Clawhammer
Adventurer
So, a guy here locally is selling a 2016 Tacoma TRD/Off Road.
I've been driving my '04 SR5 for a few years now and I love it. I've driven it all over the east coast, Appalachian Mountains, I've done trails in Wyoming and Colorado with it and I camp out of it about a month a year total. I'm pretty attached. I put a 2" OME lift from Cruiser Outfitters under it, built a sleeping platform in the back and even a platform in the back seat for my dog to ride on. It's never let me down, but with that said, it's showing its age. Nothing major mind you, but some annoying little things. Also, this one wasn't eligible for the frame replacement from Toyota (came from TX) so I do have some issues with chassis rust, though nothing too terrible at this point.
The '04 has a few things going for it, like it's a known quantity (I've [mostly] kept up with maintenance), low miles (130k), it's PAID OFF (I really, really hate debt), old enough that a new scratch or ding isn't a big concern, and it's set up just like I need. Also, cheap to insure and simple enough that I can do a lot of the work on it myself.
The '16 has things going for it too. The factory Bilstein shocks seem nice, it has a locker (big plus for me), 5 speed auto (I think) vs. 4, crawl control, navigation, etc. The big disadvantages (other than having a car payment.... ) would be things like a higher insurance payment, and it has strangely high miles (40 some thousand - although it's not unusual in a very rural area like where I am for people to drive 100 miles to work, crazy I know. If they're all highway and the oil's been changed regular, not too huge of a deal). The options are great, it looks great, doesn't have rust, but I just don't know if it's worth it financially. Plus, I may have the opportunity to move out to Colorado in the next year or two, which I'm leaning towards doing if I can, but I hear that vehicle registration is percentage of the vehicles value? That could eat me up on a new truck, I'd think.
There's no way I could afford to have both trucks either. Although having a DD and a trail rig would be sweet....
The way I am, I'll stew about it for a month and by the time I decide what I want to do, it'll be sold, so I thought I'd ask if you guys could help me make up my mind. Any thoughts?
I've been driving my '04 SR5 for a few years now and I love it. I've driven it all over the east coast, Appalachian Mountains, I've done trails in Wyoming and Colorado with it and I camp out of it about a month a year total. I'm pretty attached. I put a 2" OME lift from Cruiser Outfitters under it, built a sleeping platform in the back and even a platform in the back seat for my dog to ride on. It's never let me down, but with that said, it's showing its age. Nothing major mind you, but some annoying little things. Also, this one wasn't eligible for the frame replacement from Toyota (came from TX) so I do have some issues with chassis rust, though nothing too terrible at this point.
The '04 has a few things going for it, like it's a known quantity (I've [mostly] kept up with maintenance), low miles (130k), it's PAID OFF (I really, really hate debt), old enough that a new scratch or ding isn't a big concern, and it's set up just like I need. Also, cheap to insure and simple enough that I can do a lot of the work on it myself.
The '16 has things going for it too. The factory Bilstein shocks seem nice, it has a locker (big plus for me), 5 speed auto (I think) vs. 4, crawl control, navigation, etc. The big disadvantages (other than having a car payment.... ) would be things like a higher insurance payment, and it has strangely high miles (40 some thousand - although it's not unusual in a very rural area like where I am for people to drive 100 miles to work, crazy I know. If they're all highway and the oil's been changed regular, not too huge of a deal). The options are great, it looks great, doesn't have rust, but I just don't know if it's worth it financially. Plus, I may have the opportunity to move out to Colorado in the next year or two, which I'm leaning towards doing if I can, but I hear that vehicle registration is percentage of the vehicles value? That could eat me up on a new truck, I'd think.
There's no way I could afford to have both trucks either. Although having a DD and a trail rig would be sweet....
The way I am, I'll stew about it for a month and by the time I decide what I want to do, it'll be sold, so I thought I'd ask if you guys could help me make up my mind. Any thoughts?