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Gofast campers makes a light weight one. Probably skip James B $$$$ and many have had basic quality issues

Wind drag load on the tail end can also add to the weight effect. So not only mor tongue weight but if the spare is grabbing lots of air at higher speeds that can add a load effect beyond the static weight when sitting still?

Hitchgate was bought by wilco. Its a hitch tire carrier with compression fit and has a socket for a hitch. I have one used it on my Landcruiser and kept it for my other trucks.

Near identical to my neighbors rig. Only CA limited him to the 2.2 swap. Fun rig

Better than my old 4runner theft left at a station. Sheriffs dept called me like ****** dude you went on a bender drove drunk and ditched your truck? Tow yard has it $500 you can get it back. I called my local PD who took the report. They hadn’t even put it in the system yet. Took 4 hours to get it...

If Fishenough solution still doesn’t work it depends on the local fauna situation

Definitely noticed the 3.5 rarely ever gets over 3000. If it does your way into triple digit speeds or hauling a massively heavy trailer

Totally priced out and I was thinking 40k cash was an option pre covid. I put it on hold and now looks like my lake house with dock might be an option with prices dropping and inventory soaring and lake levels crappy lol. Which means I’m happy to shift my trailer shopping to 27-29foot party...

Yep same Ford dealers would literally be chased out of town if they treated the customers like “pick any Subaru dealer” within 100 miles I have 8 in 40min range of my front door.

Yep! My little 21ft racing sailboat comprised of a hull, one piece interior structural pan and one piece deck was a 1 million mold investment in 1993. That wasn’t the designer fee/royalty either. In 2009 the boat owners group funded a 3rd hull mold given we wore out the US mold 200+ boats built...

Interesting I had a family member involved in gov lab work yrs ago researching hydrogen to electric conversion methods via fuel cell. They had to come up with a glass material between the fuelcell parts as a gasket to withstand the heat it generated. Would be interesting to see what Toyota is doing

Interesting I’m going to guess the name err term ion is really not what its filtering. This is the Toyota hydrogen to electric system right?

I was starting to get serious about it right before the pandemic but hated they skipped the rear hatch so didn’t buy. $32,000-$36,000 was the going rate????. When I saw 40+ I tossed the Mantis idea into the rubbish bin. After getting some time to really mess with a 2022 overland I’m really happy...

Many Mantis trailers had axle issues also, I nixed them when the prices nearly doubled and the axle failures started. The price doesn’t match the quality only prices and sells for its unique style and simplicity which makes it less likely ie fewer typical rv issues. The recent high winds in...

Some reasons a couple of neighbors went heavy 150 vs 250. Different steering setup it has modern car rack n pinion setup positives being less issues with worn bits and wobble/ vibration ie cheaper longer term maintenance wise at least for the steering thing. They were all looking at being heavy...

Vw Tiquan and the Audi 5 are the same vehicle The old gen glk is surprisingly basic ie not fancy which was the consistent reviewer complaint. Good materials just bla nothing fancy interior. Harder to get my Subaru worked on than my old merc. Mercedes isn’t really super high tech just built...

The 2010 is way different than the wedge pre 2010 design. Most of my tall friends all ended up in the 2010 or newer because its was the only car they could fit in with rear facing car seat in play ? The forester is a box on a impreza platform. If the Impreza is too small the Forester is too...

BTW the Subarus have a leaky tank pump seal (age) also. Same as the GLK this guy does a nice job talking about it.

Don’t laugh but the GLK 350 is in your price range. After taking ownership of a 2005 SLK 350 and have neighbors with ancient merc suvs with 200,000+ on them. I would find a grandma owned GLK in a heart beat. My local guy does all my service stuff the SLK has been better than the subaru and...

Honestly VW has better transmissions and engines than Subaru especially if shopping used. VW owners are more dealer service types too. Subaru people don’t maintain them.