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Excellent write-up. I probably would not have undertaken this task without a write-up this clear. I literally had my tools, a print out of this thread, and a couple beers, and it was enough to get me through my first pad/rotor change. Felt great to do it myself instead of having the mechanic do...

I've always alerted my insurance company, regardless of fault. There are many reasons to do this, especially if you're not the one at fault. You're protected if the other person is uninsured (If you've got uninsured motorist protection) You've got someone on your side if the other insurance...

For drive-in movies, you can disable the DRLs by starting your engine with the parking brake engaged. As soon as you disengage the parking break, they will come on. Note: I'm speaking only on behalf of the 4th gens. It may apply to earlier models, but I don't know either way.

2005 V6 SR5 with 35,500 miles on it. Clean CarFax (right down to the beautifully documented routine maintenance). I paid $17,500 for it in October 2008. No regrets whatsoever.

This is Brandie, my pure-bred chocolate lab. She rode in my 4Runner for the first time last night, with lots of blankets between her and anything else in the vehicle.

The Auto mode not blowing fans until the engine is warm makes perfect sense, thanks! On the other question, you said that sometimes it uses the A/C system to dry the air even if it's not cooling it. Would this mean the compressor is kicked in and hurting my gas mileage? (I'm not too familiar...

Mine does the same thing, and I haven't gotten very far looking for information on it. When I turn on my Auto climate control to any temperature, the A/C light comes on. I can turn it off without kicking out of Auto, but it'll come back on next time I move into Auto. I've heard several...

My mom had a 1996 Chevy Blazer and then a 2005(?) Volvo S60. Because she loved the Volvo's sporty driving feel so much, she didn't miss having an SUV... until she drove my 4Runner for 15 minutes. After she got back, she said her next vehicle will be something in that family (though she'll likely...

This was actually a major disappointment for me when I got my remote starter kit. The way it was wired, the remote starter remote will unlock the doors but not re-lock them after 20 seconds. I also lost the tone I'd get if I try to lock the doors remotely while one of them is ajar. I was just...

It's short for nolo contendere. It basically means you're accepting the punishment for the violation you're accused of without actually admitting to the violation. In a legal sense, this means that you can not have "plead guilty to speeding" used against you in another case sometime down the...

I'd like to have a NH moose plate, but it doesn't allow enough letters for my vanity plate. I think one or both of my parents have them, because they both have shorter text. (We sure love our vanity plates in NH... Last I heard we were 2nd in the country). Here's a sample moose plate (which...

Hi, I just got my 4Runner a few weeks ago (don't worry, details coming as soon as I take some pics that don't have my rental car in the background). I'm looking into wiring into the fuse box, but I'm not exactly sure how that would go. I'd like to do it as cleanly as possible, namely using the...

My last vehicle was a 1996 Chevy S10 Blazer, and I loved that thing so much that I was certain my next vehicle would be a Chevy Trailblazer. However, when I started doing research into Consumer Reports, and the Trailblazers were not holding up well at all. Toyota, on the other hand, was nearly...