Yanno, for one who shuns fine wines in favor of beer, you should get the
ghetto mods on it (monster pneumatic shocks). Then instead of the
mighty grape, you could call it super hops.

Hey -- I don't "shun" fine wines...it's just that really good beers
seem to find their way to me more often...

;-)

Actually, this thing is pretty jacked up already, which is one thing
that attracted me to it. We had to stiffen the springs on the old
Grape (in order to handle the extra load), which added to the cost, and
all it did was make the back end ride more level under load. I think
it ended up putting a lot more stress on the part of the frame that
broke.

The new grape won't need extra springs. It's got 8 inches between the
tires and the wheel wells...

The T-100 was Toyota's first attempt at a full-sized pick-up truck, and
'95 was the first year for the bigger 3.4 liter V-6. Since we don't
drive it enough to care about gas mileage, bigger is better. And
because it can fit a full sheet of plywood between the wheel wells, I
suspect we'll be able to use it for hauling stuff a lot more often.
(We used the old Grape to haul stuff, too -- but a mini-pickup truck
can only haul so much.)

Considering this truck has 170K miles on it, and is still running
perfectly, it would seem that Toyota got it right. (Although Mary
pointed out the irony of us buying a Japanese truck on Pearl Harbor
Day. My WWII-vet father must be spinning in his grave... ;-)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"