PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

One thing I'm really surprised about is that this car, a 2022 model, uses a traditional ignition key rather than a pushbutton start...

 

The more old school the better..

 

Nice to have for sure. My '68 New Yorker didn't have them. That fine car was 7" longer than my Taco. I comfortably slept in the back seat on more than one occasion.

 

My friends used to make fun of my '97 5-lug. They called it the "Limited Tacoma." 5 speed manual, crank windows, manual locks, but at least it had a/c. Not quite a true poverty spec because it was an extracab.

 

People stop making fun of my "old" truck when I ask them what their monthly payments are like...

 

Gotta love that 3800 Series II! My loaner has the 4-banger...

 

R1234yf; Remind me again why R134a is getting phased out...?

 

0W-16? I've seriously never heard of this oil...

 

I don't think most cars had intermittent wipers until the 1970s; I saw a beautiful 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass at a car show a week ago that did not have intermittent wipers...

 

I took the magnets off of my truck before bringing it to the dealer for frame replacement earlier today, and it looked positively naked; The dealer is allowing me to leave the Christmas lights on...

 

Well we are talking about protection of the things we love ,aren't we?

TOMB

 

Keeping our frames from rotting out and certain parts of our anatomy from falling off! Though, if it's a girl you've been with and trust, I think it's more about not ending up with an unexpected shit machine than catching any diseases...

 

@ColoradoTJ

You think $400 is fair for installing a new water pump?

 

I think it’s not terrible, I think the part is less than $100 for OEM aisin

 

The coolant will already be drained, that's excessive.

 

I think I'd let them make something on the work. You would need the pump about now regardless of frame.

 

I thought the dealer profited from job, and it only cost Toyota money...?

 

They did quote me 6-10 weeks and you're at 7 weeks now if I remember correctly, not out of the question.