Well the time has come for Hank the Tank to find a new home. As the kiddos have grown we now find ourselves needing more space for them and more separation for us and Hank is just not getting as much time out on the roads as either of us would like.
The short version of the story is that my...
I know this is certainly a strange question but I appreciate the feedback.
Honestly, I think of all the cool things that I could do with $50k. Trailer... camper for the Tundra,,, lockers for both... new paint for the LC. But then again there is also that whole the wife wants what the wife...
My wife has made it clear that she wants a new (to us) vehicle. She drives a 2001 LC as her daily doing the normal... work, kids, groceries! And then for fun camping, exploring sierras and high desert, and just overall a lot of fun.
At first she said new so we looked at Highlander and Sienna...
Man that is stretching the memory... but thanks to Amazon I can tell you it was 8 ft. 7 would have done it if memory serves... but it is cheaper to by 8!
Lining the drawer makes a huge difference when they are not completely full. I ended up adding some partitions (one in quarters the other...
That is a terrible idea... but one that I am currently toying with. The addition of another kiddo has made it difficult to pack everything in the Cruiser. BUT it is probably not going to happen... I want a hiker trailer... and wife loves her LC!
My personal recommendation would be to set a budget and then spend every penny of that on the best condition LC or LX that you can find! There are small differences but at the end of the day it is a top tier vehicle and as long as it has not been abused and is maintained even reasonably well...
01 LC with full Dissent treatment and lift is Wife’s daily with the kids. She does about 80 miles a day so definitely not the cheapest option, but we both feel that it is the safest with the kiddos! I drive a Tundra every day so we obviously are not concerned about fuel economy... ::rofl:
Yes that was pretty crazy. We were looking forward to coming back this year with my sone being a little older and a new baby sister in tow.... luckily we have backup plans!
Hope everyone has lots of fun and hopefully we will be able to get in next year!!
Tom and Family
I believe he posted not long ago about a new job that was taking up a bit more of his time. Dave has a,ways had a bit of a lead time but it is well worth the wait!