crummy cred. i've prob have seen that truck more than once. local outfitt it is from. been looking for a 3/4 ton IH travleall 4x4 for the muesum , but i think all the ones that had crummy cred are all gone the way of so much of the equipment .
Keep the Yota Ron......never thought I'd say that, but I am a convert.
I would show off my crummy buuuttttt........ it pretty well crummy lol. 325,000 miles later and still ticking. It runs like a scalded dog but looks like one with mange.
It runs fairly well with the chip and a few other mods. I even named the mouse thats in the cab. Roofus lol
I hear you. I love the durability of the old Toyotas. Mine could easily be going when I'm not - which brings me to my primary motivation - there is a lot of emotional attachment to the Toyota which will be especially difficult for my oldest daughter if the Toyota has to be dealt with without me. To keep the Toyota, it will eventually need repairs that will cost more than it is worth and that don't make economic sense unless kept for a long time which brings me full circle. We will see. Ron
PS If you could drive a new pickup in the woods without doing $1500 in body damage and if you could turn it around in less than 40 acres, I probably would have bought a four door pickup.
I vote keep the 'yota. The repairs may not make economic sense against the resale value but how about against the replacement value? I have about 12 grand into my Laughlin crummy, she's still a $4000 truck at best. Go to the stealership and you're at $60,000 to replace it with the equivolant XLT Lariat crew cab 4x4 diesel. I will bet you the 56 thousand dollar difference that the brand new truck won't be able to run down a nasty rutted up road like my 22 year old veteran crummy can, without payments attached to it.
Keep the Yota Ron......never thought I'd say that, but I am a convert.
Those old Yotas all seem to rust in the same place on the bed, don't they?
Keepin' on, man. Thanks. Yeah heck, with only 130k on the clock, that engine's just getting broke in. Good find!:msp_thumbup:
Seems to be about the only issue with the dang things, and I can live with that. Beats a payment anyhow. I think I'm gonna do a little surgery and patching on this one and give it a fresh rattle can job. For the miles, I'm gonna hang on to this one for a while.
I'm patching up Nissan right now, got blisters everywhere. Well, I could always buy a proper pair of welding gloves and a full face mask, but I'm cheap. It's hell of a job, but as Sam put it, beats making payments on something you'll not be able to sell after a couple of seasons.
Hey Sam, are those old Centennial plates you're rockin' on the 4runner?
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Summer saw rig......Those North Carolina bugs would probably pack you right out of this thing Joe..
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