I would personally never ask for a “donation” if I had the means to support myself. In other words, if I had equity in something with real value, I would use that before asking total strangers for money.
Have we forgotten how borrowing from a bank works? If you have equity in a vehicle or...
What you essentially have now, is an extension of the 5 year 60K mile warranty to add another 5 years and 65K for the power train. (the most needed IMHO)
Now take the amount that you paid for the warranty and invest it with an average return of 7%.
If you invested $1,000 today, in 5 years it...
Once again, the warranty companies are "in the weeds" with all of that information and they take a risk in that just like the consumer. The only difference is that they will come out ahead more times than not. That is their bread and butter so to speak.
I look at it this way. You most likely...
IMHO, there is no such place. The warranty that comes with a new vehicle is more than adequate.
If you can afford a Limited, you can afford to take the small chance that it would pay to apply the added warranty. Those places that sell extensions do the odds similar to what the Casinos do...
Or you could do those same things and keep your $15 per month?
I am guessing on another thread you could post how you could save $15 per month by cancelling useless subscriptions and not have to worry about cutting out on doing the things that you suggested cutting out? 🤔
I personally let...
I received a very similar one on Ebay for a total price of $319.93 per pic below. After owning it and using it for 6 months, it works very well. I have stood on it and it had very little "give" and it opens and closes nicely and with the tailgate that locks, it keeps things nicely secured...
I never really imagined putting pin stripes on? It does give it a whole different look.
It looks very clean.
Nice work!!
Just a suggestion, but I would maybe think about ending the stripe shortly before the front headlights/side marker?
Just a thought.
Perception is everything.
Unfortunately, the North American brand took a big hit in quality for the last 40 years whereas the Toyota Brand has held relatively steady for quality.
Now is that an absolute? No
Is that a perception that many believe? Yes
I own a Driving School and have been...
Until the warranty expires, the risk is really minimal at best.
If something is going to go sideways, it will show up before the expiration of the warranty but I get it, if you don't feel like driving that Truck I would certainly exchange it.
At least you would have record with the one that...
Not that I am here to defend Dealerships per se, but I would think this is more of a Toyota problem.
The Dealership basically received a "lemon" and sold it without knowledge that it was a lemon.
If it were me, I would try to get some extra free oil changes or something like that they could...
I totally agree.
The crazy thing is that if you paid to replace it, you would in effect be placing something back on your truck that would cost MORE money in the long run!!
Once again, I am with you. This was the first thing I did when I purchased my Truck. I spent maybe 5 minutes to take it...
I would guess it would be a cost issue. The money you save via gas mileage would be traded for the extra cost of the moving parts.
Once again, the minimal cost savings wouldn't make it prudent. Now if you were to drive this on the open highway for extended lengths of time (like Semi Trucks)...
They started to put them on cars back in '68 so they are nothing new.
While some are on cars/trucks that look "natural", the 4th. Generation Tacoma looks extremely out of place. It looks more as a cheap after thought IMHO. After you take them off it just looks so much better.
With that being...
It all depends on what you are mainly using your Truck for. If this is a daily driver and you drive 45 mph or more on average and you drive more than 12k a year, I would consider leaving it on until it falls off.
If you drive mostly around town and you don't do much highway driving, it only...
I took it off ASAP. I spent a fair sum of money on a vehicle that is made to haul stuff and I have a vehicle that gets great mileage when I travel longer distances so the mileage was way down my check list for this truck.
If getting 1 mpg more is a deal breaker, then leave it on. If you drive...
If it is a Sport, I would highly recommend replacing the Solar Octane Hood Scoop with a black one. The Solar Octane Hood Scoop on mine was a slightly different color than the hood and it looked real cheap IMHO.
The Black accents on an Orange Vehicle is killer. It just pops and makes...