Save My 4Runner from Extinction

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Save My 2016 4Runner from Extinction Friends, strangers, and fellow lovers of underdog vehicles— My beloved “Baby Yoda” Toyota 4Runner, once a majestic beast roaming freely with a rooftop tent and dreams of 4WD glory, has fallen on hard times. She’s not just a car. She’s my pride, my joy, my rusting emotional support vehicle. Let’s take a quick ride through her recent trauma: • Hit a deer. The deer walked away. She didn’t. Her driver door now refuses to unlock like a teenager after curfew. • Rodents attacked. Chewed the wiring like it was an all-you-can-eat buffet. I think they’re unionized. • Hit-and-run dent. A parking lot mystery attacker left their mark. No note, just shame. • Back window shattered. Some classy vandal gave her the final kick while she was down. Glass everywhere. RIP rear visibility. • And the cherry on top? No more 4WD. No more rooftop tent adventures. Just driveway despair. Other casualties include: • The butt warmer—a tragedy in winter. • The weather stripping—now an open invitation to rain, wind, and small woodland creatures. • My dignity—held together by duct tape and hope. But this isn’t a sob story—this is a comeback mission. Your donation will help restore her to her full trail-conquering, butt-warming, deer-dodging glory. One window, wire, and wheel at a time. Help me put the “run” back in 4Runner. ️ And remember: every dollar brings us closer to warmth, wilderness, and not crying when I turn the key.

by Danielle Schmidt
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Save My 2016 4Runner from Extinction

Friends, strangers, and fellow lovers of underdog vehicles—

My beloved “Baby Yoda” Toyota 4Runner, once a majestic beast roaming freely with a rooftop tent and dreams of 4WD glory, has fallen on hard times. She’s not just a car. She’s my pride, my joy, my rusting emotional support vehicle.

Let’s take a quick ride through her recent trauma:
• Hit a deer. The deer walked away. She didn’t. Her driver door now refuses to unlock like a teenager after curfew.
• Rodents attacked. Chewed the wiring like it was an all-you-can-eat buffet. I think they’re unionized.
• Hit-and-run dent. A parking lot mystery attacker left their mark. No note, just shame.
• Back window shattered. Some classy vandal gave her the final kick while she was down. Glass everywhere. RIP rear visibility.
• And the cherry on top? No more 4WD. No more rooftop tent adventures. Just driveway despair.

Other casualties include:
• The butt warmer—a tragedy in winter.
• The weather stripping—now an open invitation to rain, wind, and small woodland creatures.
• My dignity—held together by duct tape and hope.

But this isn’t a sob story—this is a comeback mission.

Your donation will help restore her to her full trail-conquering, butt-warming, deer-dodging glory. One window, wire, and wheel at a time.

Help me put the “run” back in 4Runner. ️
And remember: every dollar brings us closer to warmth, wilderness, and not crying when I turn the key.
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