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When registering a new vehicle purchased out of state, CA will charge you ‘use tax’ based on the city/county you reside in. They give you credit for tax already paid ( for example, sales tax in the state you purchased the vehicle) - any delta must be paid at the time of registration. I can’t...

Wonderful memories that you'll cherish forever. So very sorry for your loss.

Yes, I've found a number of dealers still selling Pro at MSRP in the last few weeks but I was searching from the West Coast and stopped before the Mississippi so I don't have any local leads to share with you. Probably closest to you on my list is Prosper, TX. Most of the rest are closer to the...

As I understand it, there are two (overlapping) paths but neither are traditional build-to-order. 1) Dealer places a 'preference order' with Toyota which is considered during that dealer's upcoming allocations. Decision to fill the order as spec'd is at Toyota's discretion. 2) Unrelated to a...

You'll also get two years of maintenance with the new 4runner, a slight offset to your net cost.

Making plans for the Pro I don't have yet (that's the way it works, right??) and will swap out the Pro rack for something more useful. Interested but not quite ready to commit pending a couple other details on my side. I'll let you know.

Contacted them. Very helpful and nice but unfortunately wouldn't sell to me as I am out of state. Working on my own purchase of TRD Pro and will share details once my deal is finalized. I've canvassed most of the western half of the US in my search. There are still MSRP deals out there for the...

I wanted to wait a couple days to post an update, as I thought I had it solved but wanted to be sure. Thanks for all the great suggestions and advice. When I did the initial flush, I had to tug on the line to work it loose from the aux cooler. I can only assume that did indeed cause enough...

Yep, power steering fluid uses Dextron, this is WS. New/fresh, not the old stuff in the PS reservoir (next on my list!). Thanks.

Thanks for the suggestion. When I removed the aux cooler from the plumbing I physically removed it, so unfortunately that can't be it. Config is back to stock - aux cooler and hose extensions have all been removed.

Flushed/refilled the trans fluid in the family 2008 4runner using 46runner's excellent writeup, and developed an odd trans fluid leak in the process. First, some history as it is relevant. About two years ago I paid a local shop to install a B&M stacked plate cooler I purchased as I didn't have...