How To Loan Someone Your Truck

Vol. 16

End of an era: I just sold my old 3rd gen 4Runner to my good buddy Matt Talbott. Trying to keep a near 24-year-old truck in good, safe condition when it was rarely getting used just meant spending a whole lot of money without a whole lotta justification. Talbott will give it a good home, and use it like it deserves.

The main role of the 3rd gen in our lives was as a guest car. We love it when friends visit us here in Bozeman, and to encourage those visits, while ensuring they’d have a good a time here as possible was just a fun thing to do. But not all our friends are super knowledgeable truck people, and even if they are, they’d still be borrowing an unfamiliar vehicle with more than a few quirks. So, I put together an extensive instruction email that I sent out to every borrower. It may have been a little over the top, judging by the number of people who it scared off, or who found it insulting. But maybe it can also present a good framework for how to loan out one of your vehicles …