Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

Tell me when and where to meet!

 

Spotted @ffdawson i believe walking to the Penngrove parade. I grew up right down the way on Davis. My dad still lives there. Was going to snap a pic but I think it was your wife and daughter in the driveway. Truck looks so sick!

 

Pulled up to the Toyota dealership today and a salesman starts complimenting me on my 4Runner. Ask if I'm looking to sell and that it would be a shame if I did. Ended up bullshitting about Tundras for a bit as I said I was interested in one and he tried to get me in a 2010. Was a super nice guy and not pushy like most of the salesman I've dealt with. A refreshing change.

 

Finally home, few good ones from my weekend






Last nights sunset did not disappoint.

 

Looks great!!

 

it was a ton of fun. running trail through a lightening storm and then watching it all after. Was a good trip, i have about 9 gigs of video to siphon through to make a little video.

 

Maybe I missed it, but where do you go?

 

I went up to my family house in Lake Almanor.

 

That's Almanor, eh? Hmmm, never been there...

 

It's my happy place. My mom grew up there and my grandparents moved there at a young age and taught at the schools all the way up. I've been there every month since I was born. My favorite place hands down.

 

Awesome. Sounds sorta like my Mt Tam place (where I got married, too), but more family-oriented.

 

Heyyyy! That would be me! Unfortunately I had to work, but my ladies were out enjoying the parade. Next time your in the area swing by!

 

So guys, thanks for all your various input on dealers and potential contacts over the past few weeks.

Here's what went down this weekend...

I inspected and did paperwork for this this today. 3 miles on the odo. 15 DCLB 4x SR5, tow package, entune + nav, 16-in alloys.

Over the last 48 hours I had been hitting the True Car service from Consumer Reports and figuring out locations and potential prices for trucks from the Bay Area to Tahoe. Drove about 150 miles yesterday to three dealers, test drove two trucks not quite my spec (Sport silver, and an SR5 in white, at Thompson's Placervillle and Magnussen Auburn) up in the Sierra Foothills so I could get a sense of how the perform on steep grades at speed and winding mountain roads, which I can't do down here. Went to the third dealer down near home (Maita), and they had sold the one truck in my spec that had been listed online. During that discussion at that dealer, I asked about trucks at other locations. Dealers will horse trade within the region and tack on another $500 for their troubles (fuck that), but I asked anyway for the intel. And he was dim enough to mention the dealership names. Santa Rosa (Freeman) was one. 2 hours from here in my old backyard stomping grounds near the coast. I got home and hammered that out online, and within another hour had one dialed in for $1000 below invoice, and it wasn't even on the lot yet. They just pulled it off the transport truck, and hadn't even had a chance to do their dealer inspection yet (can't until Monday), so it could not be test driven yet. Work is nuts this week, in Denver most of it, so I will go back down with the wife next Saturday, test drive as a formality/assurance, and ink the final paperwork and take delivery.

The Mod List, pretty much in this order:
Chicco KeyFit 30 infant seat with Latch system (I am considering a build thread titled: $30k Infant Seat Mod
Rear seat baby puke/shit protective mat, recommendations welcome
DeeZee rubber bedmat
Cap of some sort, Leer or Snugtop, that's another homework project
Tailgate antitheft, right? Hose clamps or some shit like that? Or has this been resolved on later models?
Tailgate reinforcement (right?)
Rear diff breather
OME lift...eventually...but need to look into other possible mods related to weight.
Tires
Homeroshi, once Craig commences with 2012+ fab
Color match that rear bumper
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Edit: oh yeah, trim those front mudflaps. Jesus, they're like asphalt squeegees.

And oh yeah again, anyone interested in my 01? I'll be prepping it for sale shortly. Sigh. I really do not want to sell that truck...
150k miles, I am the second owner, bought it stock, copious service records, including from original owner and dealer service. OME 881s and Dakars, Hidden Hitch with marine grade 7-pin wiring, aux backup lights....blah blah blah. I'll do an official FS thread in the near future.

 

Oh, sorry, guys, forgot to follow up on this offer:

JESUS FUCK DO I LOOK LIKE OPRAH MOTHERFUCKING WINFREY?!?!?!?!

 

Maybe! Never met ya!

 

Seeing as though I was not included in that multiquote, I'll assume that I'm still good to go for my roof rack.

 

Oh gosh, I am so sorry I overlooked you.

You can fuck off too!

 

I already fucked off this morning, so I'll just take a roof rack instead. Kthanx!

 

well clearly you didn't do it right...try again.

 

Iiiiiiiiiiiiii'm preeeeeeeeeeety sure I know how to do it correctly. I'm starting to think you LED about getting 10 roofracks. OR you're being VERY selfish and holding on to all 10 .