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Writing a car blog entry on the 4th gen, any tips or advice?
Ok guys and gals, here's the scoop. My cousin started a blog about used cars, buying advice etc and it's a very well written and set up site. He asked me to write an entry on my 4runner. I love writing about things I love and coincidentally I love my 4th gen. Soooo is there any tips you guys have? Any things you want to see talked about? I won't sugar coat anything when I write my blog either. Any ideas are welcome guys!
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03-31-2012, 03:17 AM
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Ok guys and gals, here's the scoop. My cousin started a blog about used cars, buying advice etc and it's a very well written and set up site. He asked me to write an entry on my 4runner. I love writing about things I love and coincidentally I love my 4th gen. Soooo is there any tips you guys have? Any things you want to see talked about? I won't sugar coat anything when I write my blog either. Any ideas are welcome guys!
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Included something about reliability. If you look at the consumer reports car buying guide of the other similar sized SUVs the highest reliability rating is 'good.' The 4runner is the only one with 'excellent' (or maybe it was exceptional).
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03-31-2012, 03:55 AM
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Here are some info and I will try to point out the pros and cons to be objective
Pros
Very reliable
Very good resale value
One of the few true SUV as m ost today are car based and not truck based.
Body on frame - stronger
cons
Expensive SUV compared to others
Body on frame - makes vehicle heavy so heavy on gas
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03-31-2012, 08:37 AM
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Thanks for the ideas guys. I will def post the link here once I'm done. It'll be a lighthearted car review, nothing too serious.
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03-31-2012, 09:46 AM
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So you passed that literacy class? Congrats 
I would mention common problems like the brake caliper issue, explain the sulfur smell, and whatever issues you can think of.
You may also wanna include some info about which is the best 4wd system.
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I would write about the good times you had and why you would prefer having it in this situation compared to another car or truck.
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03-31-2012, 11:09 AM
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So you passed that literacy class? Congrats
I would mention common problems like the brake caliper issue, explain the sulfur smell, and whatever issues you can think of.
You may also wanna include some info about which is the best 4wd system. |
Black ice baby......black ice...
I will include those things along with some humor.
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03-31-2012, 11:11 AM
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I would write about the good times you had and why you would prefer having it in this situation compared to another car or truck.
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That's the angle I'm going to take. I'll sprinkle in some memories of listening to music sitting on the tailgate at the lake etc.
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Update: it's going well, I had 4 boulevard pilsners tonight to ease the writers block and I managed to incorporate Marty McFly and soccer moms! Should be a good take on my truck once it's said and done in a few days.
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Very nice work, job well done!
Couple suggestions. It's mentioned that there is selectable 4wd, which is only true for the v6. You may want to point that out. Also, I've noticed a couple other issues that are becoming common. Transfer case leak, cracked exhaust manifold, and the 4wd actuator all came to mind while reading that section.
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Nice work dude, I like it. Not sure why you had to homo it up by mentioning your iphone, but whatev. So Gay
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Good points ark. I might do a part two at some point. Didn't want to be too boring though ha ha.
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Nice work dude, I like it. Not sure why you had to homo it up by mentioning your iphone, but whatev. So Gay
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Ha! Cause I knew you'd read it and make a typical gay comment like you always do!
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Made a new entry, hopefully it makes the site.
Where is the American Automotive Love Affair Heading?
I have a deep sinking feeling in my stomach as I type this. Today’s youth are hopeless when it comes to automotive enjoyment it seems, the reason I say this is because I just got through reading a thread (9 pages long) on an internet automotive forum I belong to that was just about cruising. The first post reads “I first saw signs forbidding "cruising" in Hollywood a few years back. I took a split second to think of what the sign was exactly forbidding, and it was explained to me that it involved driving up and down the same street. I couldn't for the life of me understand why this appealed to anyone. It seems monumentally anticlimactic and boring. Perhaps it is something people did before my generation (I'm 25)? Can someone who has done this explain the appeal?” What is cruising you ask? If you must ask that question you ARE NOT at the right URL, but I digress. According to the Merriam Webster English dictionary the definition of cruising is this: to travel without destination or purpose; to go about the streets at random but on the lookout for possible developments. Ok so now we have a basic understanding of what cruising is. What? You still don’t get it? Let me break it down into regular car guy terms. Cruising to me is a hot summer night when you are young, single and free, with a car that you enjoy showing off or simply just a car you like looking at, modifying, or driving. Some of the fondest automotive memories I have are from cruising “The Fe” (pronounced fay) in a piece of suburbia called Olathe, Kansas. The Fe was a 4 lane strip of asphalt with its fair share of stop lights, fast food restaurants and other young people just driving aimlessly until they found a party to go to, or a cute girl (or guy) to exchange numbers with. In my eyes it’s one of the cornerstones of auto history in Americans love affair with cars.
Back in the muscle car days it was a way to show off a weekends hard work work installing a new cam, or to show off that fresh coat of wax. It was a time of sub 1 dollar gas, drive in movies and burger stands. If I’m not painting a good enough picture, do yourself a favor and watch the movie American Graffiti; this flick embodies what cruising is all about and what the muscle car sub culture was a half century ago. This was a more innocent time in automotive culture as well. No one 50 years ago had heard of hypermiling or hybrids. It was purely about a badass car with the horsepower and looks to boot. It was about getting home from work or school on a summers Friday eve and throwing a fresh coat of wax on your cherry red Chevelle then getting behind the wheel with no place to go just so the world could see and the fellow car enthusiasts could crane their necks in awe. From the way baby boomers describe it, it was a better time.
So I painted an elaborate picture of what cruising is right? If not please go back to YouTube to watch cat videos or whatever it is that you use the internet for. The reason I wanted to type this was to make people that did enjoy cruising smile with a hint of nostalgia, or maybe it’s to make younger people understand that cruising is the best rolling car show a hot summer night can offer. In this day in age gas prices dictate our travels and warrant any excess driving a faux paux. I understand that we need to conserve as much as possible for my kids and your kids. There are many ways to do that but that is a whole other conversation for another day. Today’s youth, whom are car enthusiasts are going to miss out on something that was a coming of age rite of passage if you will. Hell the reason we have a 662 horsepower Ford Mustang coming out in 2013 is loosely due to cruising and being the fastest, best sounding car on “The Fe” or whatever boulevard the pony car wars hailed from. If we didn’t have this automotive history there would be no Mustangs, Camaros, and Corvettes etc etc. I’m not saying there wouldn’t be fast cars, because there would be but they would have a different feeling and style. I feel like I’m getting a little long winded here so I will make my point. Why make a fast, shiny, bright red, loud, beautiful car that guzzles gas and has 2 useable seats? To commute to work? To take the family to the lake for the weekend? The answer to these questions are no (duh). The reason is all historical, these machines came from the automotive art form we call cruising. So there you have it. We need to keep this history alive. Whether you have a lowered Honda, a cammed mustang, an Audi S4 that’s track ready, a lifted truck and on and on and on…. Go for an aimless drive, go burn some gas, leave a light and hit redline in all its high revving glory. GO CRUISE and RELIVE your adolescence or live your current adolescence to the fullest. Just do it in the name of automotive roots, history and enjoy the drive.
Cruise Responsibly,
Your amateur auto blogger,
Zach
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