1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

We're already in Helsinki. We went to Amsterdam in 2019 and loved it. The "coffee" shops were great.



@bmf4069 I found your place here. And yes, it's already dark here. The sun went down around 1500...

 

@shifty`
Is the triple camel site only for Amazon price fluctuations?

 

I swore they had a tool that would compare to other online prices at one point. Maybe it was a beta-only thing?

There was another tool out there (that wasn't Google shopping) that would log and store price trends. I'm coming up empty though.

 

Don't finnish too soon.

 

Tomorrow we fly up to Northern Finland, part of the artic circle. It warmed up a bit. The high is 16.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

 

C or F?

 

Hell, I don't know. I just know it's going to be cold AF.

I'm going to be dressed like the little brother in A Christmas Story.

 

You’ll put your eye out!

 

If anyone needs a decent socket + allen set, or know someone just getting started, or need an early holiday gift, TSC has this lifetime warrantied 253 piece set that's apparetnly just Kobalt brand for $40 (50% off): https://www.tundras.com/threads/1st-gen-black-friday-whatcha-gettin’.133649/page-3#post-3396111

 

Happy Thanksgiving yall!

 

Apparently they don't trust Tractor Supply here. Weird EU laws won't let me open the link. Sounds like a good deal though.

 

@FirstGenVol VPN?

 

Get 'yer feet down you crass American!


Beautiful sunrise.

 

Something tells me Tractor Supply doesn’t bother to conform to GDPR given they’re not outside the US. May have something to do with it.

 

78k mile 2WD 1GT 2004 only $12.5k .....

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Meh, 1/2 the socket set is all 12 pt sockets. Nobody except those living in a rust free climate can make use of those.

 

Fellers, real quick like, are Hankook Dynapro XT tires any good? I'm interested in some pizza cutters for my new wheels. Mostly pavement use. They are on sale at Walmart right now for just $103 a piece for 255/80R17s.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hankook-...8R-BW-All-Weather-Tire/459249400?from=/search


Holup, some not very good reviews on that seller. Probably a damn scam or something. LOL

 

Yeah sure - truck looks clean, glad you're not sick - but can we address the important stuff in that photo?
(read that with grumpy old man humor - because internet needs translation in modern living.)

I see that all the time & every time I'm like Uh, WTF dude?
Why would you build a 2nd story (1st floor in Europa) deck & keep the sides open like that?

They don't want to be seeing any shifty car wash while enjoying a glass of wine, @Shifty' don't want to be seeing Aunt Mabels butt spilling out through the back of her chair while he's waxing on & waxing off. Fill in the end of that deck up to the railing & nobody see's nobody, but you can still see over the railing to the sunset while eating dinner.

 

Got this box of awesome in today. These projectors are huge! I guess I should order some housings...


edit: bad picture. now with size reference.

 

It's super common in ATL ITP. You find it everywhere. During the non-winter months when leaves are plentiful, nobody can see anyone else.

 

Seriously considering selling the Tundra. I've only put 10k on it in the last 3 years, I had to jump it last week to move it because it hasn't been driven since July.

I don't actually need it, I also don't really need the extra cash, but it never hurts.

I'm thinking I'd rather see it go get driven than just sitting in my driveway.

 

This feels like one of those “regret waiting to happen” replies, where you look back on it later, like, “man, what the hell was I thinking, why did I sell it?” things.

 

For 3 or 4 years I was putting 1,000 miles per year on the 1G Taco. But it came back around into use. I'll probably put thousands of miles on it this year.
Thing is I am constantly torn to sell it or not. I can always sell, but I can't always get it back, so I falter to "keep". The older it gets, the more I like it over the modern stuff with so many systems to go sideways. I just keeps being better each year because of its simplicity. I think all that applies to 1G Tundra too.
I sold my Tundra because it was time to put real money into it & at the end of the day it was the wrong 1G Tundra for me. Sold it & I'm into my multiyear search for the right one. If yours is the right one for you I'd suggest you "mothball it" & revisit it in 2-3 years.
i have a 'car bag' I kept the hot rod in. It let me hold onto that car w/o varmint issues for years. Eventually it became worth too much to enjoy using it & I donated it to a museum. Park it on a car bag, change fluids, maybe some jack stands, pull the battery, couple bags of included dessicant, zip it up, ignore. Doesn't cost anything & in a couple years it will bring you fresh Joy.

YMMV, but be sure you're DONE enjoying a reasonably sized simple truck that can wear a tuxedo as well as torn jeans. These are a rare balance.

 

Very well could be but it's a 20 year rust belt truck and I've had it 7 years so it's already exceeded my expectations. Realistically in the next yearish it's going to need cab corners and a new bed, probably a complete rear axle as well.

Figure I can ask $6k and anything over $4.5k is gravy.

 

@Jack McCarthy might want it

 

Meanwhile I ponder buying a 4Runner limited for torsen AWD. But can’t bring myself to sell any of my 3. And 4 is getting empty lord ridiculous level.

 

One of these days I will do the wombo thing and own 2

 

I’ll get the quote wrong, but it’s something like “access cab. The cab so nice I bought it twice”

 

Couscous

 

In the words of Civ, "Let's Start Today!"

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