well, I am back in a 100. For some reason I sold my 99 100 thinking I wanted to drive a new TRD pro tundra... after three years I realized I was an idiot. So I traded today for a 2007 100!!!! Soooo happy to be back. Let the mods begin! Pics soon
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What made you come back? We need details!
Nice rig! What part of the metroplex are you in?
I love the preserve the planet in the screen shot almost as much as the truck.
Details on the rig, mileage, pictures, price and how you located it. Paper trail Mud stories!
Been getting email alerts from CarGurus on that rig. Looks like a good one! Glad it found a home where it’ll be appreciated.
Nice one! I've got the same color scheme. Ain't no one who could talk me out of owning at least one Landcruiser! 
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Sorry guys, i have been off the grid. I bought the truck then spent the next 3 days moving. I think I lucked into the truck, since it is an 07 and all. My previous rig was a '99. Honestly, I regretted trading it in almost from the day i did it. The 100 just has soul. So, not to be too open, but I lost my dad about 18 months ago to pancreatic cancer. He died 3 days after my third child was born. I refused to face it and I think I was looking for something (oh and I turned 40)... call it a midlife crisis. At the end of the day, I was looking for something to make me happy so I traded the cruiser for a new TRD Pro Tundra. It was cement color with 35 inch KO2's. Basically it was bad ass and I think subconsciously was looking for something to give me the significance of my dad. Too deep for some of you guys so i apologize. Anyway, the funny thing is the TRD Pro sounded great and looked bad ass but the amenities were basically on level with an SR5. All hat and no dance I suppose. After a year and a half and several counselor sessions I decided to trade it and get back to my roots. Oh, and I ditched a $650 car payment. When we sold our home, I took the equity and paid cash for the 07 100. I was trolling auto trader and saw the truck at a local Toyota dealer. This was great news because I knew they would give me what I needed for the tundra. I was about to pull the trigger on an 06 in OKC, but I didn't really feel like driving up there from Richardson, TX. The price dropped on line to $16K, so I drove out there to look. I found that it already had a head start with at TJM bumper. It is in great shape, seats are good, runs like a sewing machine and all works except the AHC, which is stuck in "N." But that is okay because i plan on pulling it out. So far, i couldn't be happier. So glad to be back in a cruiser. It has 180K miles, but we all know that as long as you keep a spare coil pack in the glove box and extra steering fluid, the miles don't really matter. I will post some pics as soon as i can. So far i think all i need to do is put a few turns on the t bars to compensate for the bumper. I have a frontrunner rack in the mail, trying to decide between n a 1.5 and 2.5 see lift, rear bumper and sliders. First rack, lift, then rack then rear bumper and sliders. Can't wait to build this thing out. Will keep y'all posted. [[pouring more whistle pig whiskey]] Cheers!
Good for you, I agree on the "soul" comment. And I would have paid money to see the face of the dealer folks when you came in for the trade! Good luck with the new build, looks like a great platform to start with.
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Yeah I saw this truck on CarGurus for a while. just needed the right buyer. I saw it around $18k which is too much. Your price seemed much more appropriate!
Sorry about your dad. I did something similar a few years back. Traded my 2000 in on a new ecoboost F150. Was a nice truck and the power was great, but I missed my Cruiser. Took me a few years and a short affair with a 1st gen Tundra, but I've been back in a 100 for a year now. They really are great.