Love my 100 series! Daily driving it now with 225k on the clock. It needs some maintenance, it's a PITA to have it at the shop and not have another vehicle. I have some family in town for a month sharing a car with my wife, they plan on visiting more often. We just had a baby. All of this has me thinking, the time is near for the extra vehicle. And I like cars/trucks, so much of this is justifying.
I'm thinking maybe get a 2004-2006 LS430 to just cruise around town. Would be easy for my in-laws to drive when they stay with us, would be safe enough and roomy enough for the baby. It'll probably need a fair amount of maintenance because it's 20ish years old, but it and the 100 series could take turns and I'd always have something to drive in theory. Cool factor is there (to me). I'd probably spend $10k.
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2014-2016 Tundra. Probably a 4x4. Daily Drive. Plenty of room for a dad mobile. I own some property and often think, I wish I hadn't sold my old 2000 Silverado when I have something big or dirty to move and want to keep my LX clean. I drove a Tundra recently and liked it, but wonder if it would be to big and bulky for everyday driving and I'd get annoyed with parking it. Probably less maintenance required because it would be 10 years newer and I assume a simpler machine than the LS 430. Not as in-law friendly I wouldn't say based on size. I'd probably spend 18-20k on a Tundra.
Any third options? My wife and I are talking about a 40k budget, but I think I might be a little cheap by nature. I'm thinking how could I spend 1/2 or 1/4 that amount... and then get LASIK, go on vacation, pour some money into the LX 470... Stuff like that. I will keep my 100. Probably only drive 5-7k miles per year, so the cars are part transportation, part hobby. I'd love to get a classic or a coupe, but I feel like I want the flexibilty to safely transport the baby in the extra vehicle if needed.
I'm thinking maybe get a 2004-2006 LS430 to just cruise around town. Would be easy for my in-laws to drive when they stay with us, would be safe enough and roomy enough for the baby. It'll probably need a fair amount of maintenance because it's 20ish years old, but it and the 100 series could take turns and I'd always have something to drive in theory. Cool factor is there (to me). I'd probably spend $10k.
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2014-2016 Tundra. Probably a 4x4. Daily Drive. Plenty of room for a dad mobile. I own some property and often think, I wish I hadn't sold my old 2000 Silverado when I have something big or dirty to move and want to keep my LX clean. I drove a Tundra recently and liked it, but wonder if it would be to big and bulky for everyday driving and I'd get annoyed with parking it. Probably less maintenance required because it would be 10 years newer and I assume a simpler machine than the LS 430. Not as in-law friendly I wouldn't say based on size. I'd probably spend 18-20k on a Tundra.
Any third options? My wife and I are talking about a 40k budget, but I think I might be a little cheap by nature. I'm thinking how could I spend 1/2 or 1/4 that amount... and then get LASIK, go on vacation, pour some money into the LX 470... Stuff like that. I will keep my 100. Probably only drive 5-7k miles per year, so the cars are part transportation, part hobby. I'd love to get a classic or a coupe, but I feel like I want the flexibilty to safely transport the baby in the extra vehicle if needed.
