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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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Maintenance receipt porn

I've owned quite a few vehicles, all used, and a handful of Toyotas. Anyone who keeps detailed maintenance records and receipts knows how much the next owner appreciates it, but I've never been able to find a used vehicle with a nice set of records.

That is, until now. Picked this up the other day for $3k. 130,000 miles on the 3.slow. It came with a color-matched topper with nice screened camping windows and foam for bed camping. Arizona truck, which anyone in Colorado knows is HUGE for obvious reasons, particularly the fact that I can't see through any gaping rust holes over the rear wheels. No rust at all.

Anyway, to the point: it came with a 3-ring binder full of maintenance records. Head gasket recall at 60k to oil changes at 130k, it's all there. Hopefully I'm not the only one who appreciates this. Not to mention that the p.o. spent $2300 on maintenance only 5 years ago.







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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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I bought a 1983 chevy van motorhome a few years ago with a binder like that. The owner brought it out and I look through it for about 10 seconds and pulled out my checkbook. lol.
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:24 PM
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thats awesome
nothing better fealing then knowing your truck was taken care of by th PO
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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I've got two inches thick of Lordco (auto parts store) receipts. Totalled it once at over $1000, but the average purchase was less than $10. Spent $80 to get my gear backlash reset, felt raped so I learned to do it myself (the gears, not the raping).
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt16
Spent $80 to get my gear backlash reset, felt raped so I learned to do it myself (the gears, not the raping).
lmao

I've got to find the folder the lady gave me when I bought this truck; it's got a lot of old records in it, from oil changes to timing chain replacement
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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my truck came with a folder full of reciepts. they were all from the toyota dealer in town, oil changes, tune ups, etc. found out my truck had a new short block put it at 80k, something about burning oil?

the only receipt not from the dealer was for 4 tires at a tire kingdom.

made me feel good considering i got the truck for $900, and it was taken care of... sorta.
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by mattaway
the only receipt not from the dealer was for 4 tires at a tire kingdom.
hey I just added one of those to my personal list I've got growing 4 tires and an alignemt; that alone was a $700 reciept...

it went with the reciept for all the steering components and CV shafts; $1200 worth of work and parts in a matter of 2 days
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:51 PM
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I guess I could've put a photo of the truck itself. Nothing special, but stock and clean. Need to work on that 2 inches of rear sag- weighing my options.

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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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Lucky! My truck is made up of about 4 different trucks.

I got a folder full of recepts. Probibly amounting to 4-5 grand...
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:53 PM
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dang, that's a really nice look'n clean truck there!




yeah you're rear leafs look shot like mine are, lol I just installed taller shackles untill I feel like replacing the spring pack all together
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 4runover
I guess I could've put a photo of the truck itself. Nothing special, but stock and clean. Need to work on that 2 inches of rear sag- weighing my options.

nothing special? that's so clean
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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It's hard to think nowadays that a tape player would be a $266 option
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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Yeah, I'm jealous of those records. 2 of my 3 came with nothing...
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by okie81
It's hard to think nowadays that a tape player would be a $266 option
no wander my 91 didn't have one in it

odly AC yes, but no tape player, lol, just an AM/FM radio
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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I don't have a single receipt for my current truck. I'll never sell it and I don't want to know how much I've spent on it. LOL!
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by neoworm0
I don't have a single receipt for my current truck. I'll never sell it and I don't want to know how much I've spent on it. LOL!
lol, that's one way to reason that
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by iamsuperbleeder
lmao

I've got to find the folder the lady gave me when I bought this truck; it's got a lot of old records in it, from oil changes to timing chain replacement
I wish I got a binder with my truck with receipts, but instead I keep finding out bit by bit what was and wasn't done. Most recently, I found out why it had a new clutch- the last one blew up blowing a small hole in the bell housing by the starter.
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 09:49 PM
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Nice truck, And thanks for that pron



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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 11:52 PM
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If you want to know the truth....it doesn't matter if it has receipts or not. Sure, it kinda proves they took it to a shop and they "said" they did some work...and who knows if the mechanic was lazy that day??? You can just as well buy a truck with no receipts that was just as well taken care of.
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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thats a nice truck and awesome to see the reciepts, thats how i am with my current rig. and it did come with a little bit when i bought it, but nothing like that.
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