How old is your rig?

[CharlesHarris]

(14 August 2018, 22:58)Mortblanc Wrote: ...I am in the same place you are CH...I have the sneaky suspicion that in about 10 years that vehicle will still be sitting in the driveway and I will still be wondering when it will die...

Yeah, my mechanic says he can keep my 2000 model going as long as parts are still available for it. Gave up on the A/C, not worth money to fix, so I don't drive it on hot summer days, only in winter and otherwise to the shooting range or Home Depot. Because it isn't a frequent driver I keep Seafoam in it to avoid any problems with condensation in the tank or stale gas. I won't E15 gas in it but drive over to Virginia to get E0 non-ethanol gas at the Southern States Co-Op. Put new radiator, aux cooling fan and heater core in it last winter and new Cooper A/TW tires http://us.coopertire.com/tires/discoverer-a-tw_suv.aspx

Toyota ricebox is economical and reliable, and gets good mileage, is peppy. It runs well on the ethanol-blend gas and drives like a sports car, fun ride as long as the snow isn't deeper than 10cm. I run Dunlop SP Winter Sport tires on it, which give great rain performance on the Interstate as well as performing well in moderate mud & snow on our rural local roads in all must the worst winter "Jeep" weather.