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Makes sense: mine is stock so 6th gear is useful a lot of the time. You know what your compromises are, but it seems like a lot of people put on giant tires, lift kits, overlanding gear and then wonder why they don't get close to the EPA mpg ratings.

I feel exactly the way you do, fredygump. The 'traction control' or "Auto-LSD" does not seem to be effective at all in my truck. If it intervenes, it is so slow or weak that I don't even notice since I've already had to back off the accelerator and/or partially disengage the clutch. I've had...

You and I drive differently: in my suburban driving the speed limit is often 45 mph so we are all going around 50. I use 6th gear at 50+ so long as only light throttle is required. No boost is showing and there is no lugging under those conditions. If there's a hill or I need to accelerate...

I thought this was going to be a silly thread but it turns out there are some really good perspectives on scratches and what to do about them. I have mixed feeling about the large running boards I added, since I'm tall and they get in my way, but they have their uses. Reducing chips at the...

I know it's not fair to paint all dealerships with the same brush, so I would like to know if anyone here can recommend a trustworthy dealership in central Texas. I can report bad sales experiences at three out of three of the Austin area dealerships I visited, and ended up driving five hours...

I am also skeptical of mileage consistently over 24 mpg. Do you guys drain the tank at 40 mph on the interstate? I never believe trip computers: why would I trust that function when the dang thing tells me I have zero miles of range with 2 or 3 gallons left? My 2025 O/R with manual...

I wish the title of this thread could be changed, because it (and the whole story quoted at the top) are quite misleading. Thanks, CNBC! The factory that is going to stop making Tacomas has the lower production of the two current Mexico Tacoma facilities. Tacoma production, as someone noted...

Except it may be truly 'customer 4th'. Toyota #1; Gulf States Toyota (geographic distributor) #2; dealers #3. You and me #4.

Well said, man!

219 miles each way, Burnet to Conroe. The Austin-area dealers are NOT impressive for sales or service.

My truck is similar, but without the Premium package, and I agree with your comments except 2nd gear is OK for me. A higher redline would definitely be an improvement esp. for 1st gear. I am getting around 20-21 mpg in mostly suburban and highway driving; curious if you do a lot of city...

The Zekzoop mat in the link appears to be the same as the one I installed on my 2025 Off Road non-premium. The installation was easy with supplied fasteners and existing holes. However, I would describe any noise reduction as minimal. I still hear the clattery diesel noise at times when the...

Thanks, Hoptown! I'm going with what you said and I observed and not with what the OP said.

EXACTLY what I want to do. There is an older thread about this: https://www.tacoma4g.com/forum/threads/control-aftermarket-lights-with-high-beam-lever-in-addition-to-high-beams.13667/

Thanks for the link!

Thanks for your comments, Stuck. I have tried to compare how much slippage vs. acceleration with the traction control turned off. I don't notice a difference, at least on dry pavement. I'll try it sometime in the rain; maybe the traction control actually would react better/faster than my right...

Excuse me, but can anyone with professional training or access to official Toyota documentation weigh in on this? I am not an expert in AI and have used Gemini more than ChatGPT, but I wanted to see the source of the answer shown in the screenshot. To do that I gave exactly the same prompt to...

Thank you, Andrew, great write-up. I noticed one difference between yours and Team Oil Drop: TOD says that the crush washers should have the 'seam up' when the bolt is lying on a table with threads up, in other words OPPOSITE of what you said here. I have just removed the fill plug from my...

I guess I'm driving from Texas to Kentucky for any warranty work...

Yes, exactly. I am really not a truck guy by heart, rather by necessity. Just for driving I would have been much happier spending the same money on a Civic Type R. With all the various ways to reduce this problem (other than driving around with a bunch of dead weight in the bed), why do we...