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There's a lot of success envy, and if not that, people short-sighted on things you bring up. Now at retirement age and seeing younger people move in our neighborhood I see some question how they do it as well as catch jealousy. Getting to know them has been fun, and their reality is really...

Far different matters were on my mind and in my analysis considering same two vehicles. The Limited doesn't have a long bed available. Coming from a period with a van and wagon and doing a whole lot of shopping for a broad range of vehicles, the short beds came up mostly goofy and useless. If I...

Same here for the pickup truck. Our car was a 0% and $0 down promotion purchase so an exception to our general rules about finance. We still pay our mortgage that's at all time lows for same money earning more in savings. There have been times in life when I've had debt but I was trying to be...

That is a ball of confusion for me. Two dealers near and the one where I made the purchase all offered reasonable adherence and options for what Toyota includes. That's also confusing because there's little evidence that many people are spending that much. It's only halo models that get so...

I get what you mean by bed space there, but will offer this suggestion if one has a very work oriented pickup and needs height too. You can get swaged or looped end cables like people might recognize as bike locks but 15 to 20 ft lengths and lock them to the D rings in bed. The commercial vs...

Is this for looks or function? Lower profile tires for a Sport vs OR is a specific advantage or reason for that model. Putting big off road tires on a rig without lockers is still a disadvantage. All the BFG series are great but you might want to consider the Trail Terrain model if you're after...

More and more I start to wonder if my age is showing not being reactionary like many, but for how many don't know how good modern vehicles are.

In addition to mind like others smoother when warm, my experience with other makers' 8-10 speed automatics seems quite the same. For examples, the Acura car and GM I think Allison automatics in heavy duty pickups.

Yes to the fuel requirement and all changing the oil too often does is waste money and creates the environmental negative externalities. Our personal experience mirrors studies and data. The 3 of 5 Toyotas we've had for 12-22 years were all serviced per their owner's manuals. I once was in fleet...

At work we have Pelican and similar, but I also steered away from some side mount and molle panel stuff so I could have that full open and easy to clean bed (my first post). These or similar were not $20 when I got a pair. One over and one behind a cargo box holds them well. They take up little...

Thank you. I can say what I did for how polarized people are and that dealer dividing their stores by US, Japanese, German and Korean brands. Our VW and several are/were not as expensive as my Tacoma and lots of them. I don't have good answers for that matter of polarization I brought up and so...

Your budget and expectations come to mind. In my case I need maximum flexibility. I use the truck with a Fas-Top (tonneau and Topper in one) so open bed plus two sorts of covers. For decades I've used the OG better mouse trap Rubbermaid Action-Packer boxes in two sizes. Two are still holding up...

It remains hard to understand you, and you don't seem to accept the advice and instructions that generally do well to solve problems. You post was in mind yesterday when our German car under warranty air conditioning stopped working and we have a 1000 mi trip in 10 days. For sure it was...

It is hard to understand what could be a coverup. If your transmission is in the range with the TSB the VIN lookup is a DIY or your dealer can do that. Also, any authorized dealer can and most likely will be glad to do your warranty work. I'm not sure what to say about the rest but hope you can...

Bed mat. I already have your cab set and am happy with that purchase.

Until notified by Toyota I'm sticking with their instructions. For risk and instructions.... I generally go with instructions and recommendations from actual vs arm chair engineers or directors. Also, keep in mind outliers and anomalies can work, but safety and luck are usually in the standard...

I don't and can't know if your accessory will be safe and just wanted to comment that for off road use my gen 4 long bed has movement between bed and cab like every light truck I've had before it. Maybe you can test with with care like go over a curb, rock or branch???

Every one of several pickups I've owned or used had the bed move because the frames flex.

I was very deliberate in pre-sales mode to get what fit my needs and with a lot of 4x4 experience and frequent off road use knew a TRD OR long bed was all I needed. Most everything spent after it was for the Fas-Top (tonneau and topper all in one) and simple stuff. Additionally, vehicles are...

I read they are buying or bought a former printing plant in IN (USA) but also just "USA". It would be great for this plus the R2 and R3 Rivians to be successful - both are competition and innovation.