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I do not know what took me so long to look for a Toyota truck user's group, but am glad I found one! Guess an intro is now in order. Having gotten my first car @ age 19, it was a '65 Ford Falcon Ranchero. Two years later I left it in Amarillo, Texas when it broke down there while heading home on leave from Camp LeJeune, N.C. Next purchase was a new '73 Datsun 1600 4x2 truck, which I owned until about 1990, when I sold it to get a used 1986 Nissan 4-banger w/"nap-Z" engine.

Back in 1981 I needed a "commuter" vehicle to get me the 52 miles (each way) to my new job with AT & T-Pacific Bell-SBC-AT & T (again). I did that ride for 26 years until retiring in early 2007. Using a "Consumer Reports Car Buyer's Guide" my choice was a new Toyota Corolla Sports Coupe w/1800cc 3TC motor. Best car I ever owned and IMHO one of the best motors Toyota ever made. It had 376K on the odometer when I sold it, and I had never been in the engine!

In 1992 I sold the Nissan truck to my brother and treated myself to a new Toyota 4x2 "ExtraCab Deluxe" truck, with 22RE motor, which I still have @ 280K on the odometer. 2005 is when I let go my faithful Corolla, and got a second truck...the 2003 4x2 Quad Cab PreRunner w/auto trans & 2.4L (T100) motor. It came used w/28K on the meter, and now has been run up to 118K. Though it has been a pretty decent truck, it has had it's problems. At this point, I am teetering on trading it in on a Tacoma. I am hoping to glean some knowledge from the Forum to assist me in this regards, and issues with my PreRunner.

 

Welcome to the site fr me in the whitemountains AZ


Semper fi

 

Welcome to TW, feel free to ask any questions you have about these trucks

 

Welcome Aboard!

Semper Fi.

 

Thanks guys for the welcome! I try to keep my vehicles maintained, and do most of the basic "bolt off-bolt on" work myself, though I am no mechanic. It is good to know there is a place to turn to where others can share their knowledge and experiences, as opposed to going to a dealership...

 

Welcome, be sure to explore the site as much as possible. There is pretty much a write up on all basic maintenance that will explain and show you how to do things, which is a great thing about this site.