So last night I took a quick drive to look at a house in my Toy. It was EXTREMELY windy in IL. As I was getting blown all over the road I felt shimmy in my steering which led me down the path of "one more dang thing to fix". Either my alignment or who knows what else. I've had this thing about 2 1/2 years and all I've done is work on it. Honestly, it is becoming a chore. Does that mean I should sell it? I don't feel like spending 20k on something, but something that rode more quiet and had a cummins diesel is looking pretty good for about 10-12k (considering I couldn't even keep my Toy at 65 at points in the wind last night). Plus I could actually pull something while not taking too much of a hit in mileage, have good brakes, an airbag, and fit someone who is taller than 6 foot.

Here's just a glimpse (top of my mind) of what I've fixed:
New engine
New brakes all the way around new hoses, the works (which still suck on 31's)
TONS of rust prevention yearly (for a MidWest truck, she's in pretty darn good shape)
Switch to manual hubs which I totally rebuilt
upgrade to new throttle body
new front axle seal kit
Fixing of emergency brake setup
New Shocks and rear leafs
New A/C install
Cruise install
Stereo/inverter install
Two paint jobs on a bed that never stops rusting
and much much more.

Some of you may say "that's not bad" BUT, I don't have a garage and I don't really use my truck for wheeling. It helps me get truck chores done and haul stuff back and forth.

Last time I went to the Toyota dealer the parts guy said, "how much money you going to put in that truck". I keep telling myself..."i fix this and it is good for another 20 years" but, it never seems to end. I have a damn leak in the cab I've been trying to track down for 2 years and still don't have it fixed.

Granted, she has never let me down, it is a tough truck, I've learned a TON and have sometimes really enjoyed the work and gotten a lot of satisfaction out of it. And, the small form factor is nice.

BUT, not having a garage and trying to tinker on this in my very limited spare time on weekends when I sometimes need to be doing other things is getting to be a chore.

The other side of it is, I don't think I will nearly get out of it what I have in time and $$ wise. Still though, no matter how much I put in it, it will likely always be a noisy driver and consistently require tinkering. Have I lost my Toyota mind?

T.