Project Chronicle

I had to buy a truck in my endeavor to support and protect the human race.  Well, part of the human race, anyway; the part that lives in RI and may travel through one of the 16 Covid-19 mobile testing and evaluation units that were built by my startup, MITS LLC.  I needed something that could tow up to 10k lbs., and the F150 doesn't get it done.  If you step up to an F250 you are very quickly outside of the amount I wanted to spend, and I'm not into the whole Ram vibe.  

First thing - There are no big trucks anywhere.  When they show up on the lot they are usually spoken for.  Next, I had to trade my outgoing 4Runner, so staying within the Toyota family made sense, especially after they offered me $3500 more than the 4Runner was worth because they didn't have any on their lot and couldn't find any to turn in.  I like Toyota trucks, but am not much of a Toyota car fan, and I never really liked the 4Runner all that much, so I was fine to get rid of that and into a Toyota truck.  (Aside - 4Runners have the worst seats I've ever encountered in a modern vehicle, and the engine was also a letdown--  Low power, bad MPG.  Also, the dash and radio kinda sucked.  On the upside, Crawl Control is pretty much amazing, and got me out of an axle-deep burial on Nantucket).  

Long story short, Tarbox Toyota had this truck on the lot and it was pretty much my ideal spec - Grandpa-spec with chrome grille and bumpers, and not a TRD Off-Road or Pro, which are largely stickers and leather seats plus an inflated price, which I didn't want or need--  I just needed to be able to tow.  The Crewmax cab is awesome and provides more interior space than the 4Runner, and the SR5 gives me a 37 gallon fuel tank and aluminum wheels.  

This is my first real truck, and I'm totally into it.