Look what I bought.

[ceo012384]

Life is coming together finally...

Wrote my thesis
Defending it this week
Making revisions and publishing it by the end of the month
Graduating again mid-May
Got several job offers
Picked one
Used signing bonus on this:

Brand new Toyota Tundra
Double Cab
5.7L V8
4 X 4
Limited trim (leather, heated power seats and mirrors, etc)
Black w/ grey

Options:
DVD Nav, backup camera, bluetooth phone, etc
20" wheels

Getting my linex bedliner sprayed in in a week.

Looking for a nice trailer now too. And race season starts in a week :panic:

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Then I picked up the optional step stool for ingress/egress and phone book for seat height... *cue tommy boy song* "little mannnn in a hugeeeeeeee truckkk...".... hahaha. The proud new owner:

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Did a couple artsy fartsy ones too:

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[Rider]

Nice truck.

[BobTheBiker]

nice rig man. I luvs me toyotas.

[ceo012384]

There's nothing cooler then driving a huge badass truck.

I'm snacking on fetuses, running over women and children, burning fossil fuels and shit.

In the market for a black enclosed 7 x 14 dual axle trailer if anyone has one ;)

[njchopper87]

Congrats, and nice truck.

[marko138]

Truck for pimps.

[shmike]

In the market for a black enclosed 7 x 14 dual axle trailer if anyone has one ;)

Why so big?

We comfortably raced three people / bikes, plus a pit scooter, giant tent, 2 generators, etc. out of an 8 x16.

For one or two people, get a 6 x 12 V-nose. You'll save money and have 1/2 the axles / tires to deal with.

Plus, you won't believe the MPG difference between a V and flat front trailer.

[Smittie61984]

There's nothing cooler then driving a huge badass truck.


I believe it's proper name is a Freight Train. Or a Harley with less accesories and less weight.

But funny you mention that. I have a 1998 Chevy 1500 extended cab. My girlfriend goes to Emory here in Midtown Atlanta which is in yuppie land. A big vehicle there is a Volvo station wagon. Trying to find our way around Atlanta to head to a park for Easter we found a parking garage but I found it too late. I said to her "Fuck it I'm in an old truck so they'll stop". Well after I made a comment about women drivers not paying attention. Anyways from a stop I start my way over and basically forced my way through. People didn't do shit! Basically their BMW/Volvo/Mercedes/etc didn't stand a chance. As long as I didn't nail a law student.

Then people where stuck in traffic cause they wanted to avoid the metal plates and super big potholes which forced them in the left lane. I rolled by the bumper to bumper doing 45mph bouncing around and not giving a shit.

Trucks for the mother fucking god damn son of a bitch shit fuck damn win.

Love the Tundras. They are just fucking badass trucks. They make your penis grow too.

[tommymac]

Sounds like you have earned it. Congrats.

Tom

[NONE_too_SOFT]

does it come with a phone book?

[MissHell]

Very nice. Congratz!

[Cutty72]

Why so big?

We comfortably raced three people / bikes, plus a pit scooter, giant tent, 2 generators, etc. out of an 8 x16.

For one or two people, get a 6 x 12 V-nose. You'll save money and have 1/2 the axles / tires to deal with.

Plus, you won't believe the MPG difference between a V and flat front trailer.

Personally, I'll always have a tandem ax trailer, they just pull nicer.
In fact, if I could find a 5th wheel tandem ax trailer about 14' long would be perfect.

[t-homo]

Badass man. Congrats.

[Lamnidae]

There's nothing cooler then driving a huge badass truck.

I'm snacking on fetuses, running over women and children, burning fossil fuels and shit.

In the market for a black enclosed 7 x 14 dual axle trailer if anyone has one ;)

Looks pretty sexy.


My Hemi's got ya beat though (1)...

Be sure to make sure you spring for the over the rail and Linex-XTRA w/ kevlar. It's worth it for the over the rail and the XTRA.

Looks good man, Looks real good!




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(1)- Except Fuel Mileage

[Particle Man]

schweet

[t-homo]

Looks pretty sexy.


My Hemi's got ya beat though (1) (2)...

Be sure to make sure you spring for the over the rail and Linex-XTRA w/ kevlar. It's worth it for the over the rail and the XTRA.

Looks good man, Looks real good!




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(1)- Except Fuel Mileage

(2) My transmission has to be replaced more than the fluid in it.

[Sixxxxer]

Nice Rig....Thats my Dream Truck.

[itgirl]

way to go CEO! nice truck. :dthumb:

[jalaan1]

you go boy!

congrats!

[Gas Man]

There's nothing cooler then driving a huge badass truck.

I'm snacking on fetuses, running over women and children, burning fossil fuels and shit.

In the market for a black enclosed 7 x 14 dual axle trailer if anyone has one ;)
UM... yeah there is... If it was a Ford or a Chevy!!!

Pretty RiceRuck

[101lifts2]

Should have bought GM...lol

How much was that thing? They must be giving kick ass deals now.

