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Hi, I’m living in Canada and am pretty interested in a Hilux someone was offering online, but given I’m pretty new to the model (I’ve driven 4Runners and Tacomas before) I wanted to see what this community thought about the ad before making a proper offer to the owner. What do you think about this vehicle? Is there anything of immediate note given people’s knowledge of this particular year/model?

“1997 Toyota hilux ln108 4x4 turbo diesel 2l-te, 287,000kms, Automatic transmission It's loaded with the following parts: Holset he2211w turbo Front mount Yonaka intercooler Custom intercooler piping Jrp EGT & boost gauge 4x4 snorkel kit Old Man Emu 2-inch full suspension lift kit 1-inch body lift 35x12.5x15 Haida Mud Champ (hd869) tires Toy Factory Fab Tube Bumper 8500lbs Keeper winch w/ synthetic rope Gear America winch fairlead Electrical & Lighting: Auxbeam 8-gang switch panel 3-inch Strands lighting pods Two 6-inch Siberia Strands lighting units OEM Toyota rain deflectors LSD in the rear. Timing belt done 6 months ago. Asking: $22,000 CAD (16,000 USD)

Any advice is appreciated.

Heyo, longtime lurker looking for build advice.

I’m recently reached level 16 in a long running 5e campaign, playing a Bugbear Assassin Rogue / Hexblade Warlock.

Current build is a Rogue 12 / Warlock 3 (Pact of the Chain, but DM allows me to swap pact + invocations if I go 4th level Warlock right now)

STR 16 / DEX 20 / CON 14 / INT 8 / WIS 12 / CHA 14 Feats: Alert, Piercer, Skill Expert, War Caster Playstyle: stealthy burst damage, ambushes, magic utility.

Party comp: -Storm Herald Barbarian -Moon Druid -Swords Bard -BM Fighter / Swashbuckler -Abjuration Wizard

Originally planned to go Rogue 12 / Warlock 3 / Fighter 5, but now I’m reconsidering. Combat at this level is intense, and I want to optimize my last 5 levels instead of committing to an outdated plan.

I’m aiming to lean into a “magical assassin” role rather than a frontliner. I guess with that I have 4 questions lingering in my head: 1: Is Fighter 1-5 still worth it at this level (Action Surge, BM maneuvers), or is it too late to get meaningful value, or bloating alongside our existing BM, and frontliners like our barbarian and Druid? 2: Would going deeper into Warlock (up to 7–8) be stronger overall for scaling, utility, and damage? 3: If I switch to Pact of the Blade, is that actually better than Chain for my build? 4: Any key invocation / spell / synergy recommendations for this level range?

Appreciate any insight, especially from people who’ve played at high levels.

looking for advice at buying a 1997 Hilux