Well, I finally got a pickup truck I a few days ago after spotting it during my lunch hour. A 2004 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner SR5 with a V6 engine. Radically cool with the maroon/red color. The truck was practically brand new when I spotted it at the Desert Sun auto. There it was. Sitting there. Sparkling in the sun with the rad tires and the high clearance that would be a good addition for my fire fighting days (or outdoor traveling in the forest) when I go out and do post-fire mitigation work (BAER). The truck came with a bed liner and all I need is a canopy and I'll have a nice truck bed to camp out of should motels fill up when I go to one of those BAER work in the southwest. No worry about pitching a tent again.
Took an hour to do a test drive. Runs marvelously! Very clean. Cool exterior and interior design with the xtracab (fold down seats). I went home looked at a few numbers, got the check and forked over $21,500 an hour later (includes title, fees, tag, trade-in (1300$ - my car was pitiful but served it's usefulness until I was ready, etc) for a truck that had only 5700 miles on it. A great deal with 2 years left on a 3 year warranty. Plus I bought an additional 6 year/75,000 miles warranty just to be safe. Also, when I was doing my research before getting the truck I found out that the Kelley Blue Book has named the 2004 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner as the #1 truck expected to best retain its value over the next 5 years. I'm definitely moving up.
I'll produce a picture of my truck later on, as soon as I can.
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