Hello again.

I haven't posted much in the past, but now that I have a new vehicle, I'll be posting quite a bit more.

My wife and I just bought a 2010 Tundra 4x4 extended cab standard bed truck. It's my first new vehicle...and have to say I'm SUPER thrilled with it! My wife Patti is too...

Previously I had a 91 4Runner 4x4 V6 SR5 which I bought in '03 and just sold yesterday...and a 78 GMC Sierra Classic 4x4 K2500 454 manual trans that I bought in 1983...and just sold 2 days ago. It was tough to see the GMC go, since I owned it for 26 years....but our new Tundra made it all better-



The obligatory dealer photo-


At home-


What?....No oil leaks?-



New truck/ Old truck-


We bought the Tundra from Gosch Toyota in Hemet CA, and had a very good experience with the salespeople there. No problems at all... very nice guys.

After leaving the dealer, I stopped in at Snap In Campers in Hemet and ordered an ARE shell and Bed Rug kit. I'll update the thread with pics when I get the shell....in a couple weeks.

So far, I love this truck. It's a night and day difference compared to my old vehicles. I'm impressed how powerful the engine is, and how comfortable and quiet the ride is.
It came with a cold weather package (good for us at 6400') and the tow package. I'll be towing a baja bug and manx type buggy which are well under the Tundras 8400 lb tow rating.

Someone's bound to ask...OTD for the Tundra was $29,900 (Total cost)
The ARE shell with options was $1800.

At this point I'm looking for a truck cover and seat covers, so if anyone has recommendations on where to buy those, please post up.

 

Thanks!

The 4.6 is surprisingly powerful. I don't plan to do heavy towing with the Tundra so the 4.6 should be fine for my needs.

I'm lovin it so far!

 

lift swampers exo cage winch = sweet

its sweet stock also

you were sad to see the 4runner go too right

nice rig

 

nice truck.. its always nice to have a nice reliable new truck!!
and just think your old rigs are giving there new owners as much fun as you had!

 

Nice truck man, congrats.

 

Actually, it was sad to see the 4Runner go, but the new owner seemed pretty cool and he was very familiar with 2nd gen 4Runners. Makes it easier if there's a good buyer.

Yes...It's definitely nice having a reliable new truck....that rides super smooth. The new owners were very happy with my old vehicles considering how well I maintained them. I think I made a change for the good with this new Tundra.

Now I get to wait for the new shell, Bed Rug, rail system and alarm on order.

Thanks for the comments!