Also I drove a current gen Colorado Duramax for 2.5 years, loved the truck. Did not love GM reliability. It was a lemon. DPF and Particulate matter sensor replaced under warranty. Turbo failed out of warranty. Traded it for my Tacoma 3 months ago. I would never own another GM after the warranty expires.

Looks suspiciously like the facelifted 2020 Tacoma from the front end. Especially with the black fender flares.

I recently bought a 2020 Tacoma TRD Off Road with a 6 speed manual and love it. I don’t really care for the programming of Toyota’s modern electronically controlled automatic transmissions. At highway speeds, any significant application of throttle and it immediately downshifts 2 gears and revs to 4500 RPM. I’ve even…

My dad had a North American market Smart Fortwo around 2009. At the time he was commuting from the southwest Chicago suburbs to Indiana. I drove it a few times. A lot of strangers asked questions about it and they weren’t impressed that it only got 37 mpg. It was fun to drive but the transmission was by far the worst…

Mazda is using too much unpainted plastic cladding on the CX-30 and CX-50. It may not be quite as much as a Pontiac Aztek or Chevy Avalanche but it still looks out of place, especially next to white or lighter paint colors.

That there’s a tasteful size of lift kit/larger tires for trucks and SUVs without entering brodozer territory. 3" of lift (or less) and 33" tires is a sweet spot.

This isn’t specific to one state, and is a variant of left lane hogging. On an interstate highway with only 2 lanes in each direction, one semi driving 66 mph in the left lane to pass another going 65 mph.

2020 Tacoma TRD Off Road V6 6 speed manual

I wouldn’t buy a truck with a 6.0 Powerstroke at such a high price without seeing receipts for recent service work, especially one with over 200,000 miles. Although everyone goes crazy over the early Excursions with the 7.3, later ones had front coil springs and a much better ride. It think 2005 was the first year for…

I installed an add-a-leaf on my first gen 4Runner to fix rear end sagging. Although going that route, I still have all the original bushings and the ride is a bit rougher.

There’s no way to justify the price and this buyer definitely overpaid, but the draw of low miles late 90s/early 2000s diesel trucks despite their lower power output and lower fuel efficiency is their lack of emissions systems such as SCR, DPF, EGR, etc. many which were introduced around 2007. Even minor issues with…

I like the trend towards off-road mods for Subarus and other smallish crossovers. Sure, you might not be taking them on the Rubicon trail, but they’re good for unimproved roads, logging trails, muddy campsites, and especially large potholes in the city. Plus you could put aggressive tread all-terrain tires on a rental…

Laser welding has been around for years. It’s a highly specialized process and has been used primarily in medical and aerospace manufacturing. It’s interesting to see a new application. 

Moving towards a single plate is an idea that has been thrown around in Illinois as a cost saving method every once in a while but it never seems to be enacted, because of opposition by the Illinois tollway and law enforcement.

“PC LOAD LETTER?” What the fuck does that mean?

I can’t say I’m suprised a vehicle with 101 HP and no overdrive gear is punishing to drive at 75 mph on the highway. I wonder how this thing compares to a Mahindra Roxor.

OK, but there absolutely is a proper way to enjoy the trail. Off-roading is a fad and has recently attracted people who trespass and litter making it more difficult for people to enjoy the hobby on public lands responsibly and causing uncertainty whether those trails will remain open in the future. Like the dipshits…

I’m an off-roading enthusiast, but seriously where does this trend stop? Supra TRD Pro? Corolla Off Road? Anyone can fit all terrain tires and off-road branded floor mats to a crossover. This is just crazy marketing. Real off-road vehicles have 2 speed transfer cases with low range gears, locking differentials, lots…

Absolutely!

As long as it’s significantly cheaper than and has lots more gun storage space than a John Deere Gator it should be a success.