http://tinyurl.com/oe58qgs


On the way to his new owner...

On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 11:51:08 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:


http://tinyurl.com/oe58qgs


On the way to his new owner...

They couldn't drive it away?

On 11/17/15 12:27 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 11:51:08 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:


http://tinyurl.com/oe58qgs


On the way to his new owner...

They couldn't drive it away?


Shipping it to a relative quite a distance away, didn't feel like
driving it there and flying back, and shipping it was actually about the
same price, when you add in gas, meals, overnight stay and plane ride back.

On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 12:51:11 UTC-4, Keyser Söze wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/oe58qgs


On the way to his new owner...

Looks in good shape. I believe the 4Runner was based on the Tacoma..or what came before it, maybe a T100??
I thought about one for a minute or two but felt the smoother riding Highlander would suit me and the boss a bit better. Believe the Highlander was based originally on the Camray.

On 11/17/15 12:43 PM, True North wrote:
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 12:51:11 UTC-4, Keyser Söze wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/oe58qgs


On the way to his new owner...

Looks in good shape. I believe the 4Runner was based on the Tacoma..or what came before it, maybe a T100??
I thought about one for a minute or two but felt the smoother riding Highlander would suit me and the boss a bit better. Believe the Highlander was based originally on the Camray.


Yeah, I believe the 4Runner is built on the Tacoma chassis. Separate
frame and body, not monocoupe. It really was a great vehicle, with
absolutely no problems and only the usual maintenance items - tires,
wiper blades, a battery, brakes...that's about it. Toyota does it right,
most of the time.

On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:40:12 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 11/17/15 12:27 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 11:51:08 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:


http://tinyurl.com/oe58qgs


On the way to his new owner...

They couldn't drive it away?


Shipping it to a relative quite a distance away, didn't feel like
driving it there and flying back, and shipping it was actually about the
same price, when you add in gas, meals, overnight stay and plane ride back.

Interesting. I have never shipped a car but it seems pretty popular
with the snow birds here. My wife says auto carriers will drop a whole
load at her gate. I guess they "club up" together to fill a truck.

What did it cost?

On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:48:08 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 11/17/15 12:43 PM, True North wrote:
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 12:51:11 UTC-4, Keyser Söze wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/oe58qgs


On the way to his new owner...

Looks in good shape. I believe the 4Runner was based on the Tacoma..or what came before it, maybe a T100??
I thought about one for a minute or two but felt the smoother riding Highlander would suit me and the boss a bit better. Believe the Highlander was based originally on the Camray.


Yeah, I believe the 4Runner is built on the Tacoma chassis. Separate
frame and body, not monocoupe. It really was a great vehicle, with
absolutely no problems and only the usual maintenance items - tires,
wiper blades, a battery, brakes...that's about it. Toyota does it right,
most of the time.

We have had pretty good luck with Hondas but we also seem to do well
with Fords.. We paid $3500 for old "brownie", drove it for 10 years
and sold it for almost $5000 (Thanks Barack)
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Brownie.jpg

I also had 2 E-150 Econolines that treated me well and the 2000 Sport
Trak we have now is still doing well. My 97 Prelude is still getting
the job done with embarrassingly little maintenance.

On 11/17/15 12:57 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:40:12 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 11/17/15 12:27 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 11:51:08 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:


http://tinyurl.com/oe58qgs


On the way to his new owner...

They couldn't drive it away?


Shipping it to a relative quite a distance away, didn't feel like
driving it there and flying back, and shipping it was actually about the
same price, when you add in gas, meals, overnight stay and plane ride back.

Interesting. I have never shipped a car but it seems pretty popular
with the snow birds here. My wife says auto carriers will drop a whole
load at her gate. I guess they "club up" together to fill a truck.

What did it cost?


$350 to bumfuch, tennessee, for the truck driver, plus $129 for the
booking agent. About 600 miles. The one way airfare was about $250.

There's some sort of bidding process for the drivers, which the agent
handles. Very friendly people, Florida based. I'll email you the contact
info if you want.

On 11/17/15 1:04 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:48:08 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 11/17/15 12:43 PM, True North wrote:
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015 12:51:11 UTC-4, Keyser Söze wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/oe58qgs


On the way to his new owner...

Looks in good shape. I believe the 4Runner was based on the Tacoma..or what came before it, maybe a T100??
I thought about one for a minute or two but felt the smoother riding Highlander would suit me and the boss a bit better. Believe the Highlander was based originally on the Camray.


Yeah, I believe the 4Runner is built on the Tacoma chassis. Separate
frame and body, not monocoupe. It really was a great vehicle, with
absolutely no problems and only the usual maintenance items - tires,
wiper blades, a battery, brakes...that's about it. Toyota does it right,
most of the time.

We have had pretty good luck with Hondas but we also seem to do well
with Fords.. We paid $3500 for old "brownie", drove it for 10 years
and sold it for almost $5000 (Thanks Barack)
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Brownie.jpg

I also had 2 E-150 Econolines that treated me well and the 2000 Sport
Trak we have now is still doing well. My 97 Prelude is still getting
the job done with embarrassingly little maintenance.


I do like the Japanese approach to ordinary cars. Toyota, Honda, Nissan,
et cetera, seem to do a nice job. My sister in law has an Audi, and when
it needs a repair, the labor and parts charges seem outrageous, and the
damned thing really eats tires. One of the guys down the street has a
"5" series BMW, and, to me, it seems entirely too clever and
over-engineered. My sports car is that way, too, but the mileage is low,
it lives in the garage, and only goes out on nice days.

My sports car is that way, too, but the mileage is low,
it lives in the garage, and only goes out on nice days.

Do you park it next to the imaginary ducati?