My own gauge as to when it’s time to move on from a car is when I feel...annoyed...by having to pay for basic maintenance. That means I’ve fallen out of love with it. When I first got my Miata, I actually loved taking it in for service, talking with the service writers and mechanics about the car, looking at the…

The impetus behind this is the electric vehicle mandate - a lithium ion battery may be down as much as 1/3 of it’s original capacity after 10 years, by refurbishing lease returns, Toyota can ensure the next customer to get the car is starting out with a brand new battery pack. It solves probably the main issue that…

I see this as a positive for the following reasons

You will be able to choose between say a $X used other car that someone wiped with a microfiber cloth and sprayed with “new car scent” and absolutely nothing else done to it - and a Toyota with a seal of approval where they likely swapped the interior textiles and replaced various wear items, cracked windows and…

Is this comment from the 80's?

Worth it if I can get a factory refreshed first gen Tacoma instead of the bloated thing they’re selling now.

They are not referring to over the air updates, but modules in vehicles that will become obsolete thanks to wireless carriers shutting down the networks that those modules rely on.

Our Hondas you can select that very thing. What blows my mind is you can flick your high beams at these idiots for miles in crappy weather and they HAVE NO CLUE. Perhaps it’s because here in the US we’re just used such lousy headlight standards you can’t tell the difference?

Rule 1 - if auto lights on (and it should be hard not to be on), front and rear should be on.

Well, obviously. Everything a corporation does is about making more money. That there could be an environmental benefit is worth acknowledging.

Both of the Toyotas I’ve owned have lasted beyond 10 years without any “refurbishment”.

NGL, new/updated OEM parts for the following models would be nice.

I see nothing wrong with Toyota implementing this model. Hopefully it will be better than all the certified pre-owned bullshit where they you’re lucky if the dealership even washed the car.

Yes, but value added, especially in this era that now we have to worry about wireless network upgrades causing integral features to stop working.

You would not believe the number of people I’ve seen who turn on their hazard lights but not their proper lights. It’s wild.

Now if only their lights could be activated automatically with the wipers, as well. The number of cars I run up on through heavy rain/mist/fog/snow without their taillights on is staggering. If we can’t agree to have rear foglights and use them correctly, we should at least get headlights/taillights on.

Answers will be very different for owner-operators vs fleet drivers. I don’t know what percentage of each make up the industry as a whole.

I write for truck accident lawyers sometimes (I know prob not your fav people) and I’d have sooooo many questions for you, if you’re willing and able.

I mean, that is actually a pretty excellent idea. My dad was a trucker for a couple of decades of his life (but hasn’t been in the game since 2003) so the industry will always be interesting to me.

Why don’t y’all just do a feature called “Ask a Trucker”? I’m sure I’m not the only one on here who drives commercial truck for a living; I’m also a driver trainer.