Recent content by Zulu95

To be honest I was disappointed with the TOY! Apart from the transfer case breaking last year the lack of height so I could drive without getting a sore neck was the deciding factor. Now we are looking for a Unicorn: plenty of room inside, not too big outside, reliable, out of the norm and not...

I just cannot imagine buying a Tata! I once had a 1966 E-Type Jag. A story too long to tell here but I turned a tidy profit on it. My nearest Jag dealer is 119 miles and one state over from me.:ohwell:

Cash in the bank at the moment. Looking around at what there is and trying to make the really right decision for a retirement vehicle that can still get the blood flowing.

Just said goodbye to the TOY so I wanted to thank all contributors who helped supply all the info I used over the years. Boards such as this are a real public service and the wealth of knowledge is amazing. Thank you all! Cheers, Z.

Bought one of the excellent ATEQ Quickset kits just after we bought the Toy because the wheel sensors had failed due to dead batteries. After picking up a set of new sensors and having them fitted everything went well with the programming. The change in ambient temperature from Fall to Winter...

Wife has the Toy booked in Tuesday to get all the Recalls done. They were supposed to get back to us but it never happened so we started prodding them.

Just talked with Toyota USA and they declined to offer anything just as I expected. I would have been most surprised if they had offered even a partial reimbursement but it was worth the effort.

Ron et al, If my indy or Toyota eventually crack the t''case and inform me then I'll report back as to what failed. I'll admit had the vehicle had 100K+ on it and been used for all sorts of off-road adventures I would not have been surprised by a failure of this nature. Something as simple as an...

Given the age I did not think they would be interested. I have dealt with two car companies' US HQ. (BMW & Subaru) In each case I came away with nothing more than a bad taste in my mouth. I might try dropping Toyota an e-mail just to see what happens.

Roddy, totally agree, it happened. The main reason I even posed the question is to make sure we don't repeat the process and, possibly, as a warning to others. As the only abnormal factor was the left foot braking that has been banned. So if there are any other LFB'ers out there be careful. As...

The facts are as I reported. I guess the only way to prove/disprove it is to replicate the incident. Take the vehicle up to 20 -30 MPH and stand on both the accelerator and brake at the same time. See what happens and report back. Given that my wife WAS a left foot "braker" that is the most...

Well over the mountains from you! The only way I can explain how it happened is her doing a two footed panic stop. Right foot full on accelerator, left foot on brake. Left foot braking has now been banned in our household. This is the first AWD vehicle she had managed to break in this way. We...

The info passed to me was that the transmission/transfer case rebuild shop could not remove the shift motor so could not tear down the case. Both my indy and I thought this was baloney and they were just looking for an excuse because of some other unstated reason. Can you please tell me what is...

My indy got the t'case back from the rebuilder and told me he is intrigued as to why he was told it could not be opened. Some baloney about "special tools" etc was stated. I have searched the WWW but info is light on the subject. I examined the old unit and he turned one of the shafts by hand...

Just got the Toy back. $3270 total parts & labor.