Recent content by tobyson21

Turned over 40K miles 40 months and 40 K miles later....this is, oddly, the longest I have ever kept a car ever. I washed her up this weekend. Still looks great. Oddly, I've been thinking of trading her in for a Tundra, but I can't bring myself to do it. I may buy a used Tundra (Plowing...

oooh I like this game! Ok, so I think it'll be modeled after the international platform vehicle Fortrunner. BOF. Engine: 3.5 liter with an 8 speed. or... I am hoping for an atkinson cycle 4.6 liter DI engine option. Coupled with an 8 speed, good for 17 city 24 highway. Regular gas. (Tow...

What if... Daydreaming is fun... What if they did the 3.5 doodoo trash from the Tacoma with ~300 hp and 300 lb ft. and an 8 speed....plus blind spot, plus rear cross traffic. That'd be cool with me. Slap on some TRD wheels and proper tires and I'm mall cruising and class 6 road rolling for...

I wonder if they'll.... I wonder if they'll add things like blind spot warning, rear cross traffic detection? The highlander for this year got a new face, 8 speed and a refresh. I wouldn't mind a bit more power :P Speculating and waiting....my dealer said he doesn't know what's coming, but...

Interesting topic! I've had many turbo cars, including we now have an 16 NX200T FSport and my 14 4RLE. I kind of agree with Swacer, but I think the actual engine is ok. When I drive the car, I notice lag, but that engine makes peak torque at 1650 rpm, so I tend to think it's not the engine...

Fwiw I just drove from Miami to Key West and back in an Eco boost Expedition XL (the Ford "Suburban"). I carried 6 grown men with luggage driving moderately. As you can imagine it's flat (bridges were the only real rise in elevation) but I got 21 mpg (calculated). That included some driving...

Kuat NV I have and like the Kuat NV. Folds down allowing me to open the tailgate, which is good for a short guy like me. Also good for post ride tailgating. Security wise, it's ok. The obvious hand tools can defeat any locks I've seen if somebody wants your bike bad enough. I'd imagine...

Wow I've hated that about mine since day 1! Thanks mattr ! That trick you posted worked on my 2014 LE!

My 2 cents The traction control and skid control serve their purpose, but they are bit like blue balling yourself. When it gets fun it shuts down. I leave it all on when the kids/family are in the car. When they are not or I'm in a safe place, I turn them off. Hanging the tail out a bit is...

Agreed My car is in one of those links. The 20's are good for a couple things. They save gas (arguable) due to being skinnier and have a smaller contact patch, which works better for winter/snow tires. Which is what I did. 20 inch snow tires and 17's the rest of the year is a bit backwards...

my 2 cents When I bought the truck (2014 LE) I got the 3rd row. We've used it a couple times. I hide my jumper cables and some off road gear under the seats when they are down. The actual storage loss with the seats/without is only 0.9 cubic feet, but the floor is raised a bit. The storage...

My 2 cents My condolences to you and your wife. If your staying in Boston be prepared to fight skinny street and dumb amounts of traffic. Also you will most likely have to pay for parking. Once you are north of the city you should be ok as long as nobody badly crashes. I was driving to...

Ironic That one of the only stock size tires for the 20's are Blizzaks. I have 17's for the rest of the year. Toyo AT2's, E load, but they are loud. Noticeably on the highway. I've seen some local CL deals for less than what you could sell a set of 20's for. But yeah, sorry to be the...

Some feedback I used to have an RX350 on stock tires. It wasn't great in snow. It needed to be coaxed up my folks driveway a couple times (coincidentally, my fathers 535xi made it out fine). I have a 2014 LE. Its stock tires I kept on for exactly 1 snow event. They were not great. The...

My wife's car I like niche cars I guess.