I’m the unfortunate owner of an F-250 crew cab long bed. The old girl is loooong. And honestly it’s horrible to use for anything other than hauling or towing big things long distances. But I also need a crew cab. Why? Because child safety seats are so big that you can’t put them in the back seat of any other size.…

My guess would be that they replace the whole battery pack. But that they have some system set up where the first round of replacements are reconditioned in a loop, so after the first few thousand The battery packs going in are repaired packs from the first ones. And so on. At least with other recalls that I have had…

Land cruiser center console is a refrigerator. It’s discontinued. But it was a brilliant feature.

I assume the self empty also separates recycle and green waste.

That’s why trucks are so popular. Toyota's even has a full roll down rear window to access the giant trash receptacle. 

Should the amphibious vehicle have level 4 water driving? Or sailing? Or??? What is it even called?

HAHAHA - COTD from another dad with a non-car wife. I will say my wife is probably more forgiving than most, but even so - I have basically zero time to play with cars anyway right now. 

It’s almost like Tesla’s AI is being used for twitter bots...

An fj40 around my town had a plate CJSNVME.

Yes. Horrible software on here. Very hard to reply.

If you’re wooed by the newest touch screen or the most power, the 4Runner definitely is not for you. If you plan to keep a car for 15 years, you care more about how good the engine cooling system is, how durable the transmission is, etc. Then a 4Runner might be for you. People who want that tend to care less about the…

Based on my experience I don’t think the concern about the lines being damaged actually happens in the real world. I understand why you’d initially have some concern. But do you know of any instance of it happening ever? You can see in my pictures below of my skids that I’ve used mine in the rocks pretty heavily, yet…

I suppose it just depends on what you are looking for. My opinion is that the new wrangler is still exhausting to drive long distance. A 700 mile day in a new wrangler is not something I’d choose to do unless it was my only option. In a 4Runner - despite its age, is still pretty comfortable for me. Lower noise. Easier…

FWIW - I don’t think the KDSS lines are really a problem. Having been through a lot of rocks including the Rubicon x2, lots of miles on moab’s rocks, etc. - I’ve yet to have any issues with the KDSS lines being exposed. the OEM skid can handle the weight of the vehicle on rocks. And once you add sliders, the rest of…

Competition for a highway comfortable BOF SUV that can haul and tow a decent amount. The wrangler outsells the 4Runner. But that doesn’t make it a direct competitor. The Rav4 also outsells the Wrangler 2:1. In reality both the Rav4 and the Wrangler are somewhat 4R competitors, but not directly. The wrangler is better…

In my area new tundras are $5k over MSRP. Id get a used one to run a couple years if I get one now. About a straight across trade right now. 

Only problem with that is the 5.7 is a big block already. It has 4.6" bore spacing. Same as a domestic big block. 

That price is insane. No one is going to buy it. I hope.

I’d think R&D and tooling costs were covered about 10 years ago. Profit margins must be super high.