Name: I *FINALLY* bought a new vehicle....
Uploaded: 2020-04-04T05:36:54.000Z
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Sometimes the anticipation of getting a new truck is more fun then the actual getting

I've driven the same truck for about 6 or 7 years now.

And I've loved it, and it's still running like a champion.

But today it's time to get something new.

I'm getting a 2018 Toyota Tacoma, a truck 20 years newer than what this one is.

The reason why I've waited so long though to get a new truck is because this truck is

still running just fine and does 90% of what a brand new truck would be, so I haven't been

able to justify the cost of a new truck yet, because I 100% believe that buying a brand

new truck off the lot is a terrible financial decision.

I'm going to do it anyway, but I'll explain why.

I tried to buy a truck here locally in Utah, but it didn't quite work out with the dealership

But I did find the exact truck I want in Boulder Colorado.

So come check it out with me as we fly over to Colorado and drive the truck back.

So let me introduce you to what I've been driving for the last 8 years.

I've been through a lot with this little guy.

I bought it when it had 160,000 and now it has 250,000.

So starting back here, this is where a fence jumped out in the road and hit me.

It did kind of damage this part right above the wheel, the fender.

I haven't done anything to the suspension of this truck, but it does have a little bit

I did replace this quarter panel from that same fence, and I never did quite get this

Eventually I'll get that bottom section attached.

The truck's kind of been held together with duct tape mostly.

If that duct tape was gone, the bumper would be hanging halfway down.

I do have a truck box full of tools – you never know when you might need them.

The exhaust was wearing out a little while ago, and so there's a huge hole in the center

You can see the exhaust there and you can see all the way to the ground.

I did replace the exhaust myself and now everything's working fine.

I'll give you a little tour of the inside so we can compare it to the 2018 Toyota Tacoma's.

Here we have the inside of the door, we have the windows up and down....it's a little bit

And here inside of the truck we have the almost 250,000 miles on it.

The check engine light never does go off.

Hopefully the new truck doesn't have that same issue.

I did install a 10 inch subwoofer in the back.

There's not a whole lot of technology going on in a truck back from 1998.

It does have the four-wheel drive in it as well.

This is the off-road package, which is exactly what I'm looking for in the new truck as well.

And one change I am excited about is the new truck is a 4 door, where this is just a 2

door, and it just has that, you know, half a person spot in the back.

You can see the subwoofer here that I've wired up – kind of fun.

So the anticipation has been there for about 2 years now.

I told myself when I hit a 100,000 subscribers two years ago that I would buy myself a truck

as like a reward, but I could never justify it because this thing is just working so well

I was actually looking into some statistics of how much it costs to keep trucks going

and keep vehicles going, and Toyota was like number 30 on the list.

I'll put the list right here so you can see it.

BMW is like number one with the highest repair costs, and Toyota was the lowest.

So that's one of the reasons why I can justify buying a new one.

As well as, I looked into buying a used one and the prices even 3 or 4 years old were

almost the same as a brand new one because they hold their value so well.

I bought this truck 7 years ago for about 7,000 dollars, and even now if I was to turn

around and sell it on the classifieds, I could get about four or five out of it even with

Toyota's last forever, they hold their value forever.

Needless to say I am very happy with this Tacoma.

I've had no problems with it for the entire time I've owned it.

I've only had to replace the starter motor...except for these last couple months.

At 250,000 miles, things are starting to disintegrate on a regular basis.

I did have to replace the clutch a little bit ago, which was about $1,000 and took a

And that's another reason why I need a new truck is because as soon as it stops becoming

a tool and more of a hindrance and eats into my productivity, then something else needs

Now, buying a brand new, $37,000 truck is a bit on the extreme end of solving that problem,

but I'll explain the justification to you as we grab the new truck.

We've gotten all the way over to Boulder Colorado and I see the truck.

It's right here – brand-new 2018 Toyota Tacoma, 4-door.

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