My unsolicited opinion- Tinted taillights suck. I know it's not A E S T H E T I C, but sometimes it can be nearly impossible for folks behind you to tell when you're braking or indicating a turn during the daytime if the sun is at the right angle. Don't be the tinted taillight guy.
But if you...
Ah, yeah that sucks. We've had a lot of hail in the area with all of those storms so I've been on edge trying to keep both vehicles safe any time it starts moving in. I love a good springtime storm, but tornados and hail really suck.
$0/mo here. I put 50% down at purchase and financed the rest at 6.11% for 60mos, which ended up making it right around $400/mo. (this was June of 2024) - I just ended up paying it off after 10mos. I'd rather give those payments to myself for a high-yield savings instead.
Gotta start saving now...
My driver front window does this occasionally... of course, it gets opened and closed the most. We had a particularly dusty springtime here, so I know the tracks have gotten quite a bit inside of them. It goes away for a while after a wash or rain, and even longer if I clean out the tracks with...
Agreed. I would not have gotten the skid plate if not for the mods on my previous vehicle. I had a set of BBS wheels and an aftermarket exhaust - selling those after I traded it on the Tacoma paid for my skid plate and tonneau cover haha
I snagged some OEM tow hooks for about $100 shipped over the holiday weekend. They arrived today, so I had to toss them on real quick. I was a little unsure of having some red accent on the otherwise white/black truck, but I'm digging it. :sunglasses:
Holy crap that sounds awful. I think I've opened doors of wrecked cars that sounded less bad 🤣
Yeah, I would bring that to the dealer's attention immediately. If I had to guess without seeing it, I'd assume something is really messed up with the door check strap (the plastic arm in the middle...
Back in my teenage days, I had a handful of back window stickers on my first truck for things like my exhaust, suspension, stereo, etc... but I'm not really into doing that anymore. I think it kinda clutters up an already small back window on these trucks and I feel like it just gives asshole...
Nice truck! I grew up in a "Ford family" - all of us had them. Multiple generations of F150s and such. I truly believe Ford made great trucks in the 80s/90s, but I couldn't be paid to own one now. I finally talked my dad into a Tundra about a year before I got my Tacoma and now we both love our...
NIce video, Ryan! Good to have you here.
Before I got my Tacoma, I was considering the CX-50 to replace a first gen CX-5 and your videos on those were helpful in selling me on them. Of course, I ended up going another direction once these trucks came out, but nonetheless I enjoy the content!
Seems to mirror my experience. I never thought my truck ran or shifted "bad" by any means, but just felt a little rough around the edges early on. I'm just under 7k now, but around the 4-5k mile mark, I feel like it "softened up" in a good way. Engine seems a little less spastic and gear shifts...
My first vehicle was a '92 F-150 Flareside that had a Leer cap on it from the previous owner. First thing I did with that truck was remove it because my super-cool 16 year old self thought they were dorky and intended for old grandpas.
Now I see them on these trucks and think "that's pretty...