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I drive a Highlander and the wife has a Lexus. Does that count?

I had a 93 3.0 the Dealer did head gasket on for my Mom who bought it new. Brother and I passed it back and forth until finally I rolled in 2004 with 250k hard hard miles on it. He is a Concrete Mason and death on everything. For my part I took it chasing native Brookies in the NE on logging tracks you wouldn’t think were passable. Still after rolling it turned out not to be dead. Towing it to a Buddy’s parts yard his grandson turned it over and it popped. They cut roof off and used it to haul firewood out (30 cord or more a year) anywhere that their quads couldn’t reach. When I rolled it we welded leaf springs together to pass inspection and rear had rot hole weJB Welded. Heard the frameor something finally broke.

Had a Tundra 3.4 2wd in the south I bought for 5k, put 250k on. Once drove it without transmission fluid on highway 40 minutes until it stopped shifting. That was at 90kish. Filled it up and when I sold it at almost 300k for $5k it still shifted smooth.

Wife has an 01 Sienna 3.0 that’s still like new with 90k.

Next to not such great purchases 89.5 (3 mos model hard to find parts) 4Runner. 8k or so in rebuild parts then 3.0 blew HG and I was commuting 5 hours in it.

Lexus GS (06 I think) for my Son recently from stated largest Lexus dealer. Burns a qt every 1k miles (in spec apparently), alternator went 3k miles after purchase ($600, dealer had to install as I wasn’t yanking motor mounts in my driveway), headlight filled with water($1200 replaced myself), dealer installed a directional tire backwards creating bad road noise when it wore. I hadn’t noticed at first, now drivetrain making odd noise, and this is Japanese Vin #, oil consumption alone makes me swear off Lexus.

22RE is popular but I contend the 3.4 is bulletproof from what I can tell.

Our sixth Toyota - 2016 TRD Pro. Only one out of six didn't make the grade, wifey's Legsus RX350. She got it stuck in a snow drift and got mad. I had to trade it in for a XC60 T6.




The boy's 98 Taco is on the left. 4 banger with a 5sp. That truck will go anywhere and is more fun to drive than just about anything I've sat in. It's impossible to drive without a huge grin on your face.

He's alive! Welcome back, stranger.

Can Safariman be far behind? They were best buddies!

Nice older Toyota. I'm sorry that I passed on a few nice ones.

I put 330K miles on a '97 with the 2.4 engine. Started using a little oil at 225K, that went away with using high mileage oil. Absolutely LOVED that little truck. Have a 2009 with 200K on it -- don't like it at all. Crappy transmission, floats like a boat. One of the guys on the farm has a Tundra with 285K on it, and the starter just died. Apparently, that's a $800 job in the shop? Rented a Tundra a couple of months ago and drove it for almost 2,000 miles, half of it loaded. The redhead hated it so much, she told me in no uncertain terms there was to be NO more Tundra's in our future. Just rambling, but I guess it comes down to the reliability of Toyota's only goes so far to make up for some of the ergonomic issues the later ones have.

Rancho! Hah!

Can’t kill’um with a shot gun. My 2018 Tundra was bought in March and now has 27k miles on it and I’m really enjoying this truck.

Shot angle, Denny. Thats what held the air dam on before i hit a dog years ago.

We also have an 01 Sienna, with 250K miles. My taco above has right at 200K. Vienna miles are ours. Taco bought used. About 45K are mine.

my '94 mini-truck, the last year before tacoma was introduced had 5 speed and 4 banger. very good truck.

my '03 tundra which replaced it is a 6 cyl auto, and much easier to drive but maybe not as much fun.

i had the mini-truck in some really rough places, 2nd gear for miles and miles and miles.

I had a T100 and put 200K on it. I bought a rare Tundra 4x4 with the same 3.4L V6 and put 250K on it. Now I have a 5.7L Tundra. I've loved all three. That T100 of yours in a PEACH. If you don't need the space or towing, never give it up.

My grocery getter is a '12 Corolla....

We have his and hers Toyotas..Mine is a 96 T-100 that I bought new back in the day...Mostly just use it for hunting now...390,000 trouble free miles and still runs strong..



The wife's is a 90 and is her daily driver...It has been refitted with a 3400 out of a 97, T-100 and I tell you it REALLY scoots...

My hunting buggy

My 97 T100, 210,000 miles, 5 speed.

I would love to buy a new Tundra but the cost is just insane. Even the used market is silly. The depreciation curve on these things sure isn’t a curve, more linear.

My ‘07 4Runner

For the most part these pickups are way too clean......