I mean, yeah - he buys rusted jeeps that haven't run in a quarter century sight unseen from 1,000 miles away.   It's kind of his bit.

I found that mine squeaked like crazy when I relo'd it back there unless I oiled it pretty much every day.   

It’s much worse with a spare in it.  That adds significant mass when it crashes into the back of your legs.

Still doesn't have the 4 Runner's roll down back glass.

It’s a huge pain in the ass. It’s heavy, especially if you relo your spare back there. There’s a lock to hold it all the way open but it’s not the most reliable, and if you open it any less than full and you’re on ground that is the tiniest bit not level, get ready for that thing to slam into the back of your thighs.

Not Lexus dealerships, no.

I don’t follow. If I tell someone my car is broken, they’re not obligated to give me money to fix it.

Go buy any car based on “how it looks.” Good luck. The Land Cruiser is hand built in Japan and is designed to last 25 years. The Sequoia? Notsomuch.

The fellas over at ih8mud would beg to differ.

Except on the used market, where the LX is commonly cheaper and better maintained than a contemporary Land Cruiser.

Fuck Zeke. If he wants to talk about respect, how about he reports and honors the two remaining years on a contract he signed.

You can get a perfectly serviceable model on Amazon for less than $75.  It attaches to the existing seat and installs in less than 20 minutes.

I don't disagree that petrochemical companies are evil, but if you think that the Chinese enterprises carving up Africa for rare earth elements are any better I think you're mistaken.

That’s crazy.  I routinely drive ~800 miles between Texas and Colorado.  That's 12-13 hours with vast stretches of no superchargers.  Stopping for 30-60 minutes in basically every town along the way would change that drive from doable to miserable.

Except Toyota owns something close to 20% of Subaru and develops vehicles jointly with them.

You can cook the bones in a pressure cooker. The pressure eliminates the brittleness caused by normal cooking and makes them safe for dogs to eat.

Same. We switched many years ago to Taste of the Wild - Pacific Stream (salmon based) after our catahoula had some hip/joint problems. He improved quickly and we’ve never looked back. Less poop is an added bonus!

Two battery setups are very popular as an aftermarket mod in the Land Cruiser (and I’m guessing other off-roaders) community.

“If you live on the West Coast, the company Tesloop can give you a ride if you’re traveling around California.”

I see an oddly large number of them in Breckenridge. I guess they like to test them on mountain roads.