) Check 2 paid me $13k.
3) Bought a 4Runner, more interior space! More V6! More 4x4! Sunroof! Power seats! Shitty Entune with nav! Black interior from the factory!
4) Room for both kids.
5) More usability particularly when adding mods to go more places.
6) Not slow.
7) Not too small.
8) New toy.

.. at the end of the day, it's $175 less out of my pocket every month now compared to then.

So.. it worked out pretty great, really. New rig. Money into savings. Money to take girls on a trip somewhere before baby 2 is born. More money in my pocket. More room. More enjoyment.

Less truck bed, which is sorely missed.. but that's all I miss.

 

Right on brother, sounds like it all worked out!!

Happy for you man, 6" db lift?

 

I have coilovers coming in a few weeks, rear coils in a few weeks/month.. just need rear shocks and bigger tars.

I'm hoarding everything in my garage though, and installing all at once. So, nothing going on soon except the new roof rack, and that'll still probably be a minute - until these highway tires are needing replacing or someone wants to buy the set off of me.

I have new wheels, new lugs, and new OEM TPMS sensors, so all I need to do is buy tires.

 

My vacuum cleaner has more power than your last tacoma

 

Still not 4x4 though.

Your vacuum cleaner sucks.

 

Just got this in the mail

 

In my hands it is.

#drivermod

#kys

 

Would.

Would not for the price I'm figuring they want for it.

 

I think they start at 42-45k

Would. But only with the gas motor. They can shove that diesel right up their asses

 

45k wouldn't.

 

Factory electric lockers. Rocker rails. C rated 31" Duratracs....

 

Yeah for a king cab midsize truck, anything over $35k new is just absurd

 

Also 31s. Lol.

 

Wait what is wrong with 31 C rated Duratracs with a 50k warranty

 

Yeah, i'm already better equiped minus the lockers and my not currently (paid for or) installed slidee

 

Wouldn't unless 32" and E rated

 

Nothing wrong at all my man.

The GM midsizes are huge though. 31s are.. not so much.

Gonna look like Nemo.

 

Oh well skids, sliders, rear elocker, and C 31s on a daily works just fine

 

Especially when you lived for so long on 2wd with an open diff