02-25-2018, 06:26 PM | #1 |
Drives: 17 1SS 6MT, 09 Tacoma TRD Sport Join Date: Nov 2017
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Should I trade my other car (tacoma) for an EVO/STI?
My wife thinks I'm crazy, but the taco, 09 TRD sport, low miles, is what I drive in the snow, cold or when I have to do annoying adult shit like moving or hauling building materials.
The rest of the time I drive the Camaro, but I would like a daily driver that's a little more fun, but I need AWD capability where I live when the heavens open up randomly, with a vengeance. The taco is a great compliment to the SS but it leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to driving fun. Sooo I've been thinking I better find an evo 8 or an Pre 07 STI(personal preference) while it is still sorta possible, however unlikely to find an unmolested one with low miles. In a few years time I feel these will be extinct. What say Yall? |
02-25-2018, 08:26 PM | #2 |
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As much as I dislike Toyota, I'd say keep the Tacoma. It's a very practical vehicle and serves a purpose. You've already got the Camaro as a fun driver. I've made the mistake of having my fun car and trading in my SUV for another fun car. Wish I hadn't done that.
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02-25-2018, 08:31 PM | #3 |
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Keep the Tacoma.
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02-25-2018, 09:12 PM | #4 |
Drives: 16 Camaro SS, 15 Colorado Join Date: May 2009
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Same, keep the truck.
If anything, do some cosmetic upgrades or something to the truck to up the style if you are feeling a bit bored with it. My opinion, it's a good to have a regular daily, and then a fun sporty ride on the side. I'm basically doing the same right now.
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02-25-2018, 09:26 PM | #5 |
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if evo go with a 2011-12 evo 10 if not trade to a better truck like ford raptor or a nice king ranch you can find a 2012 raptor pretty cheap now and its a very fun truck
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02-26-2018, 09:06 AM | #6 |
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Thanks for the input. Wife does have a 4runner that could take over haulin and crawlin duties. But I'm having nightmares about fixing old rallycars now...
Unless I find a unicorn (unmodded, pristine 05-07 STI, or Evo 8/9) I'm gonna hold onto the taco. Boring as hell but it is unstoppable. That raptor idea is interesting... I just feel like I really NEED like, 5 cars...and a truck. |
02-26-2018, 10:18 AM | #7 |
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Keep it and build your truck. There is a ton of stuff available out there.
I have the same make/model(my 5th Toyota truck) with 170,000 miles that's going strong and still looks new! |
02-27-2018, 03:38 PM | #8 |
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Welp Im keepin the taco. Yes it is the logical way to go, but as it turns out, this "pristine" evo 8 turned out to be clickbait for a loan shark private used car dealer. These people make their money on the financing, not the cars. And it is BAD financing. They wont even talk to you unless you give them your personal info, which is a worse idea than hitting a discount brothel in Vegas. These sellers are pure scum-they prey on those who are in a bad situation and seek to make this bad financial situation worse. They are scum and they deserve bad things to happen to them. Yes I mean that.
Anyway, you guys know you are all supposed to be enablers right!? Thanks again for letting me bounce my hare-brained ideas off yall. You were right... |
02-27-2018, 03:56 PM | #9 |
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hahaha Late to the party but smart move on keeping the Taco. Everyone I know who had a truck and got rid of it regretted it in a year or two
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02-28-2018, 06:08 AM | #10 | |
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Keep the Taco!! You just can't kill these things. |
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02-28-2018, 06:35 AM | #11 |
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Raptor
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02-28-2018, 06:37 AM | #12 |
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how about a new taco?
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02-28-2018, 09:50 AM | #13 |
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The whole point is I'm sick of driving a truck. And the my taco is skookum as all frig as far as tacos go. The new ones are ugly and the motor is smaller. I like fast cars. Muscle cars, rice burners, euro-trash, race-weekend freakshows-I love them all. I tolerate the truck because it's so damn useful, laughs at blizzards, and I can't kill it. Soooo yeah...keepin ole faithful till she gets killed by an escaped octogenarian. I'm not ecstatic about it, but it is what it is until I find that bag-o-money on the side of the road. |
02-28-2018, 10:31 AM | #14 |
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Trust me keeping the Taco is a good idea. Everyone I know who used to DD a truck has ended up hating the next vehicle bc they realize they now have to borrow a truck from someone
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