Fatty Lumpkin

While we loved the Ford E350 van which we bought several years ago, it suffered from 2 defects here in NM. One, it was 2 wheel drive. The roads in this area can be pretty bad after rain or snow, so the idea of a 4x4 was enticing. Two, it was so big, I don't think I could have gotten it safely into my garage.

We decided to buy a new truck. I did some research and landed on a Toyota Tacoma Access Cab. I went with the 4 cylinder engine for better fuel economy.

Originally I had planned to name it "Snowmane" in keeping with the Tolkien steed names for my vehicles. The drive back from Albuquerque however quickly showed me that the little truck could not live up to the name of the horse ridden into battle by Theoden King.

I decided the truck's preferred pace was more like that of Tom Bombadil's pony, Fatty Lumpkin.

We tend to just call it Lumpy.

It has been a good little truck thus far, but it won't be winning any races.