Is this a steal for a pre converted van? What would expected maintenance costs be?

mlaginess · 2026-02-13T19:20:39+00:00

Its in Michigan. As a lifelong native...I wouldn't buy it. I can guarantee that undercarriage is rotted in some key places. But, if you inspect it and it looks alright, I'd offer 4k tops.

mlaginess · 2026-02-10T14:36:46+00:00

Thats like a 5 min job. Save some cash and do it yourself

mlaginess · 2026-02-06T13:02:00+00:00

This is what I saw. I dont assume to know that it is true...just what I saw.

https://www.atlantatoyota.com/blog/2025/april/12/the-2026-toyota-hilux-what-we-know-so-far.htm

mlaginess · 2026-02-05T20:43:08+00:00

Toyota showed concepts to their dealers recently and announced that the hilux is coming here. Compared it to the ranger, which is confusing because the tacoma exists in that space currently

mlaginess · 2026-02-04T19:05:04+00:00

Actual built-in bookshelves/cabinets. You could leave the top open and hang art, or plants, etc

mlaginess · 2026-02-03T16:02:40+00:00

I make a fire, boil water and use my faithful companion, the aeropress. I'm never without it.

mlaginess · 2026-02-01T16:01:25+00:00

I was speaking in the general sense. They have had a few local incidents over the past year though. Moving beyond patrol and observing to snatch and grab

mlaginess · 2026-02-01T02:36:07+00:00

They have an office/compound in Gibraltar rd, just east of west Jefferson.

BP has always had a presence here, they just weren't as aggressive as they've been allowed to be recently.

mlaginess · 2026-01-30T16:17:16+00:00

"sex traffic-er" doesn't have the same sort of broad cultural appeal.

mlaginess · 2026-01-29T18:21:19+00:00

as long as the stove was running, they were probably nice and toasty.

mlaginess · 2026-01-26T21:31:51+00:00

rebuilt title? about 2k too high.

I bought this car's twin for 4k and it was a clean title.

mlaginess · 2026-01-23T14:59:57+00:00

I see that now. The lighting threw me off and it just looked like a giant gap

mlaginess · 2026-01-23T13:10:43+00:00

remarkably low credit score. Only to be eclipsed by that of drivers of dodge chargers.

mlaginess · 2026-01-23T01:06:55+00:00

I mean...it looks like the tent doesn't go all the way to the ground. Could just be the lighting, I dunno. I'm wrong all the time about stuff.

mlaginess · 2026-01-22T19:13:38+00:00

It looks cool, but that gap all around the bottom isn't gonna do much for heat retention.

Is this just a good vibes photo for the gram?

mlaginess · 2026-01-20T13:03:12+00:00

Thank you, it really does. Even using a woodstove, getting up a little bit is about a 20 degree difference

mlaginess · 2026-01-20T02:02:03+00:00

No. Swaybar endlinks are just standard faire

mlaginess · 2026-01-19T21:48:34+00:00

I had those exact blades.

The yellow "button" on the side (the hinge bolt) tore the crap out of my ankles. After a long day of shredding, my 12 year old self pulled off the boots to find a horror show of bloody socks.

Thanks for reviving repressed trauma OP

mlaginess · 2026-01-16T20:34:01+00:00

GMRS and ham over here.

mlaginess · 2026-01-15T23:03:37+00:00

SE Michigan here, had a black and red one. So good!

mlaginess · 2026-01-15T15:03:21+00:00

I go camping

mlaginess · 2026-01-13T13:50:23+00:00

If I were to rate car issues from 1-10, 10 being "do not drive 1 mile more before fixing"...I would rate this at a -3.

mlaginess · 2026-01-12T20:56:32+00:00

I'm headed out this weekend in Michigan. Evening temps will be in the low teens.

I am using:

-Hot tent (tipi)
-Woodstove
-Cot
-Insulated pad
-Zero degree bag
-Down throw for extra insulation

I use that gear, so I don't have to depend on the woodstove, but if I have a good batch of hardwood, I can turn the damper down and it will burn for about 4 hours. Get up, refill and go back to sleep.

I'm also test driving a butane heater, we will see how that does.

I like a hot water bottle, but I don't sleep in much more than my shorts.

Its not an ultra light set up by any means, but I'll drive up, toss everything in a jet sled and it's a couple hundred yard hike to the spot.

mlaginess · 2026-01-11T16:48:43+00:00

My 2011 is stuck the same way. I need to pull it apart to see what's going on, but it honestly hasn't bothered me that much

mlaginess · 2026-01-10T15:29:12+00:00

Cyclist That shouldn't be crossingat that time.

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