Tacoma a short story (true story)

When I was a senior (2016) I had a family friend offer to sell his 2000 black pearl 4x4 tacoma for 2k. I was excited, not not necessarily because I liked Toyota but because I was planning on moving across the country 2 days after graduation and wanted a vehicle that would help me move. Then they found out they could sell it for way more after I saved up the cash. I ended up buying my 03 Corolla with $900, which was all I had left after renting a uhaul after I moved. I knew nothing about cars at that point but it had 227k miles on it at the time of purchase. It's easy to fix and taught me so much about cars. Getting rear-ended by 2 SUVs at speed did nothing to it. At the time my now husband had gone through a Saturn and Pontiac (good grief they were a mess, I hope you had better experiences with yours). He was a ford fanboy, probably due to his 2 past shitty chevys but hey. He wanted and F-150 and I almost got him one, but I was starting to really like Toyota, and he started to do a little research. Needless to say, I ended up throwing a down payment on a Tacoma for him and we couldn't be happier. Well, that's a lie. I'd be happier if I had that 2000 so we could turn it into a trail rig; haha! We hope to travel more with the truck sometime soon!

 

Love the story. It's always good to know these trucks can handle mountains as most of us live in rolling hills of suburbia. Congratulations on your new love, and your family too! And thanks for defending our country.

 

Def. a cool story, thanks for sharing. I have to admit that I "lusted" after my bud's first gen taco when I was much younger too. It's probably the reason I eventually ended up with my third gen.

 

From every defeat comes a greater victory. I'm glad this story had a happy ending.

 

great story, good looking fam.

 

Yes the one pic is of Ruby falls lookout. I have over 30 GB of pics and was randomly selecting.

Sorry no nudes, you would see em if I had them.

 

hahahah Great Story!! Good looking truck. Thanks for all you've done for our Country.

 

I love this thread! Welcome back to the family!

 

Great story and pictures, Thanks for sharing.

 

This is stellar. Welcome, OP!

 

+2 more pics.....great story!

 

Aweeesooooooooooooommme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I think I actually saw you crack a smile in that inside-the-trailer pic!

 

Lol.