I actually had an issue with misfires on my 4Runner traced to a mis-shaped sparkplug wire rubber hat on the NGK set I installed 3 years ago ($40 for the set). Bought the OEM Toyota wire set for $60 and it was obviously better made, with perfectly placed extra shielding, the caps had neat and perfect feeling ‘snap on’…

This is where buying a 80% US-sourced parts Toyota wins big over a 40% Chinese/Malay GM or 50% Hencho en Mexico Ford/Ram.

“I know it’s tempting to say “Chinese = bad,”

Honestly, it’d not a bad rule of thumb on the whole when it comes to car parts. When it comes to critical things like tie rod ends and balljoints, I’d rather not take risks.

On that gen 4Runner OEM balljoints are the ONLY viable option IMO. $90 a piece or so for original made in Japan parts. I preemptively changed mine at 135k even though the originals were still perfectly tight. This early version of Toyota’s double wishbone IFS is less than ideal in this regard. The inverted lower…

I got my appliances at Big Jon’s. That part of the West Side is rough, where I lived on the East Side (16th/Emerson) was worse still. When you see a drug addled prostitute get tased on the sidewalk on a weekday commute into work (6am) it’s time to move out.

“We should have killed them to a man” Sounds quite Hitler-esque there bud, burning villages to the ground with suspected partisan activity and all that. Yeah that really would have helped unify the country. Moron. 

Another Starr article, another piece of non-technical political drivel. Quoting Kasparov and working in Yanukovich as an example is just the cherry on top of this bizarre Ukrainian-aligned writer’s masterpiece. Where does Jalopnik dig these people up from?

The gen 1 Sequoias have solid rear axles FYI. They definitely make a ton of sense for someone looking for something that can do 75% of an LC100, while being generally cheaper to buy, getting slightly better mpg, having substantially more interior room and a legit adult-friendly third row with room left behind for…

“The Russian effort in Syria really has seen small successes and underwhelming performance when measured against the capabilities of current American and Western militaries. Even the accomplishments made in Syria are nothing that has not been achieved, years if not decades earlier by Western militaries.”

Seems to me…

“Even so, we took out alot of Russian equipment. Shot down a few of their planes and took out dozens of their tanks and artillery vehicles.”

Your troops high-tailed it back to Tbilisi en masse without much of a fight leaving behind massive amounts of miltiary hardware and Saakashvili ate his tie.

Reviews hybrid, doesn’t record what MPG he got.

Slams Camry while promoting an equally boring/bland midsizer

13.4 cu ft is “cavernous?” It’s small even for a compact car.

Ignores how big of a deal breaker a warning light coming on a brief drive of a NEW mainstream car is (ie this is why Toyota Camrys sell)

Reads like a…

“the new one is better in every measurable way”

I’d take a factory fresh 1st gen (a later ‘07ish example after they got the displacement bump to 3.3L, in Limited trim) over the current car. The old one was much more handsomely styled, had higher quality interior materials IMO, better visibility, and yes better…

I remember taking a ride in a coworker’s trailblazer to lunch some years ago, and in the midst of shuddering at the horrible interior, was taken aback at just how that 4.2L ripped away from a light. Sure it was a bit unrefined in terms of sound, but also very smooth from the inherent balance.

No I think the brakes are applied and those bulbs that are illuminated line up correctly. You can see whitish smudges in the image that line up nicely to that 5th gen coupe’s white reverse lights sitting above the brake lights.

This was my thought as well. Don’t read into the unpainted platic bumper too much, it definitely looks more like a replacement piece that didn’t get painted than the sort of factory-unpainted kind. Integral spoiler shape, taillight pattern all point to 5th gen Civic coupe IMO

Nope I’ve just got yardwork to take care of, I’ve used up my allotment of internet time-wasting for the day. I realized a long time ago that it’s useless trying to engage with logic/reason and actual arguments with your sort, I get more enjoyment of out just riling you up without putting in much effort.

[Angry screeching intensifies]
I’m glad this is the internet where this is all over text and I can just choose when I’ve had my fill of triggering you and log off for the day.

For what it’s worth I’m married to a wonderful woman who thankfully is about as far removed from your nasty and shrill harping as is humanly possible.

One can only imagine then what life is like for your husband living with you under one roof, yeesh!

“*psst. She doesn’t want to fuck you even if you call her smart and pretty while politely telling her to shut up.”

psst She doesn’t want to fuck you over your internet white-knighting either.