Friday Night Offroading (3-26-10)

He didn't think you were gay did he? If he was talking about driving your truck - don't worry, well have to film you next time so you can watch like we do!

 

Good to see that they covered it.

 

What are you going to do with the $1,700 you 'saved?' That is the way it works you know!!!

 

pay my taxes. LOL.

I took the truck back in. It makes a knocking noise after I shift into drive or reverse and roll it a little. They said they'd give me a diagnosis by Tuesday. This keeps pushing me to trade it in . Ill see whats up.

Paul: seems like the areas we were in had shitty reception. Ill give you back the wheels asap. I know you need these rugged fails for your hardcore wheelin

 

You should be charging me for 'storage!' Plus dont look too closely cause there's a lug or two missing on one of those tires!!!

 

hey my girlfriends in charge of service scheduling and all the computer stuff at the frank toyota in national city in san diego. if u want, come down here, shell take care of u (i know theres gonna be jokes after the "take care of u" comment)...anyways ull get a discount as well

 

Thanks man I appreciate the offer but hopefully they fixed my truck. They called me this morning to tell me its ready so Im gonna go see whats up. Im trading it in soon too so I can give a rats ass about whats really going on with it, I just dont want the dealership to decrease its value bc of issues with it. If I need anything though Ill let you know. Thanks again.

 

i shoulda read the next page! but i got lazy, oh well. that if ur truck got fucked up already and its an 09. i wouldnt wanna keep making payments on it either. my 05 is fine, and i (along with others on this forum) think i ride my truck rough. u get rep from me

 

^ Yeah but it had nothing to do with the Truck per say. It was the drivers fault on it.

Sorry you're getting rid of the Taco. That was short lived but you'll like the new FJ. I like the FJ's but its more $$$ and doesn't suite my needs.

Plus. TACO owners are the best!
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thats what i meant, toyotas fault or mine, i still wouldnt wanna keep paying money on it if it already fucked up

 

you can get a good deal on the fj since this is the last year they are making them. the ugly new 4runner will/did replace them.

 

I guess we can get rid of the saved url: www.LongTravel-RaceReady-Manny.com!!! And it had such a nice ring to it!

 

Okay Manny (your older brother here) what is up? A 'new' FJ? Huh? Logic has changed a bit. ...raise a family... ? Keep what you have. It looks great. Even if you blow a rear - you can get that repaired. An FJ is smaller, (no real rear doors, horrible blind spots). Fun truck but if you are changing - do the 4runner. But if I was spending your money and saving your money - I would keep what you have and go forward! Sometime in the future buy a $5-7k trail rig.

Just my 2c

 

I agree with Paul, I think if you get an fj you will mod that too. I wanted the trails fj before I bought the taco but did not want to spend 350000 plus all the fees. I say save your money and change the gears in time and take it easy

 

Yea I totally get what you guys are saying, and Im sorry if I come across as ignorant or stubborn (which I admittedly am) but I hate the idea of making monthly payments on a truck that Im no longer happy with. I thought about returning it back to stock but I know I wont be happy with it.

If I had a wish, it would be that I could be born with the realization that offroading a 30k dollar truck is just plain stupid when you're in my position. I wish I wouldve done what Ray does, take care of my truck, baby it, and take it out on light trips. I wish I wouldve bought a separate trail rig. I have fucked up wheel wells, squeeks up the ass, 3/4 fenders that are popping off the body, scratches like a motha fu#@er, and a truck that looks like its an 06 when its only 9 months old. I have a feeling that all the abuse will come back to me down the road and I hate that.

Seriously and truthfully speaking, an FJ was my second choice. They look amazing. I lovem. And I have definitely realized that offroading a new vehicle when in my position is just plain stupid. I am out of the offroading scene as a driver until I can afford a separate trail rig. Its just too much crap when I do it with my DD.

I appreciate everyones input, I really do.

 

O. BTW, I got my truck back from the dealership today. THOSE MOTHER FUCKERS DIDNT EVEN TOUCH MY TRUCK. I took it back to them Saturday so they could fix the knocking noise it makes, they just gave me a receipt with no workorders on it and didnt even bother explaining the problem. Im not even gonna try to deal with them. Pisses me off though.

 

with all the money you put in to your extras and mods, you could have just got a 4x4 in the first place, probably even have a some cash left over for some decent All Terrains or Mud Tires..

You shouldnt have let this little mishap discourage you so easily, but if your not happy with your truck then do what you think is best..

 

The Retard's Truck

 

LMAO

Ruler I get what your saying about the 4x. I bought my prerunner cuz I never anticipated offroading. A Couple months after, I stumbled across this forum and thats when my life went downhill. Lol