Oh powerful Great Hate: Learn Me Trucks

[Jake]

after putting similar miles on my Tundra that you have put on your Denali... i have NO idea why you are so anti toyota

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Jake also has like the WORST luck in the world when it comes to cars. His M3 has rusted out shock towers, bondoed fender rails, and every issue in the book. Same with his Denali. I feel for you Jake. I would have burned both of those to the ground.

Eh, it's what I get for buying slightly cheap. The M3 needed shock tower love but otherwise has been just as reliable as every other track-car E36 so :dunno:

The Denali was a 1-owner and exclusively dealer-serviced. The difference between mine and yours, DJ, was that yours was several years newer at the time, with fewer miles. I bought mine essentially 10 years old with 125k on it already. I crossed 141k yesterday. The biggest issue - which I think you'll get with anything 10+ years old - is chasing down leaks as gaskets get old. The entire steering system decided to stop holding fluid and I've had a few oil leaks (easy though - valve cover gaskets and oil filter "plate" adapter). Otherwise, I put front brakes and a set of tires on it because, you know, it's old.

Even with the "excess love" it's needed this first year, I don't know what I'd buy to replace it. It's absolutely fantastic. Great seats, solid drivetrain and tows easily. I'd feel bad about scratching/denting/throwing tires around a newer truck so I don't mind maintaining something older for the sake of "greater utility" long-term.

Also - I'm pretty sure anything else that was 9.75 years old and priced at $10k would have had similar sorts of needs, not really fair to compare it to a 2010 Tundra :roll: