Recent content by AZ Craig

Haha, yes it is. It's hard to believe how much it has fallen apart in the last 10 years. I remember when I first moved out here around 2009 you could literally take a regular car through most of it (I remember passing a Honda Civic back in maybe 2011). It didn't mean it was a good idea back...

So my Bronco Raptor is the 4th forced induction vehicle I've had (2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport P290, 2016 VW Golf R, and a 2012 Audi TT-S). To be completely honest, I've enjoyed every one of these vehicles more than the cars I had with naturally aspirated V6/I6 engines (2 Toyota 4Runners, a...

I honestly hope Toyota gets stuff straightened out with all the pain lately as multiple manufacturers building good offroad vehicles is ultimately going to be the best thing for all of us who enjoy these cars for recreation and the specific lifestyle that they enable. I'm really curious to see...

Thank you, if you ever see a white with code orange rolling around it's probably me :). I honestly can't wait to get this thing out some. Bronco Raptors don't make a whole hell of a lot of sense in most of the country, but living in Arizona, Utah or Colorado is perfect for having one.

Yes, the 392 is amazing whenever you step on the gas and quite frankly drove better than any Wrangler has business doing. My main hangup was that for the huge MSRP increase over a standard Rubicon, the interior was pretty much left the same as a Rubicon X package except for the red leather...

Thanks :). I did get a pretty good deal on a 7 year, 100K mile warranty to go with it. It'll be interesting to see what (if anything) breaks on it, but as long as it doesn't strand me somewhere crazy it will likely end up being more an inconvenience than anything. The attention to detail on...

Hey folks, so after 7.5 years, 2 5th Gen 4Runners, a bunch of playing around, some good adventures and about 110K miles, I made a change. I wasn't overly enamored with the 2.4T IMAX in the 2024 Land Cruiser when I drove one and started to ask myself if I could make a Bronco or Jeep work for me...

As stupid as it is, one of the things we really loved about our 2020 TRD Pro versus our 2016 Trail was the "upgrade" to automatic headlights. It's mind boggling to me that Toyota has kept such a basic thing on only the two upper trim lines up to this point. Our 2004 GM vehicles freaking had them...

This has been my conclusion for awhile too. I've been in a holding pattern watching GX550 inventory come in (which is pretty much non-existent in Arizona with dealerships still sitting on wait lists from what I've heard). I think it's the more compellling vehicle versus a 6th Gen 4Runner or Land...

"Trailhunter" "Trailhawk" same thing ;).

The likelihood of me replacing my 2020 Pro with a Toyota seems to be decreasing by the day...

I guess my point was that there are plenty of comparable gas SUVs with 0 to 60 times in the 6 second range or lower. The GX550 has been clocked in the low 6s. The Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe is clocked in the mid 5s. The Defender 110 is in the high 5s. 0 to 60 times in the 8 second or higher range...

Maybe it works for you out in Pennsylvania, but trying to maintain 80+ mph through Utah and Idaho in a 5th gen is a pain in the ass (and note, the speed limit is 80).

Or you just prefer not having acceleration more typical of a midsize car from 1992.

FWIW, the Land Cruiser is already readily available for MSRP in the Phoenix metro. Had a line on 3 of them and test drove one a couple days ago. Unfortunately was not particularly impressed.