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You kinda have to look at it from both sides. Church missions are mostly crowd funded to begin with. That's part of the main "job" of the church is to spread the word of their faith locally, and once they get to a certain size, globally. Raising money for that in mind is the reason they have tax...

Oof, I would describe the color of that Tacoma as pungent.

Looks good, have it on my wishlist but can't make more purchases at the moment. I own several vehicles that no longer have the factory hood insulation due to age. It does make a difference in noise.

Got so distracted by the picture I forgot to actually reply. I change mine every 5000 miles. Idc what anyone says, turbos need good clean oil at all times. I also idle the truck for a minute or two when I arrive at my destination to let it cool. I'll also be going to a thicker oil as soon as the...

If someone made that as a large poster I'd probably buy it. Lol

That's actually a wildly good deal on their part. Only 3k less than what you paid, they'll lose money on that truck. Meanwhile most of the offroad community just takes the sway bar off and tosses it on a shelf in their garage. I personally plan on increasing the track width on my truck in the...

Just an idea for those that park outdoors, solar chargers are quite cheap. I use them on all equipment and vehicles that don't get driven. $30 from the ol harbor of freights for a cheap panel. Probably have 10 of them at the house. Cheap insurance, just hook up to the battery and toss on the...

Odds are the parts are that expensive because Toyota knows that typically the only people who are buying them are insurance companies after accidents. Also, it's possible there aren't enough if them so they keep the prices high to prevent a shortage for themselves therefore they only want to...

I worked at GM in the late 2000s. I was always more of a mopar guy but had nothing personally against them. Until I worked for them. Such a slimy company, and I don't mean the dealership. Turned me off of the whole company. I'll never own a GM product old or new and be associated with them again.

Clarification, the title says hood deflector or tailgate mat but the post itself just says tailgate mat. Is the deflector still part of it? Reguardless, as for accessories, I'd like to see a dedicated starlink mini mount which does not require fab work or a roof rack. I have seen a few...

Mabey I'm a bit paranoid, but as a guy who works in their garage, rubber pads aren't enough protection to me. They are just harder to get metal shavings off of, which gets everywhere. Just a side effect of doing fab work. What would be nice is if they had strong enough magnets, and also sold...

There are a large number of owners experiencing an issue. Not every owner is experiencing the issue. Not every owner will experience that issue. It could be there are a batch of trucks with bad trans thermostats. That's one possible issue but that itself would not directly cause the issue if not...

"These trucks" would be those that are experiencing it? The OP of this thread? Those in other threads? The fact there are multiple threads on multiple websites talking about it? Aka, not you.

I already knew all that, but didn't want to get into every single factor. But even chat gpt states a 1-3mpg and or 10-15% which is a much broader decrease is typical, which is what is observed in other vehicles. It also of course is not going to be able to get into specifics of any particular...

Best of luck, I'm hoping for either a better aftermarket or an OEM solution to my lack of controller in the future. When I bought my truck, I did so knowing it didn't have a brake controller. It was the only option it didn't have that I wanted, but even then it was still a month long wait. I had...

Laws of thermodynamics. Technically if you are running the heat in your truck, the engine is releasing that much more heat. The goal of course is to maintain temperature so more energy is requires to replace that heat, meaning more fuel burn. Plus running of any electronics such as the blower...

You should be able to have the battery load tested at almost any Oreilly for free. I'd charge it up and take it over. Another possibility, especially on a vehicle with all these electronics is a parasitic draw draining the battery. Which can easily be tested with an ammeter.

Just curious, have you observed a decrease in quality and lifespan in optimal batteries? They're all I used to run and infact still have one that's 10+ years old that's still going but haven't bought one since. I'm considering a yellow top for the Tacoma.

I was actually pointing out the issue in the main fuel economy thread. It's all down to the software, and more specifically, how the ecu is controlling the transmission to maintain temperatures. It seems even with shutters these trucks struggle to maintain temperatures in the cold. The ecu has...

I'm actually a big mopar guy, and pre-stellantis I would have been excited for a new Dakota. Personally own a 1998 Dakota which I loved everything about, except fuel economy. The Magnum series engine they came with (the 4.7L doesn't count), is slowly taking over the Mopar hot rod world similar...