Boy, cougs, you really are up in the boonies, aren't you!!!! Nice FJ!Yeah, my 2013 FJ has really held up well, which I really need it to do up here in North Idaho....
No more car payments
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Last house payment was a few years ago already.
Guildedagain
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"Simplicity is key"
You are much better off with the 4 cylinder engine, easier to work on, cheaper to maintain, etc.
V6 engine are overpowered for small trucks no one puts much in, because you can't, more spark plugs, more places to leak, eats more gas.
No thanks.
Nissans aren't quite as mainstream, but by comparison, the Toyota 22R 4 cylinder engine was the most bulletproof engine Toyota ever made.
Their V6's are nothing special or noteworthy, except for the usual Toyota high maintenance aspect, oil leaks, timing chain issues, etc.
You are much better off with the 4 cylinder engine, easier to work on, cheaper to maintain, etc.
V6 engine are overpowered for small trucks no one puts much in, because you can't, more spark plugs, more places to leak, eats more gas.
No thanks.
Nissans aren't quite as mainstream, but by comparison, the Toyota 22R 4 cylinder engine was the most bulletproof engine Toyota ever made.
Their V6's are nothing special or noteworthy, except for the usual Toyota high maintenance aspect, oil leaks, timing chain issues, etc.
Cougar
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The Guilds of Grot
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What's a "car payment"?
For that matter, what's a "mortgage"?
Debt free is care free!
For that matter, what's a "mortgage"?
Debt free is care free!
Yup. This is me also. Being debt-free makes thinking about retirement at some point much easier...
walrus
Guildedagain
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I've never had any car payments. Just good luck finding cars and decent mechanical skills, but it's more important to drive something simple like a Honda, rather than something headed for the shop often, Range Rover, Jag, Porsche, etc.
The story goes that a guy was driving his Rolls-Royce when the drive shaft failed. They cam out and fixed it. After not receiving a bill for the repair, he contacted Rolls-Royce, and was told "We're sorry, sir, but we've never, ever had a drive shaft fail on a Roll-Royce."
Word through the grapevine was that Toyota built the Highlander (at that time) on the Camry chassis. It made sense to Toyota at the time. But the execution fell short of expectations. A fully optioned-out Highlander came in at about 1,000 pounds heavier than your typical Camry. So the brakes/rotors, suspension components, etc. had to cope with an additional 1,000 pounds of dead weight on a daily basis. Toyota ended up beefing the various components for the next generation of Highlanders, as they had no choice but to do so. Unfortunately, none of those beefed-up components are interchangeable with the previous generation; my wife's Highlander.
Tommy
I worked on a few Rolls-Royces in the 70s. Lots of GM parts on those cars. I didn't have an issue with that. The only thing that made me cringe was the GM logo on the seat belt buckles.
Tommy
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Which is just what I have in this lovely 95 T-100...bringing old smelly furniture from the cabin to the dump the day after we closed!