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I agree. I haven't had any issues with my TH from Guanajuato, but did have some issues with my Tacoma from San Antonio. Japan keeps a pretty close eye on production. The company relies on the "reliability" moniker, so it probably won't make much difference, except they'll have to raise the...

Oh, yeah I forgot when giving kudos to Mountain States Toyota, they gave me above KBB for my 24 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon. And again there was no ups and no add ons.

I think Group 1 is a bit more honest, if there is any dealer that's honest. I found Mountain States to be straight with me, and didn't mark up. They did everything they said they'd do. I argue with American Toyota frequently, but it's less than a mile from my house, so I use them. We have a...

Larry Miller? I don't trust them. They wanted to sell me a TH for five thousand over the MSRP. Mountain States doesn't do that.

Me too. I replaced by 2024 Jeep Gladiator with a Trailhunter. I went through two auxiliary batteries, including the original one from the factory at one month after purchase, and the second one stopped on the freeway. I think the Rubicon Gladiator is a better off-road vehicle than the...

Rudy, did you buy yours in NM? Mine I got from Mtn States Toyota in Denver, and I don't have one.

The CAFE standards aside, maybe it's just easier for Toyota to stick to 0w20. Our RAV 4 Prime calls for the same oil. As I mentioned elsewhere, my 2022 Jeep Gladiator called for 0w20 in the V-6.

Thanks. I used the same philosophy in my 2022 Jeep Gladiator that called for 0w20 as well, and didn't see any problems, but only had it for four years. I loved the Jeep, but waaay too many issues. Still it had better "off-road ability" than the TH, but not by much. I've taken the TH on the...

I agree. Here in New Mexico even in the winter, the oil level rises, maybe 1/16-1/8 of a quart with 0w20, and I use 5w30 in the summer, and there is no change in oil level. Whether that's fuel contamination or some other variable, it's still my observation. I've only used 5w30 once, to the...

That's for jumping the battery, not charging.

I don't usually pay much attention to these arguments, but here in central/southern New Mexico with high 90s to low 100s every day in the summer, I run 5W-30 in the summer and 0W-20 in the winter where we get down to single digits. That's just a personal choice. My colleague in northern...

Is ID dry?

You might be the winner! I just had to go about 450 (900 round trip) miles each way to Mountain States Toyota in Denver from Albuquerque, but it was exactly what I wanted: White Trailhunter with no options.

Albuquerque to Denver, about 450 miles.

I live in New Mexico about 200 miles north of the US/Mexico border and do fieldwork in Sonora and Chihuahua. Should I shift to 5w30 when I cross the border, or maybe use 5w30 in hot New Mexico summers? If I bought my Trailhunter in Ciudad Juarez about 200 miles south of Albuquerque I would be...

I don't think we in NM need to worry about dilution too much. My oil temp gets up pretty fast. If I was driving only a couple miles daily, I'd worry then. For those living up north, it might be an issue.

Note the beating a dead horse gif above.

I don't, but here in New Mexico (I live at 5500' in elevation) most use 0W20 in the winter and 5W30 in the summer. We do get to 100 degrees F in the summer, most days in the 90s. In my Trailhunter and previously in my Gladiator I used 0W20 as recommended by both Jeep and Toyota.

Thanks again.

A bit expensive, but pretty cool. It looks like you have to buy it in three parts, cables, and the other parts for the engine compartment. Is that correct, and do you have a link? Sorry for so many questions, but I plan on a winch and I'm getting tired of raising the seat to charge the battery.