A girl and her truck: Do I sell my sweet, simple rig?

lobo007 · Mar 1, 2020

4xdog said: ↑

Tough decision. One has to do things for family sometimes that we wish we didn't. On the other hand, your truck (assuming you're in a corrosion-free area) will be irreplaceable once it's gone.

I'd do everything I could to look for more options than selling the truck. But, in the end, it IS only sheet metal...
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Spoken like you're tapped into my mind...

Gyrkin · Mar 1, 2020

Sell the minivan instead.

lobo007 · Mar 1, 2020

Gyrkin said: ↑

Sell the minivan instead.
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Ha! I just spoke with the hubby about this. It's definitely an option. We haul our senior parents around in it on rare occasions. But they are mobile and can get in and out of their own cars. so...

Shelf Life · Mar 1, 2020

lobo007[OP] said: ↑

Ah yes. I think I just drew a line in my relationship: I'm done selling my stuff to get us out of holes. This is the last Taco stand.
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Selling a Tacoma to pay off a mini van?

Taco Roofer · Mar 1, 2020

Welcome

I've been in your shoes many times. Most recently I sold my gorgeous, great condition '89 4runner to buy my current '04 Tacoma.

Do I regret it... yes.

Do I search Craigslist weekly waiting for it to pop back up for sale so I can buy it back? Yes!

Money shortages are temporary. Will it be a little tough to get through it, yes but you can do it! What you can't do is replace your truck.
I emphasize YOUR truck. The truck you maintained, know how it was driven, know everything about.

I would keep it. Money comes and goes and so do vehicles. But this isn't just another vehicle, it's your truck!

lobo007 · Mar 1, 2020

Lost In The Woods said: ↑

First, welcome to TW! Second, you came to the wrong forum to ask if you should sell a Tacoma... Unless you want to sell it to one of us. Most, if not all, of us are going to tell you to keep it (of course that's the obvious answer). And I'm no exception. My two cents is, If you and your husband are making ends meet and selling the Tacoma would just make things a little bit easier then I would keep it. It's your pride and joy and it sounds like your laid up now with a bum shoulder, but by summer you should be good to go. If on the other hand you are slowly losing ground and starting to go backward financially then you might need to pony up and sell the truck, with the understanding that you buy another Tacoma as soon as your able to. That means your next in line for a new or new to you truck. I used my truck for work for the almost twenty years. Due to the rough life the truck had every six or so years we needed to replace it. My wife and I had the thought that the vehicle that is making the money has priority, but we always made sure she had a reliable vehicle that she actually wanted and liked to drive. Anyways that's just my opinion.
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Thank you for the warm welcome and your two cents! And LOLOLOL you're right about the forum choice. But, knowing people are out there who feel the way I do provide the kind of depth and understanding the way I need. That being said, I would most definitely post my truck here for sale first because ya'll would appreciate the truck! I've already been through the process of selling a sweet limited ed VW bus to a random person for cheap because I had to. I don't like living with regrets, either, nor giving up my dreams. We are making ends meet for the time being. Being self-employed, you never know when that runs out, right?! I appreciate your comments - great points.

BalutTaco · Mar 1, 2020

my advice...

lobo007 · Mar 1, 2020

Wyoming09 said: ↑

Post pictures here a starting price it will be gone I venture in less then a day .

We all make these kinds of sacrifices in my divorce my Welding Rig Got sold it broke my heart but being a 1/4 million in debt I needed to sell assets
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Yes, sacrifices. I'm sorry to hear about the loss of the welding rig. If I ever sell, I shall post here

lobo007 · Mar 1, 2020

Taco Roofer said: ↑

Welcome

I've been in your shoes many times. Most recently I sold my gorgeous, great condition '89 4runner to buy my current '04 Tacoma.

Do I regret it... yes.

Do I search Craigslist weekly waiting for it to pop back up for sale so I can buy it back? Yes!

Money shortages are temporary. Will it be a little tough to get through it, yes but you can do it! What you can't do is replace your truck.
I emphasize YOUR truck. The truck you maintained, know how it was driven, know everything about.

I would keep it. Money comes and goes and so do vehicles. But this isn't just another vehicle, it's your truck!
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I don't know you, but I love you. And so does my truck.

Taco Roofer · Mar 1, 2020

lobo007[OP] said: ↑

I don't know you, but I love you. And so does my truck.
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Haha and love right back at ya from your new Tacoma family!

lobo007 · Mar 1, 2020

Shelf Life said: ↑

Selling a Tacoma to pay off a mini van?
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Well, when you put it like that!!!

LOLOL'd so hard. So much yes.

James710 · Mar 1, 2020

phx70 said: ↑

Everyone has different priorities. I was in a similar situation years ago. I was spending thousands on a swimming pool install and had a low mileage Teal 1993 Mustang Cobra SVT sitting in my garage. I sold it to help pay for the pool. The pool has lost its novelty and I miss having the mustang, also the mustang value rose. I will not make the same mistake and sell my 30K Mileage Tacoma purchased new by my grandfather.
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30k miles?

lobo007 · Mar 1, 2020

James710 said: ↑

30k miles?
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Right?!

Bootselectric · Mar 1, 2020

phx70 · Mar 1, 2020

lobo007[OP] said: ↑

Right?!
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Yes, just turned 30,000.

lobo007 · Mar 1, 2020

phx70 said: ↑

Yes, just turned 30,000.
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Amazing. It is a first gen?

the_black_tacoma · Mar 1, 2020

lobo007[OP] initial post: ↑

Hello fellow Taco lovers,

I bought my '02 Taco, SR5, 4WD, manual everything truck off the lot. It was my first love, my companion to take me to my remote field sites back in the day, and my true home insurance policy. It's never been in a wreck, but I'm becoming a wreck. You see, I haven't been able to drive it for a few months because I have a shoulder injury and won't be able to drive it for several more months. I typically drive it for pleasure in the more recent past. Just me and my truck. Alas, my husband needed to buy another vehicle for his business leaving us with an auto loan on our family minivan. Selling this thing would pay off the minivan. But, it's my baby Taco. You know?

Any words of advice other than the obvious which is, "to be an adult and sell it to cover your debt." Are much appreciated. And no, we don't have $7K lying around to pay off the minivan...

Your advice and free therapy service is much appreciated!

UPDATE: I just spoke with my hubby...I said "I'm not selling MY truck. We'll have to figure out another way to pay for the van." As I said in reply to another, "This is the last Taco Stand."
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Don’t sell it. You obviously love it, and people who sell their vehicle that they really love will regret selling it.

phx70 · Mar 1, 2020

lobo007[OP] said: ↑

Amazing. It is a first gen?
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Yes, 1999 2.7 AT 60/40 bench seat, manual windows and locks.

GQ7227 · Mar 1, 2020

lobo007[OP] said: ↑

Yeah - I hear ya! It's my pleasure vehicle. I don't have room or time for much pleasure driving these days, but when I do, it's me and my taco. It's the only frivolous big item I really have. [I won't put in the number of shoes I own...but I keep things for a long time until they fall apart. The number here is UNDER 50 folks - lololol]
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shoes, you say?

lobo007 · Mar 1, 2020

GQ7227 said: ↑

shoes, you say?
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Yes, shoes. Under 50 pairs of shoes.

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