Recent content by gpburdell

I think PHEV’s can solve the range anxiety concerns typical ICE drivers have. BEVs are fine, but have limitations- though PHEVs also have their trade offs. Much of it depends on usage pattern. During the week my driving is short range. We also go to our cabin 3-4 times a month, 100 miles...

In most places there's a lot of infrastructure that'd need to be established before a hydrogen powered vehicle would be viable. Broad availability is likely several years off. That said, in the long term there's a lot of benefits to hydrogen as fuel - combustion produces just water vapor...

As have I, but am concerned about the reported 12V battery charging issues on the hybrids and a variety of other nitpicks. My '17 with 105k is reliable, and while the 4th gen powertrain is a lot better and 4th gen remedies some things I wish were different, 4th gen also adds some likely...

2025 Off-road premium package pricing is/was $9000 for the non-hybrid automatic. $8940 for manual. $8540 for the hybrid. Slight differences between the three. Package prices might have gone up since you previously looked.

Only if you add the TRD Off-Road Premium Package, and apparently only the automatic transmission models.

FWIW my 3rd gen's bed mat is over nine years old and still going strong.

I have a bed mat (OEM) - not to protect the bed but to lessen stuff sliding around. Otherwise I do nothing - it's a truck bed. It won't rust, there's no paint to chip off, and the composite is pretty tough. After nine years, my 3rd gen's bed shows signs of use. Which I'd expect on a truck.

From what I understand - again I'm armchair quarterbacking and YMMV - if the dealer claims something is normal, and you've documented repeated attempts to get the dealer to fix the issue, one would get a diagnosis from an independent mechanic documenting the issue as abnormal and the dealers...

Again, easy for me to say since I still have my 3rd Gen, but if it were experiencing this, I’d start looking into a lemon law claim. See what you need to document and so forth, state specifics can vary. Just because somebody at the dealer says something, that doesn’t necessarily mean it is...

Says I need an account upgrade to view that?

Exactly. Ideally it should sit for a couple of hours with everything off before you check the voltage. See https://www.tacoma4g.com/forum/threads/dead-battery-s-iforcemax.13990/post-176380

Not if the 12V battery is can't operate the electronics needed to start the truck, unfortunately. Alternator on 2025 trucks with 4th AUX switch is a red herring IMHO - it's there to supply the additional current when running, and likely doesn't affect the 12V battery charging system. If it...

See Jim's instructions in the first post - TEXT him with what you want and your zipcode.

In the US at least, vehicle warranties aren't a monolithic thing that is only valid or void. instead, it comes down to whether or not your modification could've caused the failure, in which case warranty coverage might be denied. Example: you install a lift and huge heavy tires. If you...

Define “extended”. If less than four to six weeks push back hard. A properly charged 12V lead acid battery will hold charge for well past that unless there’s excessive discharge when off. And if the 12V battery isn’t kept at full charge that itself is a significant problem IMHO since every...