# My hunt is over!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hunt-is-over/108259>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 10, 2002, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hunt-is-over/108259 "2002-05-10T11:29:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hunt-is-over/108259/1 "2002-05-10T11:29:06Z")

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I bought a new car!!! After months of searching, test-driving, pricing, I finally did it. I bought [a Toyota Tacoma](http://www.toyota.com/html/shop/vehicles/tacoma/index.html). It’s got power steering, power brakes, AC, a cassette player AND a CD player, and a bedliner. It’s jet black and looks keewwwlll!!!

I just got out from under bone crushing debt. I’m 38 years old, and this is my _first new car_. I am so jazzed!!!

I’m also a little scared about how I am going to make the payments…

Thanks for letting me share!

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**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hunt-is-over/108259/2 "2002-05-10T11:34:47Z")

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Let me be the first to say I am _sooooooooooo_ jealous right now.

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hunt-is-over/108259/3 "2002-05-10T11:36:35Z")

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Canyoneroooooo!! 😃

Congrats, spooje. Looks like a fine truck.

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**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hunt-is-over/108259/4 "2002-05-10T14:14:47Z")

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Take care of your new truck and it will take car of you. I bought a new Toyota pickup (pre Tacoma) in 1993 and the truck has been virtually trouble free. The only problem was a thermostat that went bad on me. Depending on union contract negotiations with my employer, a new truck is in my target this fall.

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**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hunt-is-over/108259/5 "2002-05-10T15:58:41Z")

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> \*Originally posted by spooje \*  
> \*\*I just got out from under bone crushing debt. (snip) I’m also a little scared about how I am going to make the payments… \*\*

Welcome back. 🙂

Seriously though, congrats on the new wheels. Doesn’t it smell _good?_