How do/would you treat your brand new truck?

I brought my Tacoma home on Saturday and hit a dusty trail on Sunday to go shooting. Sure I was in the cab but it MUST HAVE looked beautiful coming over that final hill for everyone watching???

 

I take good care of my shit but I also use it for its intended purpose. I bought the truck as a daily driver and to take on trails/primitive camping trips so, while I'm not gonna go full retard with it I'm damn sure gonna get it dirty. When it's not filthy though it's spotless.

 

I took my 2012 on White Rim near Moab with a little over 5K on the odometer.



If you drive like an adult, there's no issues taking a new truck off road.

Jim

 

I just bought mine on saturday and its been begging me to get it dirty. Im going camping this weekend and definitely plan to search for some fun trails. But as mentioned before by a previous reply, if its not filthy, its spotless. But after all, we did buy trucks, lets work 'em like they were born to be worked!

 

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I just can't help it, still treat my vehicles like a baby. I really need a "beater" to take to the woods.
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Just got my 2012 4x4 last weekend and I am dieing to take it off-road to see what it can do. Their arent really any trails near me but I have to get it dirty somehow.

 

same here minus the skid part.....cept i bought my used haha

 

Well, I am aiming to make mine last until I am eligible for retirement so I take it easy on her. Once in a while I get after it to clear out the cylinders and wake everything up. I've got older 4x4s for beating around the bushes in. Someday I want to acquire a first gen Tacoma or older Pickup and modify it some.

 

Took my '12 straight to the desert as soon as i drove it off the lot. I was just so happy to be back in a truck again I couldn't wait. I take it kinda easy on her now, until I get some sliders and beefier skids.

 

Awesome truck and I completely agree.

 

Owning a truck is like a marriage. When you first own it you doll it up and show it off. When it starts to show that it is not pristine, then you can let the horns come out and do the dirty......

 

Just do anal right from the get go.

 

mine will see some light trails and camping trips but no lift or crazy shit untill it is paid for

 

like i stole it.

 

haha phak yeaa

 

Bought my 2012 with 33 miles on it. Try and baby it but it is hard. I like to shine the hell out of it and parade it around town. Off roading I take it easy for now.

 

took mine on a pretty decent trail (4lo required) up to 11,000 ft elevation. when she had like 120 miles on the odometer! (had to test the 4x4 components). Aside from the random trail i hit up, she gets babied, washed, detailed, and driven like a grandma! Hopefully we can keep this "relationship" going for a looong long time.

 

The first chance I had to go 4 wheelin' was at 1300 miles. I thought better of the black diamond trail. Knew I could make it down but might have trouble coming back up.

 

That looks fun.

 

I broke those stupid ass mudflaps off the drivers side before I got 1500 miles on it LOL

kinda bummed about that...

I use it to its full extent often as I can, but detail and wax it every time I'm back. eh. somewhere inbetween abuse and baby-ing it.