Right, then...
I just sold my Taco, but it’s not as nasty as it sounds. My 1st Gen 4x4 Taco had been rolled into semi-retirement after I bought the XC70 (The Taco is a great truck, but the Pretty Swedish Girl is so much better for commuting). After over a year of sitting more than driving, I decided that it was time to sell...that, of course, was 1.5 years ago. Yesterday, I took it out to get it moving and got it washed. When I came back, the housemate asked if I was still thinking about selling it, as a buddy of his was looking for something (his Ranger just died)...and that was that. I figure, even if the guy didn’t buy it, it at least got me to get all of my shit out of it (truck cabs tend to accumulate shit for me - stuff for the boat, tools, random camping stuff that I forgot to take out).
Bittersweet, as I’ve had this for 16 years after I bought it from my brother in 2000 (he leased it for the first 2 years for work, and I bought it when the lease ran out). Part of the sadness is that there were times when this was the only reliable thing I had in my life, after my career and my relationship catastrophically failed. While I will miss it, I am happy knowing that it will enjoy daily service again for many many miles (240K is nothing for these).
Yes, this is a mechanical object (I get this way about the motorcycle as well) but still...we’re all Jalopniks, here, so I figure some of you would understand.
OK, blubbering is over. Carry on...
