Intro-First 2nd Gen TuRD in Canada

I just found out about this site last week so signed up and I've made one post so far. Here is my introduction.

2005 6 speed TuRD Sport...
When I ordered it the first ones were coming off the assembly line and I was able to pick one that was still on the line and configure it the way I wanted before it was finished.

The dealer thought I was nuts. You'll have to wait a month to get it. "Besides, I don't understand why you don't want an automatic." Nobody is going to order one of these with a manual transmission and you'll have a hard time selling it when you are done.

The transporter passed me on the highway one day with one black TRD Tacoma on it. It had to be mine. I called the dealer and he said that it couldn't be. There are none in Canada yet and yours won't be here for a few more days. I turned around and followed it to the dealership to pick it up. It was mine. They wanted it on the lot for a while to show other people and kept bribing me to bring it back at unusual times to have things "checked." Funny, there were always customers huddled around it when I came back from coffee.

I'm not done with it yet. My kids grew up in it. Hauling dirt bikes, camping and such.

9 years, 200,000kms, pulling and carrying everything in site. Finally doing brakes now, and a blown rear axles seal from hauling too much firewood last week. Other than that it has been flawless.

I came here to discover the clutch chirping solution when I decided to do the clutch just now at 200k. URD throwout bearing now installed. Have a growl fro the front end but also just discovered the bushing solution and ordered one today.

My first week as a member has been a busy one!
Thanks to everyone who helped solve my problems by documenting them on this site before I even knew they existed.

I think the Toyota commercials from 2005 were right. I was a mild mannered business man, but once I bought this truck my life turned into a beer commercial

 

Here is how it sits today.

I've got a sport car now so this old girl has been relegated to duty as my winter assault vehicle!

 

Canada eh ? Throw another shrimp on the barby

 

Funny, I see you listed as from Canada as well so I assume we speak the same language but I just read your truck description under your profile and I didn't understand a word that you said there.

 

wut

 

OZ has met his match

 

Welcome new guy and you just met oz the only TW troll who is legal here

 

Thank you.

Oz and I will have to get together for seafood. Aside from apparently liking shrimp, I see that under his profile he enjoys Homer Sushi Tacos. I hope I got that right…

In any event, I just hope that he doesn't invite me to go for a ride on his moped with him this winter...

 

Canada's a big place , where you from

 

Central Canada, about a three or four day drive from you (if my engine mounts don't collapse).

 

Damn

Too cold for me

 

Welcome to TW...

 

Thanks!

This place seems to friendly!

 

Welcome to TW

Holy crap, greatest intro thread ever...