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Any truth to this article?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by tacomairon, May 29, 2019.

  1. May 31, 2019 at 4:31 AM
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    Itchyfeet

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    Market research shows that Wrangler and Tacoma couples spend more hours a year eating dinners at the Olive Garden and eating Costco samples vs. actual off roading.
     
  2. May 31, 2019 at 4:47 AM
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    daks Juzt for Shitz

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    Not picking on you specifically, but I see this a lot here...

    K I've noticed the trend TW Experts saying if you take it too far you are stupid.

    Now I would like all this "experts" that are rightfully criticizing the website creator, to answer the gist of his 2 questions with an explanation of why you came to those values, the other part of his point is, "If you are going to deny my warranty because I went to far, what are the safe limits".

    1) How Steep and Why?

    2) How Deep and Why?

    OP of this thread asked if there is ANY TRUTH to the website creators claims....

    One word answer YES there is SOME truth to his claims.

    So lets go back to the original topic instead of being just a gathering of _____ wasting pixels on my screen , most of the comments here are not worth the wear on my LCD.

    Placed a Mirror below... look at it closely....

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  3. May 31, 2019 at 5:36 AM
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    Pixel this.....


    Happy Friday!
     
  4. May 31, 2019 at 5:43 AM
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    The limits are anything outside of a normal, paved-road, city commute. Anything. Thats not a knock against Toyota, all car and truck manufacturers bury this language in their warranty policy. Jeeps deny warranty if the dealer spots mud in places mud shouldnt exist. Subaru is notorious for keeping a database of VINs spotted at racing events.

    I'm thinking that most people misunderstand the basic legal definition of a warranty. The warranty does not define or reflect what the vehicle is designed for, its sole purpose is to cover manufacturer defects, and that's it. Wear and tear does not count as a manufacturers defect. If the engine explodes while parking it in the mall, the cause can be easily and legally sourced to an internal flaw that occurred at the factory. If the engine explodes because the driver tried to ford 10 inches of water, thats considered operator abuse, no matter if the real cause was a factory flaw or not. Why? because 99% of the time the car broke because it was indeed abused, and most dealers dont have a magic CSI microscope lab to prove the 1% of cases that weren't. All the service advisor can see is the extra thick layer of mud on the undercarriage, and thats enough to prove in a court of law the definition of wear and tear. Thats why it does not matter what the vehicle was designed for. The truck is advertised as a toy because it is capable of being a toy. But like any other hobby on this earth, if you want to use it as a toy, its on your pocketbook to fix it when it breaks, not the dealer's.
     
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  5. May 31, 2019 at 6:10 AM
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    Woodrow F Call Kindling crackles and the smoke curls up...

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    No. They really aren't all that different. They share the same architecture.
     
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  6. May 31, 2019 at 6:14 AM
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    Woodrow F Call

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    If you read through this thread, it was already posted where others have had a similar issue.... at least the same symptoms with the 4.0L.

    There are differences in the engines, but they are way more similar than most people here understand. You could probably put the crank from a 4.0L into the 3.5 and essentially get a 4.0L.... Now you might need to change fuel injection parts or at least tune it for the right A/F mixture, but this car engine stuff is just silly.

    It's just an engine that was designed to fit a variety of platforms.
     
  7. May 31, 2019 at 6:32 AM
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    No one ever had a problem with a 4.0 - ever.

    ...because it's a TRUCK motor.

     
  8. May 31, 2019 at 6:43 AM
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    Hey...um Chuck....Toyota fucked up again we need your help.

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  9. May 31, 2019 at 7:25 AM
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    i was wrong, 3 people got pregnant by this thread. One of you is having a chudbaby.
     
  10. May 31, 2019 at 7:29 AM
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    This is why we can’t have nice things.
     
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    Sewers have been known to contain more than 10" of water, sorry 3rd Gens! :pout:
     
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    Thought it was just taco and beer belly
     
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    The LS motors they put in cars are aluminum blocks and heads the LS motors they put in trucks are iron blocks and heads.

    They are completely different motors made for different applications. 80% of the internal parts won’t interchange. But hey your right they’re not that different

    The iron blocks or more robust. You can spray more NOS or add more boost to them.
     
  14. May 31, 2019 at 8:02 AM
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    If anyone here is interested, I have a new *birth control product coming available, the snerkel. It's a light bar, snorkel, winch, and has recovery points. IT works great for when youve quit you job and want to drive for 12 to 16 hours a day with a baby.

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    *birth control claims are unsubstantiated at this moment. Side effects include: nausea, vomiting, bloody rectal discharge, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, delayed ejaculation, bloody noses, whooping cough, cancer, kidney stones, and gout.
     
  15. May 31, 2019 at 8:08 AM
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    melikeymy beer Hold my beer and watch this

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    Exactly. Fucking Tundra car engines.
     
  16. May 31, 2019 at 8:09 AM
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    I have seen much worse here. Sayin.
     
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  17. May 31, 2019 at 8:17 AM
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    melikeymy beer Hold my beer and watch this

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    Thank you. I get so fed up with these pranksters and deviants treating these important issues with irreverence and bad humor.
     
  18. May 31, 2019 at 8:26 AM
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    Seriously. This problem concerns everyone, and it’s almost as if nobody is really that worried.

    #savethepixels
     
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    Thread burns to the ground tonight. Pass it on.
    Accurate.
     

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