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Yup I just sold my 2010 probably my last Subaru after 20 yrs of Subarus. Last few yrs have been really disappointing regarding major parts quality failures and inconsistent parts quality. My 2010 missed all the 10-11 parts issues but my buddies with various other models and newer have all had...

The backwards facing car seat is a game changer on vehicles especially if your over 5ft 10 and don’t want your knees against the dash. One of the reasons the 2010 -2020 Subaru Outback is popular. One of the few midsized vehicles that fit rear facing kids seats and 6ft parents

1000 miles out midway between SF and Hawaii we had electrics failure. Couldn’t start the engine to charge batteries and no juice for systems. We sailed old school zero electric anything for three days with a early 2000 ish 80watt solar panel hung out scraping together enough volts to get the...

Had some goof ball on I80 in the Bay Area with his very large roof LED bar on. He passed me it was noon and I could see him approaching over a mile away. About a mile after he passed me he was stopped with three CHP cruisers behind him. Going to guess he got a book of fix it tickets handed to...

Spotting deer from a vehicle with lighting is one of the top thing Game Wardens look for in poaching. I would say go ahead please advertise your “spotting Deer” after sun set. LOL Easy thing for game wardens to write tickets for especially with extra lighting. They nail people doing this with...

One thing for is for sure electric to heat is really power hungry. Having said that low wattage heated blankets are about the only efficient way to heat using electricity. Curious to see what you end up doing

I get the utility belt vs car seat complaint. But you tell this back country back packer that I need to loosen my hip belt and carry more pack weight on my shoulders/back and every experienced back packer is going to tell you where you can shove your tactical vest.

A old friend and retired law enforcement officer made a great comment a while back that really struck me. He pointed out that there are two major types of officers ones who like to play down their tools to lower the stress level and potential for confrontation. Like wearing vest under their...

Why not have a 2nd battery in the camper as far forward as possible? The Duel battery thing today is a bit silly given the number of power sources we have access too that serve multiple purposes and are pretty cheap. Small jump packs and solar can pretty much eliminate your stranded from dead...

When your blowing up axles, bearings and transmissions on a light duty truck. Loose weight or simply get a vehicle rated for the weights your hauling. This “overlanding” trend can easily be called the “overweighting” trend 99.99% of the time these days.

It likely has more miles on it than that. Did you ask the dealers to pull its history out of their system? I caught three odo rolled back vehicles that way when shopping for my dad. Tacomas actually are some of the worst regarding rolled back odometers because people pay stupid $$$ for them.

Family in Michigan runs these on all their SUVs its by far the best winter/summer tire regarding traction and over all performance. However!!! I’m on the west coast and do lots of hot long trips in the summers talking 100-119 degree outside temps the pavement is even hotter! I found Michelins...

I’m a new Expedition fan. Tho this one is more like a huge sports wagon.

I try to stick with light soft bedding in a sleek roof box. Most our trips are CA, Oregon, Wa, NV, AZ, ID, MO, Utah. Two parts for why. Gear security if it’s visible even behind glass you need to be on hyper watch and remove it to a hotel room in many stop over locations which can be a huge...

Oh and even the old as dirt diesels had emissions issues. My 82 4dr required a new muffler it was so caked up the poor diesel finally refused to run. But back then a new muffler was a 30 minute $40 fix. My 86 12hp diesel in my boat got a new exhaust elbow last yr it was caked up too time for a...

I really like diesel. My first car was basically a 4dr Case Backhoe. LoL My only diesel I own is a 12hp 1986 Kubota tractor engine marinized. Its about as stupid simple as it gets. The issues around Diesel today are the costs, emissions complexity/ issues and yes diesel fuel in recent years...

Yup Maintenance on all my Toyotas exponentially more costly than the domestics in the family. Especially my LC which was a total cream puff cherry example of the J80’s. Sequoia was slightly cheaper but the Timing Belt service deal was / is a major negative compared to the competition

Resale doesn’t matter to me I keep cars a long time. All my Toyotas were considerably more Expensive to keep than the domestics in the family.

I went 4runner-> J80 Land Cruiser-> 06 Sequoia-> I spent over a yr trying to figure out a Sequoia replacement. I didn’t want the 10-12mpg LC which was a big negative, zero interest in 4runner. The GX was interesting contemplated a new one actually but two buddies with 2017 and 2018 GXs with A/T...

My 2019 Expedition so far is doing a solid 17-18 in lousy short local kid hauling and a solid 21mpg 70-80mph Highway trips so far. Yeah put it in the angry soccer mom sport mode and you drop it to 14mpg fast while taking a few 1000 miles of life off the tires. That thing is a massive beast...