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Just different dirt and chemicals on roadways have made spots but no different than the opaque white paint I've had on past vehicles including Toyota. No different than the white paint on my wife's German car. When some soap/detergent car washing left spots and some bug/tar cleaner was not what...

None of the changes displayed via tachometer and boost gauge are what I'd call rough or inappropriate. The 3 drive modes behave a bit differently where I feel the throttle pedal resistance in Eco mode. In high altitude hard work I noticed boost drop off for very short moments with the gauge but...

As someone who lost a family member to others' poor judgement and behavior in public roads I say being considerate is you race or only increase risk not on public roadways. My nephew a most difficult surgeries team lead and some first responder associates also have strong opinions for that...

Occasional use of high octane also helps but the percent increase is shy of the monetary cost so I limit that to special circumstances. Those being full payload, strong headwinds, climbing passes towing or loaded rack etc.... In most normal circumstances it is easy for me to be in or slightly...

Since 1980 I've never had a bad experience with anything Yakima and friends has their bed racks but for my Tacoma I got a Fas-Top that has their jaybar racks that are compatible. The thing to know re Fas-Top is the tonneau/topper all in one. With ease I have an open bed, soft topper, and can do...

I did not say or intend to say little or no utility. I said or intended to say a short bed I actually hoped could work - garage space, parking - just cannot do what my van and wagons could or can do. It is a really nice compromise for not needing the several 8 ft bed pickups I've owned or had...

1 or 2 trays, I have to disable the PKSB. Anything but a super slow backwards crawl slams on the brakes. I smile for knowing 1Up, the engineer friends who designed and prototyped your bike, and the really neat woman who manages Trek's graphics and paint. The MTB engineering team usually does an...

Long bed might not be superiority as you or some think. It is a simple matter of function. In my long-running shopping and testing I'd see the short beds could not carry or carry well what my wife's minivan and our wagons could/can with seats down could. In one case it was a new era Ranger on...

I would not say categorically dumb but this stuff comes to mind. With much experience I'd not and don't have anything but a first tier brand like my decades of experience with 1Up and Yakima. My trip between home and cabin is mostly a huge tourism and outdoor sports pursuit corridor - 3...

FWIW on how the human brain works. When I read this news I was in the Loveland ski area parking lot waiting for my passengers to finish a post-skiing beer before dropping them off at a hotel by Denver airport. That's more than a mile descent on I-70. I had to drill deeper and assess because...

That doesn't read right. The manual and a Google search should get it for you. If you turn off PKSB you'll still get the audio warning easy to turn off with a screen tap but won't have the brakes slam on. Early on I did not like that setup opposed to my wife's German car having a center console...

Some of my location and travel is in really cold places. Never more than a minute seems fine and I don't do high speed or hard acceleration until I see engine oil temperature and transmission temperature building. My wife's German car with VAG EA888 gen 3 in many Audi and VW vehicles manual...

My observation has been similar but gentle or modest city driving seems fine in ECO mode. One thing I'm aware of is no matter what I drive with family and close associates is my fuel economy always beats them and I arrive same time or sooner but I also have experience driving semis, heavy...

With close Tacoma and 250 series Land Cruiser associates, time, plus comparing drivers and style, my conclusion has been personal responsibility and sagacious driving are not Toyota obligations. In that circle I've noticed reasonable driving achieves the EPA ratings for both. There are lots of...

My learning came from IIHS site or Consumer Reports where they stated the top safety pick status was changed to include the headlights performance. Maybe I learned when automotive news covered the law changed to allow array lights in the US. She's got the VAG assembly that started on high trim...

Now several months in, parking or not fitting in the garage are never a bother like it would have been if I bought a pickup that could not do what a minivan can.

Forgetting fuel economy, I have to wonder if people just do stuff for a look because I'm doing off road driving and work quite often. Trail building and ski area crew is not exactly the hobbyist stuff but lockers have been vital, and so far the OEM Trail-Terrain TA impress me. They're sufficient...

I see it is common that people modify a Sport or SR5 with bigger tires and more but from much experience I could not do that and wonder if a lot of it is for the look or at least not doing much work off road. I'd have liked lower profile tires than the OR for longer road trips but have to have...

I make a lot of trips by where I think you live or bought your pickup - Stevens Point? Anything above 70+ MPH and much payload make the EPA highway estimates near impossible. 60 MPH or less can be pretty good. Metro/city driving in a judicious manner will beat what our two Siennas did. My...

We did not find that before our purchase but knew the gen 4 came out after the Ford (____ you. Ford for our dead family member's Ranger crushed flat) SuperDuty settlement. We figured Toyota likely addressed it when it was common knowledge some knew and did not respond to the problem. When I had...