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Dealers buying for demo/loaner fleet is a common one. Also lots of employees buy then (esp Pro and TH) at EP pricing… drive for a few miles and move on. They can make money on them and keep trying out new vehicles. I’ve seen some in our area coming up with less than 1000 miles. Hell, there was a...

Yeah, it's pretty brutal... but manageable. I live in the upper midwest and it can be VERY windy. I also commute daily on mixed highway and city streets with moderate to heavy traffic. So, lots of accelerations and high speeds. All the torque of the hybrid make s you want to get into it :) All...

:) seems fair! Haha to each their own, seriously. I took mine off for a bed cover that was needed for road trips until my GFC topper was built. But I found a person that was super happy to buy mine. Fuel economy has been just horrible though. 16.5-16.8mpg for my first 2k miles with stock...

If you want a TRD OR with the hybrid, SDM, and the premium interior package, the Trailhunter is a compelling option. For just a little more, you get a lot of value. 1. Nicer suspension. 2. Rock rails. 3. More than decent underbody protection. 4. Prewired onboard air. 5. Factory wired light bar...

Yep. The Toyota OEM tires are terrible. Super soft casing and very low tread depth. I sold mine from the TH within a couple weeks and went to BFG KO3. I love our Tacoma and LC250, but the tires on both were absolute crap as stock. One thing that our previous Jeeps (JLs and Gladiators) did right...

Why are companies so terrible at naming things? The ad copy is atrocious as well. Reads like AI generated slop with every jargon/cringe word tossed in. Then that video... wow. Love my Tacoma, but I do miss how easy it was to program things on my Jeeps with the Tazer to unlock stuff like this...

You should want to use the 275/70r18 to get a 33", fyi. It's a great size for the Tacoma. The 265 is stil a good option though.

TH. Current overall average is at 16.4mpg. 4800 miles. Two weeks after purchase, we took a 1800 mile round trip... averaged 16.8 on that, almost all highway driving. Pretty terrible.

Trailhunter 16.4mpg. 4800miles. Love the truck, but simply terrible.

Let ‘er rip! :cool: You know you want to! It’ll be fun… for a few seconds. :devil:

Dude. That video clearly shows slipping on street paint. Someone even points that out as the very first video comment and brings up it decidedly NOT being hydroplaning. This is hilarious at this stage. Again, that absolutely isn’t what hydroplaning even is. This type of wet slipping is directly...

LOL. Thanks. May he rest in peace :)Could have quoted another OG: https://yarchive.net/bike/slicks.html (even hits your points on moto treads putting tread on for looks, absolute classic from WAY back) Absolutely agree on part two of the above. Low tread and too fast of a speed are gonna mean a...

These facts are clearly making some people's brains hurt. But all of this is still 100% true. Toroidal shaped airplane, motorcycle, and bicycle tires behave completely differently when interaction with water and a road surface than flat profile vehicle tires. Still, glad to see another voice...

You're right... my post clearly reflects someone that has zero experience riding a bike :cwl: Can we get back to discussing motor vehicle tires now? lol

That rider absolutely did not hydroplane. The specifics of someone on a time trial bike that was documented to have overinflated tires for the conditions, who rode into a lake is so far outside the subject of this tread as to be hilarious honestly :) The first crash they just lost control and...

This is actually true, despite what most would think. A bicycle tire on a road bike essentially cannot hydroplane. However, the other comments regarding lateral grip do come into play and are a separate issue from hydroplaning. A 23-25mm slick road tire will definitely let loose in a wet corner...

I've always been a big proponent of skinny for a given height. But not necessarily just full skinny over everything else. Too far of an extreme will definitely impact on road feel and handling. 285/70/r17 is as wide as I'd go for a ~"33" and they are a really nice mix for most situations. But...

Trailhunter long bed. 3300 miles on it so far, Averaging 17 MPG since new. 1900 mile road trip in there as well. Pretty terrible honestly. But I still enjoy the truck. For reference, it's consistently worse than a gas 3.6L Gladiator Rubicon I had in the past, and that was on 35" tires. But...

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Fox Factory series also need to be rebuilt occasionally. Any of these "race" shocks are going to need periodic maintenance. Fox Performane, OME or a Billstein product are going to be more "durable" in that regard.