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There won’t be six rate cuts from the federal reserve this year. Jerome Powell has made it explicitly clear they will hold the line until they are certain inflation is in fact retreating for good. Their target rate is in the two percent range. We won’t see that until late this year, if all goes...

Yep — I understand what you’re saying. The Colorado ZR2 / Canyon AT4X twins are the only other trucks that speak to us. I had really good luck with a 2016 Chevy SS 6MT / Holden Commodore reliability-wise, but that may have been because 1) of blind luck, and 2) it was built in Australia. I don’t...

It’ll be fine. Toyota has been overbuilding engines for decades. Look at the 2JZ-GTE Supra turbo from the 1990s. Racers are still using them as a base 30 years later, with some putting out well over 2000 horsepower at the wheels. It’s a known fact that even with stock internals, that engine is...

You’re not the only one. My wife and I love the bronze wheels too. Black wheels have been done to death. They often look good, but are so common. You see them on everything nowadays, from minivans to sports cars and everything in-between. C8 Corvettes are the worst — seems like every one of them...

Agreed! Looks fantastic. I posted elsewhere as a general rule I don’t like full-size trucks. Yours is the exception.

I dunno. I like that sport bar — both on the TH and on Marty’s truck. But what do I know? I’m the same guy who likes the gloss black fender flares and roof on the Pro. :)

Rasky, that’s an excellent post about PPF. I’ll add that in my personal (non-professional) experience it’s unnecessary to do an entire vehicle if the goal is basic rock, chip and swirl protection. We’ve protected our last three P-cars with Xpel PPF on the front (they don’t have traditional...

For me, “sizing up” is not and never will be an option. My wife and I dislike full-size trucks, large SUVs, oversized sedans, etc. That’s why we put down a deposit on a Tacoma. Toyota could offer us a loaded Tundra for $50K and we’d decline. The heart wants what it wants. But I understand the...

I may be the only guy here who likes the high-gloss black painted flares. I think they tie in with the gloss black roof really well. Agreed they’ll highlight swirl marks and scratches. PPF would be a good option as mentioned earlier — that or regular application of black detail spray. Then...

No. Toyota is a premier Japanese manufacturer. The Tacoma is arguably its most reliable, lowest-cost-to-own model over time. You’re paying a serious premium for it. Don’t flush additional money down the toilet. Should the 6’ bed Trailhunter for which we’ve forked over a US $1K deposit actually...

This link is interesting: https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2024-toyota-tacoma-24l-i4-uses-0w-20-engine-oil-8-speed-auto-takes-ws-transmission-fluid-226181.html I figured full synthetic as recommend oil, which is confirmed here as 0W-20 and 5W-20. So that’s good. However, I see the small...

YMMV. In my part of Texas little trucklets take a back seat demand-wise to full-size domestics. And many truck buyers around here don’t want a half-ton, either. The Ford Super Duty in the three-quarter ton size, lifted with aftermarket wheels with offset that widens the stance further, is the...

I’ve owned a number of high-output twin-turbocharged cars and SUVs, all German. The manufacturer filled the sump with Mobil 1 full synthetic at the factory, and recommended yearly oil and filter changes or 10K miles, whichever comes first. My wife and I have had zero problems, and these are...

I posted a similar reply elsewhere, but it bears repeating: I won’t pay a penny over MSRP. Our dealer agreed verbally, but was sort of half-assed about it, the equivalent of a limp handshake and look-at-your-shoes agreement. This includes forced upgrades of any kind that weren’t factory- or...

Is that a fixed caliper peeking out from the wheel photo? Looks like it — maybe even a four piston job. If so, complaints about Tacomas being under-braked should be done (at least on the TRD Pro and presumably Trailhunter). Garemz: If you’re paying base Macan money for a midsize Toyota truck...

Not in our case. My wife and I walked in, made our wishes known, talked with the sales adviser and then the new car manager, and plopped down a refundable $1,000 deposit -- first in line for a Trailhunter, second for a TRD Pro. That was a month or two ago. We had no prior relationship with the...

I agree. Toyota’s customer research led them to believe that they could still sell trucks at this price point. A LOT of trucks. Time will tell. It is frustrating that the company seems so willing to price out the middle-class loyalists who largely made the Tacoma the extraordinary success it is...

How much of a discount? And are roof rails and Xzilon protection added to the barrel at port? :)

Nearly $54K for an SR5, loaded down with junk options. Jesus wept. At least the Owner’s Portfolio is free. Always wanted one of those. If you click the Unlock Savings link, does the Monroney drop by 30 percent to make it a reasonable purchase?

Just so I am clear: Ice Cap is a standard flat (non-metallic) white, whereas Wind Chill Pearl is metallic?