My official FAREWELL YOTATECH FRIENDS thread...rig is sold (LOTS O' PICS)
08-01-2007, 07:59 PM
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My official FAREWELL YOTATECH FRIENDS thread...rig is sold (LOTS O' PICS)
This is a little belated, but better late than never. I just wanted to thank everyone for their valuable input and help along the way - you guys (and gals) are a great group of people and I'm sad to be going. Thanks for putting up with my numerous picture-intensive posts and multiple trip reports on Box Canyon and Broken Arrow! LOL! 
After much thought and deliberation, I had decided to sell my rig and ditch the car loan and poor gas mileage for a "beater" I could pay cash for. After an extensive search, we found a great little car: a '93 Civic Si hatchback with only 120K miles. I bought it from the original owner for $3000 cash and I've never been happier with a vehicle! Tinkering with these cars has been a favorite pasttime, and I'm glad to have one in my possession again. So as a parting gift, here's a picture tribute to me and my family, focusing on some of the great places my 3rd gen 4Runner took us...and then a few shots of the rig, and then finally my newfound ride. THANKS EVERYONE!
The new ride...
After much thought and deliberation, I had decided to sell my rig and ditch the car loan and poor gas mileage for a "beater" I could pay cash for. After an extensive search, we found a great little car: a '93 Civic Si hatchback with only 120K miles. I bought it from the original owner for $3000 cash and I've never been happier with a vehicle! Tinkering with these cars has been a favorite pasttime, and I'm glad to have one in my possession again. So as a parting gift, here's a picture tribute to me and my family, focusing on some of the great places my 3rd gen 4Runner took us...and then a few shots of the rig, and then finally my newfound ride. THANKS EVERYONE!The new ride...
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08-02-2007, 01:01 AM
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X2...I thought I was gone for a couple of years when I went to save money and drove a Hyundai
for a couple of years...than got smart again
Good luck to you and your family!
Also have fun getting that shower thingy and all the camping stuff into the Civic..
for a couple of years...than got smart again Good luck to you and your family!Also have fun getting that shower thingy and all the camping stuff into the Civic..
08-02-2007, 04:17 AM
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better put some well hidden kill switches on that EG.
clean ones like that are tough to come by and i'm sure the theifs out there would love to get their grubby hands on it.
enjoy the si...looks clean!
clean ones like that are tough to come by and i'm sure the theifs out there would love to get their grubby hands on it.
enjoy the si...looks clean!
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08-02-2007, 04:28 AM
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I drive a beater to work every day too, a 1996 Saturn because driving the 15MPG 4Runner just didn't make sense. I use the 4Runner for hauling my bicycles around and that's about it. That's probably why it's 7 years old with 50k miles. I know what you mean by dumping it if you have to make payments though, I hate car payments. Good luck with the Honda.....
08-02-2007, 04:43 AM
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Like you'll be able to stay away long........
(cute kids!)
(cute kids!)
08-02-2007, 05:53 AM
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If I was you, I would of keep the runner and got a junk rig to cumute in. But I guess you did what was best for you and the family. The best of luck to you and the family. Great looking KIDS.
08-02-2007, 06:33 AM
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I drive a beater to work every day too, a 1996 Saturn because driving the 15MPG 4Runner just didn't make sense. I use the 4Runner for hauling my bicycles around and that's about it. That's probably why it's 7 years old with 50k miles. I know what you mean by dumping it if you have to make payments though, I hate car payments. Good luck with the Honda.....
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It's rated at 27 to 35 MPG - the previous owner even had the original window sticker and a new HONDA car brochure from 1993 - talk about collector's items for the HONDA afficianado (read: ME!) Even getting on it several times a week and winding it up to 7200 RPM, I'm getting around 30 MPG.
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I would like to look into a kill switch.
08-02-2007, 07:13 AM
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Yep, some pictures taken on the rim, near Woods Canyon Lake and Bear Canyon Lake. Also, the other pics of the family include places like Ventura, CA, Legoland in Carlsbad, CA, and Newport Beach, CA.
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yea i went from a 2000 mazda protege to my 4runner now.
about the only thing i miss from it was the gas mileage, but my 4runner still beats most of my friends on there gas mileage on there trucks/jeeps
about the only thing i miss from it was the gas mileage, but my 4runner still beats most of my friends on there gas mileage on there trucks/jeeps
