Wisconsin Tacomas and bad financial advice

A good friend of mine gave me this rack! The wind fairing had stickers from a bunch of places he had been, so I told him to keep it and put it on his garage wall.

It definitely needs a fairing! But, otherwise pretty sweet rack!

 

Someone needs a giant Toyota sign for that wall

 

Looks like you won't fit out your garage with that rack on. Sweet rack tho

 

Had about 1/2" to spare. It's my buddy's garage, though. I park outside where I live.

Kinda makes me think that I would probably want an 8' door if I had the choice. If I lift it at all, I'll have to remove the rack to get into a normal garage

 

I’m now watching it!

 

Subzero freezer test!
My taco sits outside. No garage for me!
-17 when I pushed the button. It’s gonna hit -23 tomorrow!!!! The roads are solid ice. Oh joy!
Windchills of -40 to -50!

 

Mine sounded horrible when I started it, but it popped right off. 20 minutes to warm up for my 3 minute commute.

 

Ha . Mine has that sweet Tacoma chainsaw sound . The wife’s Jeep has hard rpms for a few minutes then idled down.

 

Mine made a noise like when you are low on power steering fluid. Like old man noises for a truck. I think my old 4runner made the same noise.

Not impressed with the junk Dunlop tires. Anyone else ever consider putting tires on a car with less than 1K miles on it? I feel like I'm crazy, but I almost lost it on the freeway Monday.

Funny- I took this picture after driving for 30 minutes. I had parked and was idling for a few minutes waiting for someone. The temp gauge started dropping as soon as I stopped moving.

 

That's what I was thinking about doing. I'm just torn whether to get winter tires, or better all seasons. I plan on getting a set of mudders and some wheels for summer eventually.

 

My dunflops lasted about 8k miles. I then sold them and my TRD sport rims on Craigslist. They sold quickly. I wouldn’t worry about winter tires. Winter driving with a good A/T tire is a night and day improvement from the dunflops.

 

Yeah, I've had good luck with AT's with snow rating. I'm thinking of going with something less aggressive as I'm planning on getting some MT's for summer as well. I'll have to do some research

 

Can’t wait till Saturday. Time for a car wash. It’s going to be like Black Friday shopping. Long lines and waiting just for a wash. I need a complete detail with salt caked on. Bring on the 40* temps.

 

I hear ya, this polar vortex is getting old! I’m waiting til Sunday to hit the car wash.

 

Can't wait for a car wash myself!

 

We need to meet up for a beer soon! Maybe in a few weeks we can meet up for a miller/Lakefront brewery/Sprechers, or 3sheeps Brewing in Sheboygan

 

Yes! A mid winter cruise/brewery tour/beer tasting/Tacomaworld therapy session. This week has been harsh!

 

The beauty of -30 is that it makes +10 seem balmy!

 

Aint that the truth!