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Who has their truck Paid off?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Johnson8537, Jun 17, 2008.

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Is your truck paid off...

  1. Yes

    2,718 vote(s)
    53.1%
  2. NO

    2,121 vote(s)
    41.4%
  3. Someone else paid it off for me... and i can admit it.

    283 vote(s)
    5.5%
  1. Jul 10, 2018 at 7:34 AM
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    Trouble_The_Tacoma

    Trouble_The_Tacoma Well-Known Member

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    Sold my TDI Jetta back to VW (paid $24k, bought back at $22.3k after 3yr 50,000mi). Took that money and bought up with the Tacoma. Paid the rest of the $12koff in a year.
     
  2. Jul 10, 2018 at 7:37 AM
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    Trouble_The_Tacoma

    Trouble_The_Tacoma Well-Known Member

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    Best mod is paying the truck off. I have a buddy who leases a Jeep (Jeep people) and hopes his parents will buy it for him after the lease is up (he’s thirty something...) So Instead of saving his money to purchase the vehicle he is putting $600 bumpers on it, $600 winches, money on lights and junk when he could be saving that to buy the Jeep. If his parents end up not buying it for him (they’re no doing great) he’ll lose the Jeep and all the parts or have to figure out how to finance it.

    Pay off the truck first. No debt is a good thing.
     
  3. Jul 10, 2018 at 7:43 AM
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    josh0724

    josh0724 Well-Known Member

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    Planning to have my 17 TRD OR paid off next May if all goes well. Dumping money towards my student loans then the truck is next. Having $14k trade in towards the Taco helps as well.
     
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  4. Jul 10, 2018 at 8:41 AM
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    Trouble_The_Tacoma

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    Dave Ramsey that Sh*t!
     
  5. Jul 10, 2018 at 8:45 AM
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    josh0724

    josh0724 Well-Known Member

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    Yup! We paid off my wife's student loans a few months ago, now it's time for mine. Plus we have a pretty good chunk of change in savings after selling our house.

    We currently don't have children which has made it a lot easier to manage our debt.
     
  6. Jul 10, 2018 at 8:48 AM
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    andrewtheadventurer

    andrewtheadventurer Well-Known Member

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    I really like your bed topper!

    The window at the top would be perfect for camping in!
     
  7. Jul 10, 2018 at 8:48 AM
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    TacoEspecial

    TacoEspecial SSSlow

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    Just paid mine off 45 min ago.
    Paid my house off in April :)
     
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  8. Jul 10, 2018 at 8:54 AM
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    Trouble_The_Tacoma

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    My lady has said we have 3 more years till we start trying for kids... so the truck is getting built quick!
     
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  9. Jul 10, 2018 at 8:56 AM
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    Trouble_The_Tacoma

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    Good for you! I'm on track for the 10yr house note plan at my current salary
     
  10. Jul 11, 2018 at 6:21 PM
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    ddiaz84

    ddiaz84 chapin✌

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    Knn intake kit , lce performance headers, aftermarket wheels , bilstein 5100s 1.75 front lift , 1 inch rear block lift
    My 2013 tacoma

    FB_IMG_1511145035825.jpg
     
  11. Jul 11, 2018 at 6:27 PM
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    Trouble_The_Tacoma

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    I don’t see a lot of single cabs
     
  12. Jul 11, 2018 at 6:30 PM
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    ddiaz84

    ddiaz84 chapin✌

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    Knn intake kit , lce performance headers, aftermarket wheels , bilstein 5100s 1.75 front lift , 1 inch rear block lift
    Youre right . My tacoma is a clean looking truck with decent upgrades . I havent seen one looking as good as mine in colorado yet
     
  13. Jul 11, 2018 at 6:32 PM
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    Trouble_The_Tacoma

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    Gunna do the Back to the Future back rack and KC Lights?
     
  14. Jul 11, 2018 at 6:35 PM
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    ddiaz84

    ddiaz84 chapin✌

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    It probably look cool . But my next plan is rock sliders and a cvt tent
     
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  15. Jul 11, 2018 at 6:40 PM
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    jowybyo

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    Almost...2 more payments.
     
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  16. Jul 11, 2018 at 6:42 PM
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    Trouble_The_Tacoma

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  17. Jul 12, 2018 at 4:18 AM
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    bear263

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    LED interior lights. Steering wheel mod. New radio. Amp, speakers and sub woofer.
    2013 paid off Feb '16
     
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  18. Jul 12, 2018 at 5:20 AM
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    cjh

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    my 10 was paid off 13 months after I bought it and my house was paid for in 2013. I worked 2 jobs for 14 years and just put all the extra money towards both of those things. I am going to be 45 next month and am glad those things are behind me. I am going to need to replace either my truck or my wifes vehicle before too much time goes by so I will be back in the hole......
     
  19. Jul 12, 2018 at 5:41 AM
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    srspicer

    srspicer Paint it black

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    Painting things black
    Purchased from my son, paid in full!
     
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  20. Jul 15, 2018 at 11:26 AM
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    Toms2Yotas

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    Duratracs, anytime fogs, D-rings, UltraGauge, URD Short Shift
    Finished 5-years of biweekly payments in April 2018, with under 100,000km and hardly an issue worth writing about.
    It feels flippin' fantastic keeping an extra $350 in my pocket from every paycheque.
     

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