Dude, why do you need a trailer? Put ur bike in the back with the stands and gas, then the other ish in the cab.

[Cutty72]

(2) My transmission has to be replaced more than the fluid in it.

Actually the newer Dodges trannys hold up pretty well.
And I'd much rather pull with a dodge (or ford or chevy) than with the toy.

Actually looking at a dodge diesel now... not sure if I want to buy a new to me vehicle before I leave for a year though.

[Racerboy]

I love Toyota's....I am currently driving my 8th one.

Looks like you went with the Double Cab.....was there an opportunity to get the CrewMax instead? If you're going big, go all the way!!

Very nice purchase! Congrats!!

[t-homo]

Actually the newer Dodges trannys hold up pretty well.
And I'd much rather pull with a dodge (or ford or chevy) than with the toy.

Actually looking at a dodge diesel now... not sure if I want to buy a new to me vehicle before I leave for a year though.

I know, but they used to be a whole new level of shit.

My dad's 99 F-250 7.3 Powerstoke pulls pretty well. Thing is a fucking beast. It's probably had a trailer behind it for 3/4 of its miles.

[Adeptus_Minor]

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(1)- Except Fuel Mileage

There is no such thing as good mileage in a truck.
There is only more and less shitty. :lol:

That's a damn fine Tundra. :dthumb:

[Quick281]

Nice truck and congrats on getting through a big stage of life. At some point here I intend to return to school. With a new job and a new race season it sounds like you have much to look forward too!

Good choice on the truck. My buddy has one but with smaller wheels and no gps but he loves it.

[marko138]

Actually the newer Dodges trannys hold up pretty well.
And I'd much rather pull with a dodge (or ford or chevy) than with the toy.

Actually looking at a dodge diesel now... not sure if I want to buy a new to me vehicle before I leave for a year though.
The newer Chrysler tranny's are definately a hell of a lot better than they used to be.

[Cutty72]

There is no such thing as good mileage in a truck.
There is only more and less shitty. :lol:

That's a damn fine Tundra. :dthumb:

:idk: I'd call 23 mpg pretty good.

02 Powerstroke with a 6 speed.

[ceo012384]

Truck is at the local Line-X franchise getting the bedliner sprayed in today :rockwoot:

Why so big?

We comfortably raced three people / bikes, plus a pit scooter, giant tent, 2 generators, etc. out of an 8 x16.

For one or two people, get a 6 x 12 V-nose. You'll save money and have 1/2 the axles / tires to deal with.

Plus, you won't believe the MPG difference between a V and flat front trailer.
I think I will go with the V-nose for mileage reasons but still a 7 x 14 (plus the V). The extra width makes it a lot easier to move around compared to a six.

I don't need all the space now but I will want it in the future. If you haven't noticed, I'm a 'do it once, do it right' kind of guy ;)

I want to build in a workbench and my tool chests and a fridge, have room for a couple bikes, and also I am going to sleep in the thing on race weekends.

Also might help my buddy trailer his spec miata to the track a bunch of times.
Pretty RiceRuck
You mean my Tundra that was designed and built in the USA, that is more american than most 'american' trucks? Unlike the GMs that are made in Canada? Yeah, that.
Should have bought GM...lol

How much was that thing? They must be giving kick ass deals now.

Dude, why do you need a trailer? Put ur bike in the back with the stands and gas, then the other ish in the cab.
No, I shouldn't have.

I got a very good deal on the truck, about 10k off sticker. I beat them up pretty good on it, I don't think I made any friends there :lol:. For a reliable truck that will actually hold its value (unlike the other suggestions), that kind of discount is pretty ridiculous.

I am not going to stuff the cab full of supplies and load and unload my racebike every time I want to go to the track. I can practically have an entire workshop in the trailer... just hook it up and go.
I love Toyota's....I am currently driving my 8th one.

Looks like you went with the Double Cab.....was there an opportunity to get the CrewMax instead? If you're going big, go all the way!!

Very nice purchase! Congrats!!
Thanks dude... although I will be using an enclosed trailer for race weekends and track day trips, I would also like to have the ability to just throw a bike in the back and take it to a buddy's house or whatever.... the CrewMax bed is too short to do that with.

Plus, I don't give a shit about my passengers in the backseat :lol:

[Bluestreak]

Looks good!

Toyota trucks are not my cup of tea, but the interior looks well done. They really changed those trucks in 2006 right? The previous Tundra had a very wimpy rear axel.

I don't know why, but I can't stand that type of shifter. I still prefer the one on the console.

I'm on my 3rd Dodge truck. Might actually get a Chevy or Ford next time around though. I'm tired of trade in value plummeting by 10k the second I drive off the lot. Besides, Chrysler may not be around in another year or so.

[ceo012384]

Looks good!

Toyota trucks are not my cup of tea, but the interior looks well done. They really changed those trucks in 2006 right? The previous Tundra had a very wimpy rear axel.
Yeah the new tundra came out in 2007, a huge (literally) update over the previous generation. Basically everything is beefier and bigger.