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All brands have a driving mode now. Upper trim models get even more modes. I found my Expedition Normal mode which is the default ie every time you start it. Is very comparable to the GM Tahoe/twins regarding throttle input and sensitivity etc. Might be slightly less sensitive once moving but...

You ride any long stuff yet? I did 63,000 miles on two wheels between 2003 and 2008. Normal stuff was yr around Daily commute to the office 190mile a week. Did a few long trips to see ehat it was like. Enjoyed the bike at the destination point but the pavement between wasn’t very fun. That was a...

Yeah I think the amazing 3.4 was the result of major butt chewing and probably many lost jobs.

There was definitely a head vs block issue in the 3L I later found out from a machinist that the mating surfaces were super narrow compared to all the other Toyota’s and typically the fix was an updated gasket along with machined deck and heads to try and improve the surface mating. He said that...

driver side coolant weep, subaru dealer pulled the head tossed a new gasket on at 30,000 Subarus dime took a day. ZERO issues for 160,000 I had it beat the living crap out of it. Two college kids no leaks.

My 1/2 sister is 2 miles from campus rides the bus. No time or $ for a car. My little brother was the same way but rode his bike most of the time. I had junky old Ranger that basically only moved during summer, winter spring breaks. I sold it my 2nd yr working in my career job with 230,000 miles...

The 07 4.7 Sequoia got a power bump which made it need premium gas for any highway hauling otherwise it rattles like a can of marbles. Definitely better power and nicer 5spd match but it still would drop to 3rd crossing Nevada with a big headwind gust with the resulting 4500rpm screaming which...

Found it Meets the 10k objective Other option that popped up was a 1963 canned ham rotten pile of trash for 10k ?‍♂️...

Yeah was starting to shop upgrade trailer pre pandemic 10k would get you a decent Aliner or cool built up custom jobber. Now? Christ I see 18yr old junker RVs dragged out a weed lot listed for 9k?‍♂️. Its just stupid right now.

Hell yea!! I’ve been watching the Med Yacht market. Its about a $15,000+ish cost to get a 30-40fter to the Pacific coast. Med Prices are still pretty strong some of which is driven by refugees from the unrest going Mediterranean yacht life to escape. Yeah its a real thing. Cruising Croatia I met...

Oh and if your young, active making money? Buy a condo!! The condo won’t screw up your free time doing house stuff. My condo life was my best times regarding weekend trips, week day fun. Today my condo pays for my toys while I contemplate the house maintenance list?‍♂️. ? Once the kids are out...

Cool looking military trailer built up with a nice rtt on FB market place right now. I think its in CA. I just skimmed it looked like a pretty cool rig.

Pretty damn close The nutty numbers are the diesel like low rpm torque in the 2.7’s and 3.5’s. If you like diesel power I do, and like the simpler gas factor the new gassers are no joke. After moving from the Toyota 4.7 to the Ford 3.5 hell no ,never going back to 4000+rpm peak power V8’s. The...

I didn’t own a j80 till I owned a house and has a sizable play money fund. Mine was purchased from the original owner at 98,000 miles. It was custom ordered no running boards, top trim. Basic Maintenance was done correctly but even the Toyota dealer maintaining it didn’t lube the knuckles and...

Definitely not an issue given tires aren’t driving the rig forward. Lots of trailers have been dragged out of remote places on a tree branch?

I’m reading “I don’t have time, funds and patience” grad school is priority. Why do you need a car? Hell when I was in school a 2dr Toyota Corolla for dry transport to the grocery store was about all I had time or funding for. My off road was by bicycle which was my daily commuter on campus.

Yes some of the features are pretty good especially if it’s something used on a regular basis. Circling back to everything is a compromise. The Black Series and Opus and other “Australian” knock off swing arm suspension trailers probably tow pretty nice but that setup uses more parts and parts...

Yes I noticed that also. For sure over loading the axles is definitely a factor. I have wondered what the logic might have been. Only thing that made sense was to reduce road quality abuse on the trailer ie reduce the chances of cabinets and other stuff getting knocked loose. On my race boat...

I had them on a old horse trailer no issues but they did have a shorter life than the previous ancient leaf spring trailer. My boat trailer and 4x6 are/were leaf spring. Boat trailer needed new spring gear after 9 yrs of yr around use long distance stuff. SF to San Diego yrly. SF to Colorado, SF...

I recall the 10 spd didn’t really expand the ratio range by much except on the upper end but it greatly improved the ability to keep the rig in its power band at the lower speeds. So the rear end final drive gearing is still pretty important especially if your towing heavy and Or getting crazy...