What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I used to think the Honda dealer here was the worst, adding 3k on every car, new or used. My thoughts were they were doing it because they could get away with it, and Honda customers are pretty loyal to the brand. Taking advantage of that brand loyalty rubs me the wrong way, and now Toyota is doing it more than they are... . Now though it is just every dealer everywhere, you can't even buy a vehicle for MSRP unless its something they have a lot of. Hopefully my new truck will serve me well, and I won't have to replace it before Im too old to drive or in a wheelchair.

 

Word. I'm hoping to get the same longevity. I've had plenty of new cars. Now consumers are being painted into a corner with them between options they don't want/need and electric being forced down our throat

 

This is 100% true. I did this at the Hyundai dealership and they basically told me to hit the bricks because there are "plenty of consumers willing to pay for these features" and "we won't have any problem selling these vehicles". It burned me up

 

When we bought my wife’s 4runner, the fabric protection and windshield protection were on the sticker. I told them I didn’t want them, they said they were already applied to the car. I said I didn’t want them. They took the price off the vehicle and made us sign saying it was applied but we refused the warranty by not paying. Probably a scam in my opinion…but scotch guard or a similar product for the interior and buy some rain x for the glass

 

Dealers went through a period of having few to no cars to sell and are trying to recoup their losses now that the supply chain is starting to free up. They are in the catbird seat at the moment, especially with vehicles that are still in high demand and short supply. Folks are still desperate to get something, anything and if the right combination comes along they'll pay anything to get it. It's a free market, but it's a seller's market at the moment.

It's similar to contractors being overwhelmed with business recently, even ones that are marginal at their craft at best. You're lucky to get a return phone call.

Thing of it is, the pendulum will swing back. It always has and it always will. The day will come when those fat and happy dealers and contractors and the like will be begging for business. The ones that did the right thing, treated customers and potential customers well, even if only returning a phone call or email to say they're just too busy when times were good for them, will get the business. The rest will fail when we're able to tell them to go pound sand. That day will come. Hang in there!

Time wounds all heals. ~John Lennon

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No Mas chrome on da hiney added the super white bumper shellz.

 

@mrproduxn

THAT...is friggin' "Hilarious!"

Thanks for the laughter.

 

Sweet

 

That's maddening.

 

Thanks, this made me laugh!

 

Nice, that's the Etsy license plate frame I grabbed.

 

Some area dealerships, Toyota included, have been adding ResistAll and adding upwards of 2k to MSRP for it. The stuff is a simple spray on treatment. Better off with a properly applied ceramic coating after paint correction, just my opinion. Thankfully my dealer honored my deposit and didn't put that crap on my '22 Pro when I reserved it in 12/21.

 

Right, and they keep doing it because people that don't know any better keep paying it. Funniest of all, when I was working my deal, when I started arguing with them about the extra fees and I stated I wasn't paying it, the manager that came out kept lowering his voice, I guess in an attempt to get me to lower mine. I wasn't trying to speak loud or anything, but my voice does carry and I realized they were observing the other customers in the showroom catching wind of the conversation. Every time I spoke, my initial several words of rebuttal to whatever they were saying, would make the manager kind of flinch and resume a whisper talk. I caught on to this after he did it the second time, so I may be guilty of messing with him a bit.

 

The Toyota dealer here has nothing in stock. You’ll see gmc and jeeps on display on the riser in the corner. I saw some new Tacomas like 5? Well at least 3rd gen but they are gone in days.

 

WooHoo! No more plugging in every time! Thanks for the rec @TRDRed

 

I think I got mine off ebay, probably the same person.

 

In preparation for my Diamondback cover I decided to do a bit of bed sealing. I don't expect it to be completely water and dust proof, but figured I would do a few things that might help before I get the Diamondback cover.

- Installed a an ESI Rok Block tailgate gap cover. I mounted it under my Mountain Hatch since it's cleaner that way
- I removed the side bed rail covers and masked all the holes with 3M aluminum tape
- Removed the bulk head/header rail and tried using automative weather seal underneath but it was too thick so I ended up using Butyl Tape
- Added foam seals from RealTruck.com on each end of the bulk/header rail.
- I also added a layer of butyl tape along the inner portion of the side tail from front to back
- Filled the leftover gap between the bulk head and side of the bed with Butyl tape

The only thing I haven't installed yet is my ESI Ultimate tailgate seal, which I will do tomorrow.

A friend also printed me some cubby hole covers which I also plan on installing.

It might not do much but if any of these helps it's a plus.

I'm also lucking for small rubber plugs that I can use on the front drain holes. I thought drip system plugs would work but they are just a hair too small.

 

Impressive. Also consider the holes in the little cubby on the pax side, and the sides where the bed and tailgate meet (unless that is what the ESE seal is for).

 

I did mention the cubby holes. A friend with a 3D printer printed me some covers for those but I haven't received them yet.

Yes I'm hoping the ESI tailgate seal will help seal each side of the tailgate. I just ran out of time today to install those, will do that tomorrow.

 

HAHAA that’s Funny