How do/would you treat your brand new truck?

Exactly! It's a truck, why have a 30,000 dollar toy you can't play with? That is like buying a Lambo and never taking it out of the garage...or if you were to buy a gun and never shoot it....it just doesn't make sense!!

 

I take 'em to Baja as soon as possible... My '05 went to Baja the day I got it! My '10 in 3 weeks after, my '01 after about 2 months I think...

The break-in instructions only mention limiting high speed, from what I recall... nothing wrong with off roading/ 4WDing them brand new!

 

I think it depends on what stage you're at in your life.
When I lived with my parents and by myself I washed it and took care of it 24/7. Now that I own a house, have a wife and dogs and work 50+ hours a week my focuses have shifted. Recently I have put my focus back on to the truck in a cleaning aspect. I've always made sure it was properly serviced, just not always clean (which goes against my username!)

 

I just made another thread with pics.... But baby it, then take it on a trail!

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WTF buy a truck for if you're just gonna treat it like precious snowflake?

Put it in revenue generating service as soon as it rolls off the lot.

 

^I bought mine brand new in February of this year... Have already wheeled it hard enough to know that I need to beef it up- which is why I just order a front and rear high-clearence from Brute Force Fab, a winch and a set of Icon C/Os...

My auto shop teacher from high school runs a race team that runs the American Le Mans series, and he wants to do Baha again, so I think Im going to run the Baha trail/path in a few months with my old teacher, then (possibly) enter it next year. Not gunna try to be competitive or anything, just want to run it and finish- if a (mostly) stock H3 can do it, my Taco can do it!!!

 

Couldn't resist that over grown dirt road 48 hrs after I drove off the lot. Got nice pin stripes down the side from some bushes. It hurt, but it's a truck. Plus, it's on the passenger side so I never see it. Can't wait for that next road less traveled. Bring it. But if someone touches my truck I'll hunt them down.

 

Drove mine home from the dealer and started taking lame stock stuff off of it the same day. It was mine though, I paid cash for it. What warranty?

 

You don't get a warranty when you pay cash ?

 

Effectively, no. If you mod it enough; suspension, wheels & tires, sliders welded on the frame, cab mounts cut, etc. If you have a problem and take it to the dealer you're just going to war with them, not getting immediate service.

 

better then my gf!

 

does it look better to you than your girlfriend?? Be honest!! lol

 

Bought mine on a Friday & was towing a boat to the lake on Saturday. I took it easy the first 5,000 miles. 9,500 miles on it now & driving it like I did my 05 Tacoma.

 

Just under 24k... dents galore, I use my truck like a truck!

 

Classic...great idea!

 

took mine to the tails like the 2nd week I had it. got her some good scratches from the mesquite trees...

the following trip I banged up the factory skids and got some rock rash on one of the wheels

 

Gosh, I just don't have the balls to do that just yet. It'll happen eventually for sure, just cost too damn much for me to justify it this early on. I beat my '07 to death pretty quick, so I'm trying to avoid that for a stint...enjoy the stock cleansiness for a time. I admire you guys who hit it right off the bat though.

 

Yeah, me too. Well, mostly...

Have a few "custom" body mods...

My rule (well, actually, my WIFE'S rule) was no "major" mods until it's paid for. It's getting paid of this month...

I'd already be planning a bunch of stuff, but we're expecting our second kid in Oct, so that's out. (for now)

 

so is your other truck an "inside" truck??

 

three weeks after i bought it =) i chose 3