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Greetings from the Black Hills of South Dakota, where a semi-literate knuckle dragging misanthrope has managed to fool the verification tool on this forum into believing that I am in fact a human with a functional frontal cortex. As all of you will find out in the coming days and weeks it's a miracle that I know how to use indoor plumbing much less a computer. Now you are stuck with me.
I'm currently living in the southern Black Hills where I ply my trade of locomotive engineer on a Class 1 RR. I've been driving the same 2007 Toyota Tundra Double Cab 4X4 with a 5.7L V8 since late 2007 because I am a tight wad. In 2015 I bought a Chevrolet SS with an LS3 V8 because a RWD only 415HP sport sedan is a super practical car in the winter here, up until last year it didn't matter because we had a little Scion tC as a winter beater for my wife, unfortunately it was hailed out last year. After nearly 17 years of driving the same truck I am ready to get something else. More accurately I am going to add something else to the fleet as I see no need to trade off a functional 4X4 1/2 ton truck with enough "patina" to make me feel no guilt in using it as a truck.
My short list has gotten shorter since I am not really all that fond of the new 3rd Gen Tundra because it lacks a full time 4 wheel drive option, and the outward visibility leaves a bit to be desired. I test drove a Sequoia and didn't like anything but the iForceMax twin turbo v6 hybrid, the ride was kind of crap, visibility was identically poor to the Tundra, and the rear cargo area and 3rd row are deeply flawed.
So at the moment it is down to the new 2024 Land Cruiser LC trim or a GX550 Overtrail. This wouldn't even be a contest if the twin turbo V6 and 10 speed could be optioned in the Land Cruiser, but I have to consider the Land Cruiser as more practical given the nearest Lexus dealer being 310 miles away.
So I'm here to do some research.
I'm currently living in the southern Black Hills where I ply my trade of locomotive engineer on a Class 1 RR. I've been driving the same 2007 Toyota Tundra Double Cab 4X4 with a 5.7L V8 since late 2007 because I am a tight wad. In 2015 I bought a Chevrolet SS with an LS3 V8 because a RWD only 415HP sport sedan is a super practical car in the winter here, up until last year it didn't matter because we had a little Scion tC as a winter beater for my wife, unfortunately it was hailed out last year. After nearly 17 years of driving the same truck I am ready to get something else. More accurately I am going to add something else to the fleet as I see no need to trade off a functional 4X4 1/2 ton truck with enough "patina" to make me feel no guilt in using it as a truck.
My short list has gotten shorter since I am not really all that fond of the new 3rd Gen Tundra because it lacks a full time 4 wheel drive option, and the outward visibility leaves a bit to be desired. I test drove a Sequoia and didn't like anything but the iForceMax twin turbo v6 hybrid, the ride was kind of crap, visibility was identically poor to the Tundra, and the rear cargo area and 3rd row are deeply flawed.
So at the moment it is down to the new 2024 Land Cruiser LC trim or a GX550 Overtrail. This wouldn't even be a contest if the twin turbo V6 and 10 speed could be optioned in the Land Cruiser, but I have to consider the Land Cruiser as more practical given the nearest Lexus dealer being 310 miles away.
So I'm here to do some research.