Recent content by Aspen

I had a set of this canvas type years ago in my Mercedes SUV and it wore very well, however the canvas went up the sides of the walls and covered a lot of area that is often scuffed/scratched up (also up the rear set back). In fact it covered all the way up to the bottom of the windows. Much...

Not returning e-mails when you have the link on your web page is very poor customer service, and I don't like to deal with companies that have very poor customer service like Gobi. I sure don't need anyone telling me to use the phone instead of e-mail if I have the choice - I try to avoid phone...

Thanks Snooper - you are correct that they are no longer included, but the guy I worked with there, John Gjatam, got me all fixed up. Great folks to work with at Baja, and of course a great rack. Just FYI, I've sent numerous e-mails to Gobi over the past few months about their 5th gen rack and...

I took delivery of this Baja rack yesterday and it looks great but the stretch net was not included as was pictured in the original post here. Has anyone else received the stretch new with theirs as advertised, or was it missing? If missing and you eventually got one, did you get one shipped to...

Other Toyotas have this feature correct, including the Highlander hybrid - five sensors that show the tire pressure in each on the dash, the way it should be. I've had this setup in much cheaper American cars for several years and was really disappointed when my expensive 4runner only had an...

Same here...

The only thing I've had to use voice for while moving was to add an address destination. I've been able to use all other functions that I require while moving without using voice. I'm not a heavy user, but this works for me just fine, although I don't see why a few car makers insist on forcing...

Yes, everything on the Nav seems to work while moving with voice. The only thing I've had to use voice on was while inputting the address - everything else that I use seems to work just fine while moving. It's kind of funny why some companies do this anyway - it is not a safety or legal issue...

The mud flaps? They were really cheap and are OK - seem to keep a lot of the mud/clay off of the body. I probably should have mounted the front ones out a little wider - seems like some of the back part of the car just in front of the rear wheels catch some of the flying mud. I took the...

Here is a Draftmaster rack with a pair of delta-style recumbent trikes. This is a heavy rack but it handles the two big trikes just fine. I carry three kayaks on the OEM roof rails just fine also, via a Yakima or Malone post...

I sit back there to change out of muddy shoes - use it just like a tailgate. However I'm always having stuff fall in underneath when I pull it out and end up having to clear stuff out of the way before I can push the tray back in. I'll probably remove mine, along with the little compartment in...

Also to the contrary, I'm really glad that I dumped my 3rd MDX (2008 model) in favor of the 4Runner - every time I get into the 4Runner I'm thrilled. The MDX was better as a sports car on the highway, but not so good as a 4WD. And I got stuck in the snow quite a bit with the MDX and always had...

My button keeps turing itself on - to recirculate. I want it OFF most of the time so that I get fresh air. It is a pain in the butt and I've never seen this on any other vehicle before. Not sure what it is trying to do...

I've received a bunch of e-mails asking about my 20" wheels - thanks for all of them, but they were sold a couple of weeks ago. I still have the OEM tires with 900 miles on them that I would sell for $25 each plus shipping/packing cost at the UPS store if anyone is interested...

I could use a rack like the Gobi that Gary noted above - don't have any use for spare tires, gas cans, jacks, etc., so it would need to be a basket type to be used as photography platform...