saltwatertoyota
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The Beginning:
Too many hours were spent going down rabbit holes on YouTube, Toyota Forums, classified searching and much more, constantly building plenty of knowledge that I had no way to capitalize on, seeing as how I didn’t have a truck of my own. Living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with a less than ideal commute, a new truck was out of the question, I needed something that would fulfill the ultimate goal of being a camping rig, without being a vehicle that I had to take out payments on. I'm hesitant to use the “O” word as the truck wouldn’t really be used for any sort of overlanding…YET, but it had to be more than capable of a commute to get outside the GTA to explore and camp all across Ontario. I also didn’t want to worry about racking up the kilometres on a newer vehicle.
This journey started with a late night browsing of the local classifieds from my home province, with the pink elephant of ads coming across my screen. A 1994 Toyota Pickup Extended Cab, at a price that doesn’t make you scratch your head like most these days. Even with the time change between Newfoundland and Ontario, I sent multiple messages knowing immediately I had to have it (I also knew it would be snatched up very quickly if I didn’t jump at the opportunity). To say I hardly slept was an understatement. The Ad only had one picture, that was clearly taken at a point in time that was not November in NL
Too many hours were spent going down rabbit holes on YouTube, Toyota Forums, classified searching and much more, constantly building plenty of knowledge that I had no way to capitalize on, seeing as how I didn’t have a truck of my own. Living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with a less than ideal commute, a new truck was out of the question, I needed something that would fulfill the ultimate goal of being a camping rig, without being a vehicle that I had to take out payments on. I'm hesitant to use the “O” word as the truck wouldn’t really be used for any sort of overlanding…YET, but it had to be more than capable of a commute to get outside the GTA to explore and camp all across Ontario. I also didn’t want to worry about racking up the kilometres on a newer vehicle.
This journey started with a late night browsing of the local classifieds from my home province, with the pink elephant of ads coming across my screen. A 1994 Toyota Pickup Extended Cab, at a price that doesn’t make you scratch your head like most these days. Even with the time change between Newfoundland and Ontario, I sent multiple messages knowing immediately I had to have it (I also knew it would be snatched up very quickly if I didn’t jump at the opportunity). To say I hardly slept was an understatement. The Ad only had one picture, that was clearly taken at a point in time that was not November in NL
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