I have a line on a one owner senior citizen owned 2015 TRD Pro. It's a beautiful truck. Only 80k miles. The thing I don't care for is that it has a short bed.
Well I lied. Filled up in New Boston and averaged 36.3 with a good load. If I didn’t know better I’d swear this car loves going to Texas! “Who’s a good boy? Who wants to go to Texas?” I’m never getting rid of this car! Off roaring is a challenge but water crossings are easy. Hit at about 70 miles an hour and just skip across like a flat rock!
I have a line on a one owner senior citizen owned 2015 TRD Pro. It's a beautiful truck. Only 80k miles. The thing I don't care for is that it has a short bed.
I find the Tacomas with a console to be cramped.
I have a 1994 Toyota ExtraCab. No console. The seat is a 60/40, so the drivers side is very wide. The seats are close to the floor, but the floorboard is long. I have always it to be very comfortable for a compact pickup.
I have a bench seat pickup that the woman could slide over next to me in. Most of the time, the dog is between us, though...lol
She's usually asleep with her head in my lap and the AC in her face when we use that truck.
When I ordered my last truck, I got a crew cab. It's got a flat floor and no carpet. The rear part of the cab is almost big enough for a twin mattress. It's perfect for the dog to travel in.
I'd love to have a truck again. My old Cummins Ram 2500 was fun and useful. 410hp/910lb-ft at the wheels on a chassis dyno. Would break loose the rear 315s at 70mph if the interstate was wet and do it without so much as a downshift.
Unfortunately for my vehicle budget, I've committed to never having a vehicle payment again since I made my last vehicle payment in 2008. And I simply haven't made it a point to save the absurd fortune any new truck costs. I can't really justify such an expense for the rare occasions I truly need one, it's a "lifestyle" thing I can't afford.
So I drive two well-used vehicles, the nicer of which is 14 years old and has 170K on it. 330k miles between my two vehicles and no reason to think they'll stop soon.
I have always wanted a Tundra. They just don't have enough payload to do what I sometimes do. If Toyota ever builds a one ton, I'll likely be a buyer.
Well, the hunting is done. Went out with Robert last night to check the feeders and the cameras and the hogs were there at 7 P.M. Went to check another and spooked a big sounder. We never saw one last night but the deer were thick as thieves! Not one to be dissuaded I decided to again this morning aka knocked the ever loving SNOT outta my car at 5 am this morning on the 155. Black hog, black top, and pitch black. Limped into Pittsburg and went squirrel hunting. Also not good. I saw 5 and knocked 3 down (two didn’t get away) and Robert saw two amd hit none. He was absolutely baffled by the game patterns and I was just happy to be in the woods! Got the tree rats cleaned and proceeded to work on the car. A ratchet strap and a tree made quick work of pulling the core support back out for the most part. Pulled the under body panels and zip tied a bunch of stuff. The Yaris is hair lipped but will survive! All in all I’m still chalking it up as a win! It was nice being away from noise and people. Definitely good for my out look on life!
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