The Classic Bait-and-Switch
I was going to get a new F-150 and trade in my 2nd gen with 180k miles because I needed some actual room.
Which is hilarious, considering I spent all last winter pulling the motor, tearing it down, rebuilding it, and bleeding on every single rusted manifold bolt. After all that blood and sweat, I seriously considered replacing it with a full-size.
Then I looked in the mirror, remembered who I am, and realized how profoundly dumb that was (which is dumb, but not an idiot)
I kept the Tacoma, kept the detail appointment that was originally booked to list it (successfully washing away eleven years of dirt and deep existential dread), and used half the new-truck money to buy a 2021 4Runner with 35,000 miles on it instead.
Turns out the absolute best way to solve a "space problem" is just parking a second Toyota next to the first one. Crisis averted. Looking forward to another 200k miles on the first car I ever purchased in 2015.