Towed a rental camper through the Alberta Foothills and into Kananaskis Country this weekend.
I rented a 3000lbs dry weight camper as I figured something smaller would be much better going through the hilly terrain, man was I wrong.
Let's start with the sag. Good god. I understand the hitch...
Never had the issue from a standstill but definitely experience it when on a slight roll. Usually have to hold it in place until it slips in gear. I have had 3rd gear lock out on me once bad before though, ended up in my grinding twice and ultimately needing to double clutch to get in. Never had...
How's those blind spots? I'm going to be towing a camper near the same length two weeks from now through Calgary, the foothills, and mountains and I'm having a hell of a time trying to find confirmed fitting universal tow mirrors but don't want to tow without them
Mostly worried about any lane...
Anyone have any recommendations for universal tow mirrors? Going to be towing a small camper two weekends from now and I know some of the universals don't fit all that well. Not looking to spend a fortune as it's kind've a one off for the year but don't want something that's useless lol
Nice, I just went Kayaking in Upper Kananaskis with my buddy. Living 7 hours away from the Rockies it was absolutely stunning and plan to do so again in a couple weeks. As much as the G7 annoyed me, it kept Kananaskis empty which was a bonus
The foothills absolutely wowed me to, definitely gave...
Anyone else experiencing what I can only assume is parking brake failure. Not sure if it's a dirty sensor, loose wiring, or what have you.
I noticed it once before a long while ago but thought nothing of it, but lately more commonly as I'm driving I'll get a message "Parking Brake Unavailable"...
Weird! That's odd I don't recall seeing a seat like that. Does yours have the fold down workstation attached to the backseat? Maybe that's why it's built differently.
I'd ask a few members on here to compare your seats, see what folks with the same trim as you got.
Hopefully EKR is speedy at...
I insisted on getting an oil change done at 500kms, I expected to pay for it but I didn't pay a cent, they just took one of my free oil changes and applied it to my first service.
Depends on the dealer you work with I guess.
I'm now out of free oil changes and will start doing them myself.
Yup I agree, I've noticed that too but the worst thing I find with switching to 2nd so prematurely is 1st gear is already short. It's a solid option for someone who doesn't have a lead foot, but when I do it I feel like I need to reach for the splitter switch on the shifter ?
I agree and noted pretty much all of it myself, great write up.
There's been one too many times I've accidentally slammed it in reverse instead of 1st, usually mostly when I'm not paying attention to the lights which means I'm also quick on letting off the clutch. If not for the warning chime...
Nice! About the same fit as mine, the crinkled corners is what ultimately throws me off but like I said, it really isn't noticable anymore unless you genuinely go looking for it.
I think it just needed time to form and settle much like the covers did ?
Over the last 5 months or so I've been challenging myself, absolutely no iMT period.
I've gotten myself to a point where I actually prefer no iMT and only turn it on when offroading to help save the clutch a little.
I can easily without thinking, pure muscle memory heal-toe myself from 6th...
I took that as manual transmission was 20% off at dealers for whatever reasons and cried a little inside lol.
My biggest fear is Toyota ending the manual trans era.
First time installing and trying to beat the very minimal sunlight I had after work and cold temps Northern Canada throws your way so definitely took me a little longer than it would probably take most haha.
The arm rest is installed correctly, at least I assumed. I've tried both ways either...
You bet! I agree a light bar would be pretty rad in there, there's surprisingly enough room in there so it should be hard to come across one.
If I had my time back, I wish I took measurements of the inside.