Exactly how I felt. Told myself I’m playing with house money at this point. I did keep full coverage on the old girl.

 

I only paid $16,900 for my LS430 in 2012 when it was close to a 25k car still (my Uncle happened to work at the dealer it was at)... I think it's safe to say I've gotten my $17k's worth.

Like you, I also keep full coverage on her.

 

The domestics all gave gas heavy duty trucks, I'll leave you to look them yourself......all of them outstrip Toyota and have stellar reliability. My Jeep is currently beating your tundra so stack on another 100k and see if it makes it. Plus you are in the south, you already have it easy down there

Im actually considering an SQ7 or Range Rover since they are far better at towing and just better cars in general, my only hesitation is I would want to use them more than I do the Toyota. The sequoia I'm perfectly happy to leave sit most of the time unless I need to do something as it's a very "meh" drive vs my cars

 

given how much heavy towing you do bayeauxlex i don't get why you don't have an actual heavy duty truck like an f250. in a lot of those pics it looks like the tundra is unbalanced for the load.

 

Ohhhhhh! You went there!!!! I wasn't going to but you opened the floodgates haha!

There are few things more uncomfortable than towing with a 1/2 ton near or past it's limits, it is SO much nicer to use a real truck when you have any actual weight.

 

HD trucks are a pain to live with when not towing. Plus domestic trucks have more issues so the Toyota is a good compromise. And diesels are terrible if you have to pass any sort of emission testing

 

Agreed, if I saw that on the road would do my best to get as far away as possible.

 

You say that but actual stats say you are best off with a Ford.....have you driven any of the current HD trucks? It's insane how nice they are to live with now, the diesels are so quiet it's impossible to tell.

 

#ditto lol
We could use a new thread just to discuss this because I can go on about it all day


 

Yes I have. also from word of mouth. The size and bulk is hard to live with. The weight too. Domestics are not reliable long term.

Ford is the most recalled brand in the USA.



Source

 

Man you have some good deals that come across your plate!

 

Back to the original topic, my advice for anyone looking for a Lexus or Toyota V8, be patient and find a nice example with the 1UZ or 3UZ. The UZ is a master class in making the best engine possible if you really want to dig into it look up Lexus project F1.

 

I wouldn't shy away from the UR, I would just over-maintain it.

 

yeah. He has gotten some great deals. Might be because Knox is not a metropolitan type area.

 

based on an indycar design, and the only production car engine to be FAA certified for light aircraft use! in 1999 and 2000 toyota even made a wakeboarding boat that used a lightly modified VVT-i 1UZ... both the 1 and 3UZ have also had success in the japanese GT500 series

ahh the days when toyota seriously gave a crap