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Same problem here...most times it takes me a few (maybe a dozen or so) tries to find (and repeat to confirm) the level mark made by the oil after a change.

I took a picture of the tread wear. Again, it's the same on both the inside and outside treads and on every tread around the entire tire.

One of the many reasons I doubt the strut thing is because the chopping is not random. It's on every tread, all the way around...and the same amount on every tread. Everything I've seen called "cupping" looks like this (see attachments) ...and that's not what mine looks like. I just want to...

I just had my tires rotated after about 15k miles. (New tires...first rotation) and the guy in the garage told me my front tires were "chopped", slightly. I went out to look and he showed me what he was talking about. Now this is hard to describe without a picture, but I will try. Looking at...

Looks great! Any reason you went with the 77 kit Vs. the Aircharger kit, from K&N?

Around here, the Housatonic and Farmington rivers, & some small local ponds & lakes. Biggest fresh water around here is Candlewood Lake. Used to wade the rivers a lot, but now I got my ride!

Bought my '06 Runner for one primary purpose: Towing my bass boat!

Heading to the dealer in the morning...hopefully it's covered under the certified warranty.

Thanks...I had a bad feeling it was not normal. Anyone else ever experience this? I bought my Certified Runner in July, so I'm hoping they will cover whatever this is.

Last night, I just noticed tiny, tiny little bubbles escaping from around the outside rim of the refrigerant sight glass. Feels like an oily substance, very thin, making the bubbles. Not enough to drip or anything, but something is leaking out. The A/C runs fine...for now. Any ideas? Is this...

When I bought my pre-owned truck, the dealer gave me the invoice specs: The only "Towing" Accessory is the Weight Carrying Tow Hitch and Ball Mount. Although not on the invoice, I also have the 7 pin wire harness. Question is: Was there a "tow package" that included the hitch AND OEM tranny...

Thanks for all the tips folks. (Glad to hear I'm not the only one who's annoyed by this little feature.) I agree I'm a little neurotic, but when the car is nice and shiny, the last thing I want is a fat old hand print in the road dust...it just bothers me.

It's not finger prints. When the car is dirty, touching the grit while closing the liftgate will eventually scratch the paint... ...and, No. Washing the car every day is also not what I had in mind as a solution.

Protecting the liftgate when closing I've noticed that closing the liftgate requires you to either put your hand on the paint or license plate to fully close it down. By doing so, you cannot avoid touching either the paint, or pushing on the plate (which scratches the paint underneath.) Has...

Not sure what that Chris Hansen post is all about...but I'm a little disturbed. (Sorry, for those who missed it, but I removed the very cute pic of my daughter sitting in my 4Runner when this post took an inappropriate turn.) hulk311...you have a PM.