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A couple weeks ago I mentioned that I was involved in a minor auto accident. No injuries!
My car was a 2001 legacy wagon w/ 220k on the meter and was pretty beat from six years of abuse hauling feed and tractor fuel in back, combined with two miles of dirt or mud every day depending on weather.
Within two weeks Farm Bureau Insurance cut me a check for a more than fair value for my car.
After two weeks of internet search I found a '92 Toyota pickup with 70K on the odometer. 22RE I4 w/ 5 speed manual. Just basic, dependable transportation. No air, no PW, no power steering.
Momma and I drove 500 miles to Spokane Wa on Saturday. I added $400 to the settlement from the Subaru and drove home a commuter rig with 1/3 the miles of the one it replaced.
And I got to have lunch with a couple of cousins I had not seen in nearly thirty years.
I drive fifty miles/day for work, and have six years to go to retirement. I bet this little truck will see me through.
I think we came out all right on the deal.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Sounds like you came out real well.
The first time I shot myself in the head...
Meniere's Sucks Big Time!!!
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Good deal. I bet you'll like the truck.
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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You got a great little truck there.
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Campfire Ranger
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I got the same make and model toyota.... 350,000 and still going. Good trucks
Old Turd- Deplorable- Unrepentant Murderer- Domestic Violent Extremist
Just "Campfire Riffraff and Trash"
This will be my last post! Flave 1/3/21
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Campfire Ranger
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Subarus will take a wallop!
Mine was totaled a couple years ago. Ended up with something like $1200 more than I had paid for it.
“Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”
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Campfire Tracker
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Just try to stay away from those T-bones for the next six years and you'll have it made!
I could wish a lot of things on my worst enemy but neuropathy ain't one of them.
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Campfire Oracle
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Avoiding texters will save you a lot of heartburn. Currently driving the hell out my 95.5 Taco with 218K.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
--ironbender
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Campfire Ranger
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its amazing to me how many of those 22RE Toyota trucks are out there
and the base model - no air/no power/5 speed can be had for cheap.
rust is the only issue you have to really check on.
have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings
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