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I first started off by working on the Tundra Site Crew last year for the SE portion of the states. I had applied for a job on Craigslist only knowing that it was for a major vehicle company debuting a new truck.
I then got a phone call stating that I was being offered a job promoting the "new" Tundra and that they would be giving me new Tundra trucks to drive around and show off at shows and construction sites to market them.
I was trained to know everything about the new Tundra so that when people approached me that I would know everything about them. They really emphasized on what to do when that Ford owner came up and said, "At least my truck is made in America!" Then my reply would be "Yes, Mexico is in North America."
I had the experience of driving a "show truck" that was actually used in the photo shoot for the XSP package but yet it wasn't an XSP truck at all. It had all of the exterior features of the package but nothing for the interior.
It was a great job at first (who wouldn't love driving a free truck!) until the home/personal life was interrupted. I went from traveling one weekend a month to being gone up to 15 days at a time in a hotel. (Keep in mind that I had to pay for the hotel first then get reimbursed 4-6 weeks later.) My girlfriend was telling me that I might as well get a tattoo that says, "Property of Toyota" on my ass. Living and breathing trucks was awesome but it took its toll upon me and those around me.
After quitting that job all I could ever think about was getting my own Tundra. I had fallen in love with a truck that I never owned and could never do any modifications to it. So, I woke up one morning to run some errands and came home with a truck.
So, my history is short but the rest of my life will have a positive effect because of my introduction to Toyota. I had a '07 4.7 V8 DC Tundra, a '07 5.7 V8 DC Tundra Show Truck (completely loaded), and now have my own 2008 5.7 V8 DC Tundra.
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