here she is

[historyteacher]

2006 4WD Sport Edition, 59k miles, black leather interior. Paid $20,654, which I thought was fair and I got $9500 for my Subaru.
Finally found it in San Antonio (not a huge fan of making the drive to San Antonio and back to Houston in one day). The dealer was awesome, because they held it until noon the next day so I could drive down. When I got there they said they had 4 other people looking at it the night before, including a doctor who said he would write a check right then.
I miss my Subie, but I really love this truck.
I've got the WeatherTechs on the way, as well as my Pioneer AVIC Z120BT and XM radio.

 

[Flyer]

VERY nice..and an great deal! I think you did very well. I just bought a 4R but kept my 2006 Subaru Forester- just couldn't get rid of it, especially since I get 25-27 mpg so I use it as my daily driver.

 

[Burt]

Nice... I think you got a great deal. You'll lik ethose WeatherTechs too.
Enjoy your new ride!

 

[historyteacher]

I would have loved to have kept my OB Sport, but there was no way I was getting something new without selling it. Fantastic car though, never had any problems with it in 4 years and I've got great memories, namely our road trip to CA last summer.
On the upside of selling it though, the Toyota financial guy said I should be able to get $700-$800 back from the Subaru dealer for my extended warranty because I was nowhere close on years or miles. So woo hoo for that. Basically means that I only spent a third as much when I ordered the mats and audio stuff.

 

[MichaelM]

Good lookin truck. Congrats. I remember when mine was that clean (the day i drove it home from the dealership)

 

[historyteacher]

Even thought I don't plan on really doing off-roading, I kind of can't wait to get it dirty.
Mod, could you move this to the Gallery? I completely forgot about that forum and don't want to clutter up the 4th gen forum. Thanks.

 

[Corrosive]

Looks great! I have done the Houston - San Antonio - Houston trip a few times and that takes some patience... at least you got to fiddle with your new ride on the way home.

Welcome to the club!

 

[Autbond]

Congrats on the purchase! Decent price too, not going to lie I was able to get mine out the door, a little over two years ago with 21k miles, for 22k. Looks like the resale value has gone up since then, good to hear! Not that I will probably ever be getting rid of her.

 

[historyteacher]

Well, I thought it was a fair price, and didn't want to haggle since they had others lined up waiting to buy the truck. Between what I got for my Subie and what I paid for the 4Runner, I'm really happy.
And I keep finding little storage areas in this thing!

 

[THEROK]

i love the black leather seats. wish my limited had it.

 

[historyteacher]

I'm glad the previous owner or dealer decided to put them in too, they are really nice. I'm surprised at how soft they are and how they don't get hot, even sitting out in 100+ degree Houston heat. After 3 hours, they were really only warm.

 

[Carl_G]

Nice! Congratulations.

 

[historyteacher]

I do want to thank all of the people that helped me out with what to look for, what to be aware of, etc. All of the advice was much appreciated and extremely helpful.

 

[shuly]

Congrats on your new toy and welcome!

 

[Ruffian]

I do want to thank all of the people that helped me out with what to look for, what to be aware of, etc. All of the advice was much appreciated and extremely helpful.

Your welcome. She's beautiful and the black leather is very nice! Maybe not on a 100 degree day, but it looks great!

I need to post what Ruffian looks like after 4wheeling all weekend up at Cal4wheels Sierra Trek. She's brown with a hint of blue! lol

 

[eskimochaos]

You paid a ton for that.

I got my 07 SE V8 new for 26.5

 

[historyteacher]

Well, considering a good condition 4x4 is pretty tough to find around here, I think I did pretty well.
But hey, whatever. To each their own.

 

[av8or]

those black leather are aftermarket right? i don't see any seat warmer switches on the central console..

 

[historyteacher]

Yeah, the lack of seat warmers is the only thing my wife didn't like. (Which is why she has recently said, "We should switch cars.") Being down here in Houston though, we'd get to use them maybe 5 times a year.

 

[av8or]

i love the black leather seats. wish my limited had it.

+1... did they even offer black leather seats as an option to any model? i know the urban runner has it, but it has those suede center inserts..