Recent content by HulkSm4sh

Damn, you rocking RTL's and no conveyor on that Van Line.

Pac NW is subaru and yota crazy. It feels like black Friday when shopping for a used one.

We had looked at used first, but the cost was pretty close to new for recent years. Looking at about 5 different dealers and CList, and only see a few thousand difference (if that) for 30k 50k+ miles, didn't see worth it. It was also really hard to find what we were actually looking for. Even...

^^^^ That came up a ton. We will get some dicey black ice/crap weather in the gorge, and it makes you pucker up and beg for rubber barriers when watching cars find ditches or other cars. It reminds me of parents who have a new kid and are cringing at dangers, and there is the neighbor with a...

Already have new car. It would have been sell 3rd gen and use the sale money, to buy a gas sipper. As far as reliability, I agree to a point. Regardless of our hopes and dreams, things get old and wear out. The advantage to keeping the 3rd gen, as several have pointed out, is the familiarity...

I second the motion.

I've had really good luck with IGGEE seat covers. Found them in a Jeep thread a few years back. They molded really well, and kept me from having to get neoprene fart holders.

18mpg average, mostly highway. Slightly bigger tires. Factor in additional tire size for actual distance traveled, still about 18 mpg. Cruise control, driving realistically. Submerged fuel pump as another member said, so you don't whole tank. Fuel light comes on really early. I once read that...

Going to keep Runner. It is a pretty foreign situation for us. The idea of a 3rd car seemed crazy, as if it shouldn't be allowed. Then it felt like if we had a 3rd, it should be a specific type of "commuter" if that makes sense. Sort of just had a couple beers and chatted and said, "F@%K it...

Sorry for absence, tried to get to as many as I could without catering to redundancy. I wanted to get a fair share of POV's, that weren't going to be biased (biased by me at least). That is the joy of these interwebs. I also realize how much this topic is potentially troll appearing, or "click...

You pretty much dialed it in. We needed to get a truck for what we are doing (projects and 130lb and 80lb dogs to train). Damn it is so much easier putting both dogs in crates in the back of pickup. She drives the Outback, and we take it for trips.

So you are saying keep the 3rd Gen, upgrade the bumpers and justify it through safety. I like it.

I probably missed something. If I were to get a true commuter, I would be selling my 3rd gen to afford it.

I was looking over my shoulder all day, while test driving carollas...or working on yard and garden.

Yes. Only 1 payment. I love the 3rd Gen. We didn't get a new vehicle because it was a POS. We are just in a place where we could get something and not have it hurt. Wanted to do so now, knowing that, things are going to start going soon.