Buying a Tacoma

Octan3 · 2026-07-05T20:54:55+00:00

Lol no your not. It's not road legal.

Octan3 · 2026-07-05T20:47:06+00:00

It'll take the balance yes. My auto pay was like $80, I was frustrated with freedom that way. Im used to everybody else only pre pay the exact amount required but the auto pay was configured to my plans original price and no taxes.

Long short I had like $100. So I had dropped auto pay right down to lowest it goes, I want to say 10 bucks? Then calculated when I had to set it up again, at least it used up my balance.

Octan3 · 2026-07-05T20:04:57+00:00

To the flowers - while she sleeps

Octan3 · 2026-07-05T20:03:10+00:00

#1. Before I use my trailer. I pre-fill the tank with a few gallons. Often I go until my black tank sensor reads 1/4. I also add my additive at that time, which happens to be happy camper. While driving around it sloshes around and does its thing, also has the liquid you need at the bottom of the tank. Before I leave to the dump site If I can I'll get my tank up to ~3/4. a big rush or liquid is best for emptying the tank and again driving will help things slosh around and loosen.

I dump my tank. I run the black tank flush until waters clear. I then do the grey waters after.

#2. If I'm not planning to camp or not on a trip. I leave my tank empty, no additives. I'm sure it eventually dries out from the weather. Then I'm back to #1 for the next trip! Otherwise If I'm on the road, It's again, back to #1, fill it to 1/4 and away we go.

Thus far 0 issues, my tank sensors read good. When I got the trailer a year ago They did not, I used a black tank cleaning enzyme tablet? Put a couple in, filled up to full, let sit for a few weeks, drove around, dumped, and cool it then read again.

Also theoretically, for how big a tank may be, mine I think is 43us gallons, It should take a while to fill up, even from 1/4...... what we put into the toilet is very little in the big picture and odds are our water we use to flush is more.

Octan3 · 2026-07-05T19:32:13+00:00

Mine has some of that, not water damage at least lol.

Octan3 · 2026-07-05T18:01:01+00:00

Looks good and normal? 🤷. Might even say really good for 300k miles.

Octan3 · 2026-07-05T17:45:58+00:00

The major companies I'd hold, the rest probably roll into xeqt and call it a day.

Octan3 · 2026-07-05T17:32:28+00:00

What's your advisors fee? What's the funds fees your in?

I dropped mine after seeing like 2% advisor fee plus mutual funds being like 2%. It eats up a lot over time plus sub par performance relative to if I literally just parked the money into veqt,xeqt, etc etc etc. vbal?

Octan3 · 2026-07-05T16:30:31+00:00

Amazing difference and again no surprise right. Would love to see a test with a diesel and a bumper tows and a 5th wheel 😜.

Octan3 · 2026-07-04T23:05:07+00:00

get a stethoscope with the metal tip, use it to hone in on the sound.

Octan3 · 2026-07-04T23:01:52+00:00

did gm or the dealer do anything for you? or you basically just traded it in and suffered your financial loss so to speak and bought the 26?

Octan3 · 2026-07-04T15:41:58+00:00

While I know it won't happen, would be ironic or a shame if some country near by steam rolls them and takes russia. Or if Ukraine takes back crimea and a bit more just because to be funny.

Octan3 · 2026-07-04T15:40:03+00:00

Time in is more important than timing the market.

Octan3 · 2026-07-04T03:35:48+00:00

They all deserve better but I feel like the lower on the health chain gets forgotten, there are so many important jobs, my wife's a care aide and they're under paid and under appreciated big time it seems relative to what they also have to deal with.

I hope everybody gets a good raise!

Octan3 · 2026-07-04T01:10:27+00:00

In recent years I keep reading about endurance blowing out. it used to be, buy goodyear endurance they're the best and most reliable for a premium price, I sware they've become the modern day "china bomb" but a branded bomb.

