What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Yes I have read a lot of bad stuff about the Escapes. Guess we got lucky on ours. I tried to talk wife into a new RAV4 but she has not had a single problem with her Escape after 40k miles. Been to Florida a few times. I put $10k down on hers so it was cheap for her. She used to have a Highlander and didn't want another one. My 13 was cheap, excellent carfax report, used and it too has been trouble free with 65k miles. I was not looking for an Escape. It just was a super cheap deal with zero problems. Bought from rich family $4k under bluebook. A good friend bought a new 17 Highlander and it stays in the shop. You just don't know when you buy something. In my experiences, after owning nearly 50 vehicles, I have had excellent service out of my Toyota and Ford vehicles. The problems I had with the 16 Taco were "1st year of new design" problems. Much more trouble than I expected. It is completely trouble free now. I just don't drive it. I just think it is funny that the 16 Tacoma had more repairs done than any vehicle that I have owned in 45 years. More trouble than the new 1985 Dodge K-car we had for 5 years. Any vehicle that we owned was sold as soon as problems started occurring. If I find the right new Toyota I will probably trade the Tacoma and Escape in to buy it. Probably a 4runner with a 4.0 engine.

 

I gave up my heated garage years ago to live in a lake. Sadly, not enough room here to build one.

 

So far this week I have done nothing to my Tacoma, but I have beaten my wallet up pretty bad. Ordered a bunch of accessories and mods for the Taco. I’ll eventually get them once this winter weather goes away and deliveries can start up again.

 

Yeah. I found it on Amazon warehouse deals for $77. I've seen these pumps on fishing boats.
http://www.seaflo.com/en-us/product/detail/785.html

 

Do you live in a pineapple...... O wait, you said in a lake.

 

I like how this sits flush with the panel... Do you have a link to these? I can only find the ones that have like... a 1/4" gap around them.
Thanks!

 

Several days ago, I asked someone with power in here to send him an email on my behalf. I still have not heard anything from him. If I do get any kind of response, I will post it in here and try to contact the ones that have sent me PM's about him.

 

Thanks and I appreciate that. He is a stand up guy and it does concern me that he hasn't been around. Just hope all is well

 

I had both and prefer the spotter. RAV4 had a glare at night that double vision headlights for me (it’s was kinda hard to see/focus) and I like having the rear tires/lines in view.

 

I think I took that lol

 

lmao isnt it fun when you find stuff you posted/made? someone linked me to a video once and i was like, "wait, thats me!"

 

^^Same here^^

 

Having some fun on my family property in Oklahoma. Testing out the new bumper a couple months ago.

 

Yes anything is better than the stick-on spotters

 

Very nice! Welcome to TW. I have a 19 SR5...my first truck too.

 

Looks like a lot of damage. Glad everyone is ok.

 

Rest easy, brother. Sonic 4 Life.

 

Not sure if anyone noticed but Toyota just announced an official 2020 Toyota Tacoma TRD Suspension Lift Kit.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2020-toyota-tacoma-trd-suspension-lift-kit-photos-details/

What do you guys think?

 

John and I have been exchanging PMs since he joined TW almost 3 1/2 years ago. He is a great guy and it is understandable why so many here have been concerned about his well being. Today I contacted @tcBob to see if he could contact John by his personal email and he gave me the following response.

 

After running King Shocks ( amazing shocks )on my Toyota Tacoma for 4 Years it was time for a change. I’ve been holding on to some Locked Off Road bump stops for a while now, so I figured why not run their whole entire setup and bring some input to the table.

https://youtu.be/6GyYAyQneZE