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I'm still driving it........a 2001 Toyota Tundra SR5 Access Cab. It will be in my estate sale.

THIS^^^^ If you don't want to work on it all the time. They age well.

2004 Chevy silverado. 5.3. Bought it in 06, and other than the normal routine things like a couple rotors, brakes, a set of ball joints, battery, etc, I never touched it. I believe I changed plugs and coil packs at somewhere over 100,000 just because it was getting that time. Mechanically as good a truck as I ever owned. Recent hail storm totaled it.

I've had my 99 F250SD 7.3L for 22 years now and 300K. Just an regular cab XL with 6 speed manual. Great pickup, doesnt ride great or pull as well as the newer stuff. However, it always gets the job done.

Still own it. 2006 Tundra bought new. It’s been flawless, literally. At 140k now. Just put another set of BFG AT’s on it. It’s not a heavy-duty truck but it does what I ask of it. Tows my 20’ boat just fine.

06 Ram w/5.9 Cummins. It gets some 6000 miles a year, pushing 100k now. Only ever had two issues with it. The first was when I got a bunch of water in the fuel in Driggs, ID about 8 yrs ago. Ended up screwing up the injectors and FI pump. The other was a broken wire to the waste gate solenoid. That took quite a while to trace out the break. Turned out to be just under the fuse box and was intermittent and seemed to alway be working when I would try to find it. There was a nick in the insulation probably from when it was originally installed. A kitten pinhole allowed the wire to corrode and break internally.

Well, there’s a third. All solid axle trucks are cursed with it eventually. The death wobble they all seem to develop around 85k. A new set of EMF ball joints cured that. Replacing them was a PITA though.

I’ll keep it for another 15 years too.

Ford F-250 Super Duty with 7.3 Power Stroke Turbo. Still have it btw.

'05 K1500 standard cab long box 4x4 with the 4.8 and a 5 speed has been my daily driver since new. I've been toying with the idea of replacing it for the last 8 years. Maybe when it hits 100 k I'll get serious about a new one.

2005 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 5.9 litre Cummins. Only had 40k when I sold it. Paid $34,500 new sold it for $22,500 in 2017. Sometimes I realy miss it, especially since it's replacement is now $85k.

This summer we drove a road from Phillipsburg MT, Rock Creek road I believe. That is one rough road to get to some fly fishing areas.
The Tundra was the most popular pickup by a huge margin. Then the Tacoma, then Fords, Chevy and a couple of Rams, oh and one Titan.

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Bought this '02 Chebby new in '02

Almost bought the Duramax.....For $7K plus extra.......decided on the 6.0L gasser

Still have it and just turned a well maintained 141K miles

Been a good one

06 Chevy 1/2 ton. 250k and still kicking ass. Used it way harder than I should have at times, but most of its life it was the wife's rig.

My little safe queen. Daily driver from May-November.


2003 F350 with the amazing 6.0 Power Stroke, it's lived a life of 185k pampered miles.

Where's the other two doors ?

WTF over ?

2010 Nissan Frontier 4WD. Great work truck. The girlfriend and I drove the little Nissan to Yellowstone 2 years ago, she said on a long trip the Jap truck is more comfortable than her Lexus.

'04 Tacoma TRD Club cab.

Bought it used in '06 W/18,000. miles on it.

It now has 199,000.

BEST truck I've ever owned!

Virgil B.

2003 tundra. 194,000 miles and no problems