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<blockquote data-quote="moreda55" data-source="post: 1228357" data-attributes="member: 25048"><p><strong>2018 Raptor.. My dream truck</strong></p><p></p><p>SO after ******* for one of these truck since 2011 I finally made it happen. </p><p></p><p>Little back story. </p><p>I work as an outside sales rep in the outdoor industry. When i started this roll back in 2012 I wanted a raptor but with this job and at the time doing almost 35,000 miles a year I would have needed a second job just for the gas.. So I opted for a Tacoma TRD Baja edition, this was the year before they did TRD PRO. Since it was just the wife and I and the pup no need for a Crew Cab. </p><p>the day I picked it up. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]278630[/ATTACH]</p><p>First Offroad </p><p>[ATTACH=full]278631[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The day it sold.... new tires, and new suspension... because i had planed on keep it but the Raptor was calling my name. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]278632[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]278633[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]278634[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]278635[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Fast forward and 179,000 miles later and the addition of a kid I somehow managed to convince the wife that getting a Raptor was the wise choice. After being in this role for almost 5 years I have figured out to travel smarter and now that the gas mileage on the ECO boost is not horrible I made it happen. I know the Eco boost is something that people hate on because it isn't a v8 but for me the gas mileage made it possible for me to actually justify the truck as a daily....... but the truck is in WV</p><p></p><p>I searched for about a month trying to buy local in CA and got no place.. anyone with a truck on the lot wanted over sticker, up to 25k and as low as 5k. The one place local that doesn't make up was out almost 8 months on their orders and I was not going to pay over. </p><p></p><p>I used Raptorfinder.com after saying I wasn't going to but it really did help out. </p><p>Found the 801A I was after in WV and the dealer wasn't asking over sticker.... I wasted 3 weeks trying to get a shipper to get the truck and bring it out to CA before just throwing my hands in the air and catching a redeye with my dad and driving across the country... </p><p></p><p>Here are the photos. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Picking it up in WV</p><p>[ATTACH=full]278636[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Random truck stop in the middle of Ohio and outside the hotel in Cleveland. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]278637[/ATTACH]</p><p>Morning spot for coffee and Breakfast sandwiches </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]278638[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Since we had a spot in Park City I had to go to the source to pick up this bottle. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]278639[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]278640[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Let me just say... I love my Dad, he is great human and I have learned a lot from him........but 3+ days in a cab with your pops, you realize quickly that you will always be his son..... </p><p></p><p></p><p>Once i got it home I had to get a few things sorted so here is the mod list and soon to be mods. </p><p></p><p>RPG 1.5 Collars</p><p>Method NV 17" Black </p><p>Chief Machining Method flat center caps Flat Black </p><p>Black lugs</p><p>Window tint ( not pictured )</p><p></p><p>Going on soon raptor lights front light mount </p><p>KC flex ambers</p><p>Rigid Spots</p><p>Rigid Flod </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]278641[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]278642[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]278643[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]278644[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreda55, post: 1228357, member: 25048"] [b]2018 Raptor.. My dream truck[/b] SO after ******* for one of these truck since 2011 I finally made it happen. Little back story. I work as an outside sales rep in the outdoor industry. When i started this roll back in 2012 I wanted a raptor but with this job and at the time doing almost 35,000 miles a year I would have needed a second job just for the gas.. So I opted for a Tacoma TRD Baja edition, this was the year before they did TRD PRO. Since it was just the wife and I and the pup no need for a Crew Cab. the day I picked it up. [ATTACH=full]278630[/ATTACH] First Offroad [ATTACH=full]278631[/ATTACH] The day it sold.... new tires, and new suspension... because i had planed on keep it but the Raptor was calling my name. [ATTACH=full]278632[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]278633[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]278634[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]278635[/ATTACH] Fast forward and 179,000 miles later and the addition of a kid I somehow managed to convince the wife that getting a Raptor was the wise choice. After being in this role for almost 5 years I have figured out to travel smarter and now that the gas mileage on the ECO boost is not horrible I made it happen. I know the Eco boost is something that people hate on because it isn't a v8 but for me the gas mileage made it possible for me to actually justify the truck as a daily....... but the truck is in WV I searched for about a month trying to buy local in CA and got no place.. anyone with a truck on the lot wanted over sticker, up to 25k and as low as 5k. The one place local that doesn't make up was out almost 8 months on their orders and I was not going to pay over. I used Raptorfinder.com after saying I wasn't going to but it really did help out. Found the 801A I was after in WV and the dealer wasn't asking over sticker.... I wasted 3 weeks trying to get a shipper to get the truck and bring it out to CA before just throwing my hands in the air and catching a redeye with my dad and driving across the country... Here are the photos. Picking it up in WV [ATTACH=full]278636[/ATTACH] Random truck stop in the middle of Ohio and outside the hotel in Cleveland. [ATTACH=full]278637[/ATTACH] Morning spot for coffee and Breakfast sandwiches [ATTACH=full]278638[/ATTACH] Since we had a spot in Park City I had to go to the source to pick up this bottle. [ATTACH=full]278639[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]278640[/ATTACH] Let me just say... I love my Dad, he is great human and I have learned a lot from him........but 3+ days in a cab with your pops, you realize quickly that you will always be his son..... Once i got it home I had to get a few things sorted so here is the mod list and soon to be mods. RPG 1.5 Collars Method NV 17" Black Chief Machining Method flat center caps Flat Black Black lugs Window tint ( not pictured ) Going on soon raptor lights front light mount KC flex ambers Rigid Spots Rigid Flod [ATTACH=full]278641[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]278642[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]278643[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]278644[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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