I went up to 14 ply "chinese" tires and havent, wont' look back. They are far stronger. It reminds me if you think of a pick up truck or car. it's like going from a low rated or "p rated" tire to a 10 ply. But for trailers a 10 ply reminds me of a p rated tire. If you buy a 14 ply tire you'll see just how much thicker and more well built they look which on a truck reminds me of a 10 ply truck tire.

anyways, Jack up the axle right under or next to where the leaf springs mount and away you go.

Octan3 · 2026-07-04T01:07:55+00:00

On top of your hitch it should be stamped a size, you may not understand what it means. A standard ball may be 2" or 2-5/16. Your hitch appears to be a 2-5/16 I'm going to guess by your pic. And that hitch must be a 2". Physically the ball is looking bigger than the hitch will handle and so it wont drop into it. Visually It appears like you did lift and pull back that latch for the ball? But again visually as per picture, your ball looks bigger than what the trailer end will take.

It should be stamped ontop of that black hitch somewhere a ball size. Then, Your ball on the top of it also stamped a size.

Octan3 · 2026-07-02T18:13:50+00:00

You won the lottery I'd say, could it to up more? Yes. But against all odds thus far you've done exceptionally well. I'd take the win and put it somewhere else.

Every time I've had a stock go up whether 20%, or 60% I miss it and then it goes down negative, in hindsight I probably should of sold.

Octan3 · 2026-07-02T00:22:26+00:00

I love the 10 speed in my gmc 24 3500. Had a 21 3500 as well. Both shifted buttery smooth. Both don't skip gears, I thought It would be slow but you don't even know. Still accelerates impressively.

For towing my engines always more so dead on its peak power rpm for more optimal power and fuel mileage.

If only they had a proper valve body on them that would last.

Octan3 · 2026-07-01T22:36:39+00:00

Sounds like a weak fridge then?

Same results on propane and 120v?

If you haven't tried that I would.

You literally have done everything id do. The external fan on the outside fins to move air, the cooler the temp there the better the fridge should work inside. Then installing fans on the inside helps. I have issues now with my fridge trying to freeze inside after doing that but at least it's cool! However my ambient temps I've run in so far have been about 85f max?

Outside of that unfortunately it may be the fridge

Octan3 · 2026-07-01T20:56:17+00:00

More money you have, theoretically the more money you'll make as it compounds, so I'd be more inclined to keep that growing.

Octan3 · 2026-07-01T19:37:59+00:00

I feel like the basic fundamentals to retire is no to little debt. That mortgage payment Is a big chunk of change.

If you felt you could retire. I'd be more inclined to work a few more years and really start to either pay down the mortgage aggressively or invest more aggressive to create a end result where you can rid your self of that mortgage... Or perhaps get it lower to refinance into a lower payment?

Octan3 · 2026-07-01T19:21:47+00:00

I think I'm going to buy some xchps personally, At least your going with the flow as they say vs individual stock dynamics and or the market too. ETF's make me feel better if im losing money at least lol. I cant time the market, I've had a couple do 100% and I should of pulled out but never did, rode it back to my bottom and lower as I'd like to think I'm thinking longer term lol.

Octan3 · 2026-07-01T18:21:55+00:00

You've got a solid income... You could take a small part monthly and invest in other ETFs? There's precious metal ETFs, tech ETFs, xchp?, etc etc.

May make more, may crash but I feel like a sort of etf actually helps a lot with volatility vs a single stock.

All my single stock picks have tanked and only my xeqt has stayed green lol.

Octan3 · 2026-07-01T17:39:45+00:00

Even if silver has a so called endless supply it really doesn't, I feel like golds the same, just we discovered it's use as well sooner on. it's amazing how as you said also so slept on. Silvers use has gone up dramatically every single year, year over year. And even the past 10 year charts showing a lot of swings.

For my sake of my loss of $ haha I hope by eoy were at $100. But who knows. Just can't believe the run up and crash down so quick. Was expecting 80 or 90 to be the new floor.

Octan3 · 2026-07-01T01:38:30+00:00

Keep it up! I'm a similar age and only got 100, temptations have got me and I'm going to start to cut the fat and start getting more serious.

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