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max225 wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 3:00 pm https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/deta ... n=atempest

This is my perfect spec Taco... sitting used above MRSP. I wonder why someone traded that thing in.

It is however not on the Toyota of Claremont website so perhaps it has sold as well.
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D Griff wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:32 pm
max225 wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 3:00 pm https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/deta ... n=atempest

This is my perfect spec Taco... sitting used above MRSP. I wonder why someone traded that thing in.

It is however not on the Toyota of Claremont website so perhaps it has sold as well.
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Car not listed on their site, what do I do ? Just cold call?
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max225 wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:35 pm
D Griff wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:32 pm

:doit:
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Car not listed on their site, what do I do ? Just cold call?
That's what I would do :iono:

It is ingrained in me from my job, but I find that you can get a lot more done over the phone versus beating around the bush with email for days. It can't hurt to see if they do indeed have it and if they're willing to let it go for a reasonable price, like 10% off MSRP at least. Over MSRP for used is true :wtf: status, this isn't a Lambo.
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D Griff wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:39 pm
max225 wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:35 pm
Question:
Car not listed on their site, what do I do ? Just cold call?
That's what I would do :iono:

It is ingrained in me from my job, but I find that you can get a lot more done over the phone versus beating around the bush with email for days. It can't hurt to see if they do indeed have it and if they're willing to let it go for a reasonable price, like 10% off MSRP at least. Over MSRP for used is true :wtf: status, this isn't a Lambo.
It's probably as rare as a lambo :doe:

THEY KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE NO LOW BALLERS WHEN CAN YOU COME IN FOR A TEAT DRIVE?!?
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Detroit wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 5:04 pm
D Griff wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:39 pm

That's what I would do :iono:

It is ingrained in me from my job, but I find that you can get a lot more done over the phone versus beating around the bush with email for days. It can't hurt to see if they do indeed have it and if they're willing to let it go for a reasonable price, like 10% off MSRP at least. Over MSRP for used is true :wtf: status, this isn't a Lambo.
It's probably as rare as a lambo :doe:

THEY KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE NO LOW BALLERS WHEN CAN YOU COME IN FOR A TEAT DRIVE?!?
I’ll drive your teats. :hubba:
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Apex wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 5:08 pm
Detroit wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 5:04 pm

It's probably as rare as a lambo :doe:

THEY KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE NO LOW BALLERS WHEN CAN YOU COME IN FOR A TEAT DRIVE?!?
I’ll drive your teats. :hubba:
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:wap: Where are these mangos?
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wap wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 5:31 pm
Apex wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 5:08 pm

I’ll drive your teats. :hubba:
:lolol: :jimp: :tits:
:dat: :hubba: :gaydance:
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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That’s a really nice one
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max225 wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:00 pm That’s a really nice one
:doit: breh
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max225 wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:00 pm That’s a really nice one
They have a really clean yellow for $24k with 38k miles too but it’s an ‘07.
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max225 wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:00 pm That’s a really nice one
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:23 pm
max225 wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:00 pm That’s a really nice one
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I’m debating the right path given my experience last weekend ... it taught me a lot ... I was set on a :manuel: taco ... but now not sure. My buddy wants to go wheeling at sour grass this weekend https://youtu.be/KzVY8IsD7zM
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max225 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:28 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:23 pm

:doit:
I’m debating the right path given my experience last weekend ... it taught me a lot ... I was set on a :manuel: taco ... but now not sure. My buddy wants to go wheeling at sour grass this weekend https://youtu.be/KzVY8IsD7zM
Do you think you'd do that sort of wheelin' more than once?
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Also, is your buddy tossing you the keys to the :jeep: again while he drives the overheating POS?
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D Griff wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:49 am Also, is your buddy tossing you the keys to the :jeep: again while he drives the overheating POS?
I think he wants to go together in the :jeep: but I don’t think I’ll go...

This looks more difficult than the last one ... so I think I’d rather not risk blowing out a clutch or flipping it ...
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max225 wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:00 pm
D Griff wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:49 am Also, is your buddy tossing you the keys to the :jeep: again while he drives the overheating POS?
I think he wants to go together in the :jeep: but I don’t think I’ll go...

This looks more difficult than the last one ... so I think I’d rather not risk blowing out a clutch or flipping it ...
Seems like one of those things that may be more fun as a passenger than a driver?
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D Griff wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:03 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:00 pm

I think he wants to go together in the :jeep: but I don’t think I’ll go...

This looks more difficult than the last one ... so I think I’d rather not risk blowing out a clutch or flipping it ...
Seems like one of those things that may be more fun as a passenger than a driver?
Yea it actually is... all the excitement and none of the risk. But he wants to go sat, and my sig other will have to go pound rocks that day even tho I just went solo last weekend.
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max225 wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:12 pm
D Griff wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:03 pm

Seems like one of those things that may be more fun as a passenger than a driver?
Yea it actually is... all the excitement and none of the risk. But he wants to go sat, and my sig other will have to go pound rocks that day even tho I just went solo last weekend.
Understand these feelz.
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D Griff wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 1:13 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:12 pm
Yea it actually is... all the excitement and none of the risk. But he wants to go sat, and my sig other will have to go pound rocks that day even tho I just went solo last weekend.
Understand these feelz.
Yea it sucks, I can GO i am sure, but then it'll turn into a "thing" long term. "Why are you picking off roading over spending the short weekends we have with me" :yikes: don't want to deal with that...
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max225 wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 4:41 pm
D Griff wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 1:13 pm

Understand these feelz.
Yea it sucks, I can GO i am sure, but then it'll turn into a "thing" long term. "Why are you picking off roading over spending the short weekends we have with me" :yikes: don't want to deal with that...
:rolleyes: I know this all too well. I just gave up.
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max225 wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:12 pm
D Griff wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:03 pm

Seems like one of those things that may be more fun as a passenger than a driver?
Yea it actually is... all the excitement and none of the risk. But he wants to go sat, and my sig other will have to go pound rocks that day even tho I just went solo last weekend.
Could just go mountain biking instead
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 6:03 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:12 pm
Yea it actually is... all the excitement and none of the risk. But he wants to go sat, and my sig other will have to go pound rocks that day even tho I just went solo last weekend.
Could just go mountain biking instead
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This was my conclusion a long while back when I was considering getting a :jeep:

Now we have a :jeep: but I will still be MTB a hell of a lot more than I'll ever off road. It's nice to have something that takes three hours instead of all day or all weekend, :tits: never has an issue with me going out for a half day thing on a weekend, all weekend things, I have to plan carefully.
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Update:

New car buying got put on hold due to house purchase that will likely happen in the next 4-6 weeks. Bank doesn’t want me doing any major transactions even though we are shooting for about 2/3 of what they qualified us for.

2% car to house ratio FTW :disgust:
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max225 wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 2:25 pm Update:

New car buying got put on hold due to house purchase that will likely happen in the next 4-6 weeks. Bank doesn’t want me doing any major transactions even though we are shooting for about 2/3 of what they qualified us for.

2% car to house ratio FTW :disgust:
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Gives you time to see the Bronco reveal. :lol:
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