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As far as what to do. I bought my 06 Tundra 2 months ago now and absolutely love the truck. It is a black 6cyl access cab SR5 6spd manual with every option available. It strangely has many options that are far beyond SR5 trim, especially in the 6cyl model. This makes me think that the truck was custom ordered. I added tint all around and a c4 hitch. The truck is really quick for what I used to think could be slightly underpowered until I did the math. Roughly 17/1 power to weight ratio versus 16.3/1 on the Tacoma prerunner dc (keep this in mind versus the 4cyl Tacomas that are no better than 19/1 ratio and only get worse from there on). It only weighs 4170 vs 3845 of my brothers taca dc and is quicker from a roll, just a little slower from dead stop due to low 1st gear.
As I sit here, my surgically repaired left ankle is swollen about twice the size of my other. I've been driving my wife's Liberty to work for the last few weeks due to the Tundra's clutch causing my ankle to flare up after a few days of hardcore city driving. Its been 6 years since I had the surgery done, and have driven quite a few manual tranny cars since. It didn't start bothering me until I drove it for about 2-3 weeks straight. I feel like such an idiot. I love my truck, but can't even drive it for more than 2 days without a major flare-up. And on top of it, I feel as if I'm inconveniencing my wife.
I just wish I knew what to do at this point. I was thinking of trading back for a taco prerunner 05+, but afraid i'll lose my *** on trade-in. My wife thinks we should wait a year or two, but I think the value vs what I owe will only increase in gap if I wait longer. After I bought my truck, both my brother in law and father in law decided to buy a Toyota truck and both bought the Tacoma double cab prerunner. I've driven them both, and like my Tundra better for several reasons, so I would hate to do it. But the chances of finding a 05-06 Tundra w/ v6 auto are slim to none. Unless I could find someone to trade me or sell outright(like that would ever happen). I dunno, I just wish there was an easy answer or solution. Just sucks, cause we got married 3 weeks ago and are a little broke from the wedding and honeymoon, so we're really not in a position to make a rash decision. Btw, I owe $23K flat and the approx value is $21.5K-$22.5K retail.
I dunno, anyone else had to deal w/ a fubar'd situation like this? I'd appreciate any input or suggestions. Thanks!
As I sit here, my surgically repaired left ankle is swollen about twice the size of my other. I've been driving my wife's Liberty to work for the last few weeks due to the Tundra's clutch causing my ankle to flare up after a few days of hardcore city driving. Its been 6 years since I had the surgery done, and have driven quite a few manual tranny cars since. It didn't start bothering me until I drove it for about 2-3 weeks straight. I feel like such an idiot. I love my truck, but can't even drive it for more than 2 days without a major flare-up. And on top of it, I feel as if I'm inconveniencing my wife.
I just wish I knew what to do at this point. I was thinking of trading back for a taco prerunner 05+, but afraid i'll lose my *** on trade-in. My wife thinks we should wait a year or two, but I think the value vs what I owe will only increase in gap if I wait longer. After I bought my truck, both my brother in law and father in law decided to buy a Toyota truck and both bought the Tacoma double cab prerunner. I've driven them both, and like my Tundra better for several reasons, so I would hate to do it. But the chances of finding a 05-06 Tundra w/ v6 auto are slim to none. Unless I could find someone to trade me or sell outright(like that would ever happen). I dunno, I just wish there was an easy answer or solution. Just sucks, cause we got married 3 weeks ago and are a little broke from the wedding and honeymoon, so we're really not in a position to make a rash decision. Btw, I owe $23K flat and the approx value is $21.5K-$22.5K retail.
I dunno, anyone else had to deal w/ a fubar'd situation like this? I'd appreciate any input or suggestions. Thanks!