New Truck

[snubbyfan]

A little over a week ago, as I was driving Lisa to her first day of chemo, it started snowing.
We hit a patch of ice, the truck hit a ridge and landed on it's right side.



We were unhurt but the truck was totaled. We got an ambulance ride to the cancer center and Lisa got her first chemo treatment.
A few hours late but she still got it.
Our neighbor came out in his 4wd truck and took us home. By then the roads had been cleared.

Anyway, we needed a truck and it just so happened that the nearest Toyota Dealer had just what we wanted.
We liked our Big 2006 Dodge 1500 but it was really more truck than we needed.
What we got is a 2023, Toyota Tacoma SR access cab 4cylinder 4wd. It's a left over new vehicle and it's just the right size.

 

[NYlakesider]

Looks good. Can not go wrong with a Toyota.

Wife is having good results, getting a new truck. Things are looking up!-

 

[Bald1]

Nice find. The 4 cylinders are hard to find nowadays. Manual transmission even harder. That truck should last approximately FOREVER.

 

[JET4]

Glad no one was hurt. Toyota's are nice trucks. I have two 4Runners.

 

[Rustyt1953]

In studying that picture It is remarkable that Lisa wasn't seriously injured. If the truck hadn't been totaled I'm sure the upholstery would have been.

Glad you both escaped injury.

Consider that bullet officially dodged.

 

[snubbyfan]

In studying that picture It is remarkable that Lisa wasn't seriously injured. If the truck hadn't been totaled I'm sure the upholstery would have been.

Glad you both escaped injury.

Consider that bullet officially dodged.

I figure it was a combination of factors. Lisa was bundled for the weather, we were going only 'bout 30mph or 'bout 48kph and even though it landed with a bang, it wasn't all the violent.
Plus Lisa's a tough chick.

 

[Farmer17]

I've always liked the looks of the Tacoma. I just got rid of a 2012 Rav4 and at 220k miles the only repair I had was for new wheel bearings. After that it started having electrical and oil burning problems so we traded for a Hyundai Tuscon but Toyota was a darn good car for a decade and 220,000 miles.

 

[KalamazooKid]

Oh my goodness you guys! Glad you’re ok!

Maybe a blessing in disguise tho eh? My son has I think a 2022 “Taco” and loves it. Good luck with it!

 

[LVSteve]

Looking at the damage I can see, I'll bet somebody buys that and puts it back on the road.

 

[Maddog 521]

Glad no one was hurt.

 

[Yendor357]

Toyota replaced a lot of Taco frames because they rusted so badly. You never heard much about that because Toyota can do no wrong. If Dodge would have had to replace one frame, it would have been all over the inter web. Americans do certain things better than anyone in the world. Pick-up trucks are one of those things. The fact that you both walked away from that crash unscathed, is a testimony of those big old Dodge trucks.

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[zeke]

Just thankful you're both alright!. Am still driving my 2005 Tundra. I think it's actually smaller than the newer Tacoma's, but has an I-force v8.

 

[pawngal]

Sounds like the perfect truck for you. Didn't you have a Tacoma before the Dodge?

 

[snubbyfan]

Looking at the damage I can see, I'll bet somebody buys that and puts it back on the road.

I hope so, it ran great. It'd be a real shame for it just to get junked.

 

[snubbyfan]

Glad no one was hurt.

You and me both.

 

[snubbyfan]

Sounds like the perfect truck for you. Didn't you have a Tacoma before the Dodge?

Yes we did, it was a 2008 and was totaled when a mindless idiot ran a stop sign on a blind left turn.

 

[LVSteve]

Toyota replaced a lot of Taco frames because they rusted so badly. You never heard much about that because Toyota can do no wrong.

And how long ago was that?

Edited to add:

Question answered: 20+ years ago on 1996-2004 models with the boxed frame. It seems that the fully boxed members had insufficient drainage. Toyota went to C-section frame members after that.

 

[WardenRoss]

Congrats snubby on the new truck! Very happy for you.


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[rct269]

Our Tacoma was bought new in 1995. As it sits now, it has 230,000 some odd miles on it, everything works (always has), looks a bit scruffy, but always goes. I took it to town today because the snow is knee deep on a tall Indian (never mind it hardly ever snows here), and the Yota has 4-wheel drive----and goes ANYWHERE----and back---chugga-chugga-chugga!!

Ralph Tremaine