New England B.S. Thread

Bruce988jl · Jan 10, 2018

Well at least it's not as cold.... As last weekend...

morri89 · Jan 10, 2018

mach1man001 · Jan 10, 2018

Bruce988jl said: ↑

Well at least it's not as cold.... As last weekend...
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This is is true!

Morning everyone. Middle of the week working by myself

Noelie84 · Jan 10, 2018

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I need something like this. Just spend $530 bucks on 186 gallons of heating oil (that lasted like 6 weeks) and my electric bill up here in vermont is still $200 a month. crazy. I don't even know where the electric if going. In Florida at least i knew it was all going to the A/C
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It's great this time of year. I'm not as crazy about it when I'm sweating while I cut and split during the summer, though.

MikeyMcFly said: ↑

Late to the party. 70 degrees here when we are home because of the baby, bumping to 72 as needed. Our family room is poorly insulated with old picture windows so it's windy. We have a wood stove we use on the weekend to knock out the chill.

Also, I decided to see how the other side lives.

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We live with more room, more comfortable interiors, more accessories, more towing & payload capacity, similar MPG's, and more rapid depreciation

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Correct.

The Jeep is at the body shop getting the passenger door repaired thanks to a spineless hit and run. We got a RAV4 as a rental which I loathed. It threw a CEL this AM and this is all Enterprise had at their office.

The wife is half amused, half annoyed with it. It's awkward to get into and out of. My 2G with lift had to be taller than the F-150, or at least more ground clearance but this is more difficult to get in and out of. because it feels like there's multiple levels to climb up into. That being said, the lack of grab handle in the 3G Tacoma is definitely significantly amplified now that I've had a handle to use again.

I only assume this one has the 2.7 EB and outside of a slow kickdown I like the driveline. It's a little clunky and doesn't have that V8 insta-torque and plant you into your seat, but it doesn't have the turbo lag of a turbo motor. I tried the toad hall feature and it didn't do anything and sport mode was also a little wonky the way it held gears. I think if I had a new truck that didn't have 17K of rental abuse, I'd feel differently. Regardless, it beats the 3.5L Tacoma motor where the power delivery feels like you've got a monster turbo and then you get power and it feels like you've got 0.5 psi of boost to work with. The Taco is deceptively fast in that it doesn't feel good moving, but you look down and you're moving at a good clip. The EB is significantly smoother and doesn't seem like the truck is falling apart.

It's got a column shift which I still haven't mastered. Both times I shifted out of park I ended up in manual mode. I love the visibility out with the sloping hood (something the Taco sucks at). There is so much room in back compared to the Taco which has similar rear space to my STi and 4th gen Accord. I'm not in love with the HVAC or radio but I'm sure once I got used to it, I'd be indifferent. The sheer width of the cab made reaching the controls a bit more challenging than I would have liked. I don't think I like the width of the cab. This one has the fold down center seat that has like the tray / cupholder thing. It's weird, but I feel like I'm 12 years old again riding in my uncle's truck because it makes me feel tiny.

That being said, I definitely didn't hate it, and if Toyota ended up doing something wonky with the Tacoma moving forward, I couldn't rule one out, but I do believe it's just too big for me. My dream truck would actually be smaller than the Tacoma, believe it or not, something more along the lines of the 1st gen DCSB, perhaps. Actually I'd probably still prefer a 1st gen Xtracab, but that's just not practical when you've got a a family. I can see how the F-150 would make sense if you've got a couple of pre-teen / teenagers without licenses that you need to cart around without them murdering each other. I just don't like how low the new full size trucks look compared to the smaller trucks. Maybe I'll build a new F-150 for laughs and see what it would cost.

EDIT : 60K. Sixty Thousand Dollars. Yeah, no.
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You read Car & Driver; that's a John Phillips line from years back. I think on an Escalade?

The Tow/Haul really doesn't make any noticeable difference unless you're actually towing. It holds shift points slightly longer and engine brakes fairly aggressively, but isn't nearly as obvious when you're empty.

Noelie84 · Jan 10, 2018

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Yeah. I just wanted the 5.0 (because Vanilla Ice) LED headlights, a moonroof, and no chrome. Granted, I did add the stripe and off-road packages. I couldn't get the LED headlamps on the XLT, unless I clicked the wrong boxes. I'll have to try again. I built up a Sierra All-Terrain X (because light bar) for like 53K or so. Granted, I know with the American manufacturers you can get huge discounts relative to MSRP, but still, I could build a Ram 2500 with a stick for not much more.
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Unfortunately, you can't get the LED headlights on the XLT and the only way to get rid of the chrome is either get the sport package or go high enough in trim packages so it disappears (or the stripped down XL model).

And the thing about that Ram 2500 with a stick is it's attached to a Cummins 6.7. I've played around with their build site and put together a decent SLT crew cab 6 speed manual with the Cummins for about $50k, maybe a little more but not much.
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FYI-the factory LED's don't melt snow/ice off of the headlights. Not enough heat.

Sloth · Jan 10, 2018

smcgill said: ↑

It's still cold ....
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Wore a short sleeve polo to work cause compared to last week it's hot.

HolyHandGrenade · Jan 10, 2018

x2468 said: ↑

Your truck looks awesome btw. I've been wanting rock sliders and bumpers just like yours for my 1st gen for years now, not only for looks but peace of mind in the tight stuff.
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Thank you Sir. My truck would be destroyed without the armor for sure.

robupstateny · Jan 10, 2018

Has everyone seen our new store?

https://shop.tacomaworld.com/

Cativelense · Jan 10, 2018

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Happy birfday Seth! Enjoy and many more sir.

Breakfast Taco · Jan 10, 2018

Cativelense said: ↑

Happy birfday Seth! Enjoy and many more sir.
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LOL - someone's been hanging out with toddlers!
Happy Birthday Seth.

Noelie84 · Jan 10, 2018

robupstateny said: ↑

Has everyone seen our new store?

https://shop.tacomaworld.com/
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Boy, it doesn't take long to browse the offerings, does it?

morri89 · Jan 10, 2018

Happy birthday @Sloth !

Pugga · Jan 10, 2018

Happy Birthday, @Sloth!

smcgill · Jan 10, 2018

Hm how old is Seth ?? Have a great day Seth

Noelie84 · Jan 10, 2018

I'm guessing 35

micwillia · Jan 10, 2018

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Has everyone seen our new store?

https://shop.tacomaworld.com/
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Finally going to get a TW sticker to add to the truck

64Wildcat · Jan 10, 2018

Happy Birthday Seth!

Sloth · Jan 10, 2018

Thanks all.

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I'm guessing 35
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Dirty-three actually. But rounding to the nearest 5th digit puts me at 35, so close enough I guess.

mach1man001 · Jan 10, 2018

Happy Birthday Seth!

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Has everyone seen our new store?

https://shop.tacomaworld.com/
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So now you're selling the stickers?

robupstateny · Jan 10, 2018

mach1man001[OP] said: ↑

So now you're selling the stickers?
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Nope found @tcBob had a store he put out, thought everyone would like to know about it

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