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Very hard to find any decent 4runners or LCs priced even remotely reasonable now. The sleeper right now is the first gen Sequoias. For some odd reason they fly under the radar. Way way superior to the 4runner on long road trips and nearly as good off road.

Length of ownership these days is more of a effect of easy cheap auto loans. My parents kept cars 15-18 yrs when I was a kid and those vehicles were complete garbage by todays manufacturing quality standards. Thats when interest rates hit 18+% and car loans were basically non existent.

I’d wait for the Bronco. If Ford was just social engineering distractions with the patents for removable doors then at least it will probably be cheaper, with 10spd and probably gobs of power. Lol Plus after our big 6 NP trip through remote sections of AZ, Utah North side of the Grand Canyon I...

Exactly why after 27yrs of Toyota I’m picking up a Expedition top trim in a day or two. The thing just blows away every thing else in the big wagon segment. Its no rock crawler but I can drag a house and crawler with me if I need one lol!

The moisture issue is why we only use ours in the tent to warm up the tent before everyone besides me crawls out of their cozy sleeping bags. Then we can air out the tent during the day to dry things out. Cold. Get a warmer sleeping bag or add a warm throw over your bags. You know its cold when...

The exact reason I can’t buy a diesel even though I want one!! My typical local short trips are ideal for plugin hybrid. Sadly I can’t wait any longer for a 8 passenger plugin hybrid. I know Ford is close with their really slick modular 10spd design, but I’m literally in price negotiation as I...

Several lawsuits have already happened lead by GOV officials going after Delete kits and services being sold. I recall one big case was said to be directly related to a group of cyclists getting coal rolled and one or more were State Senators riding in the group. I seem to recall that the...

Hey Spec any chance you have “Perks at work” via employer? I’m shopping too and just discovered wife has this truecar.com perks at work thing. As far as I can tell only “participating” dealers play ball on it. So far there is some sort of “Dealer Special MSRP Discount” they list in their pricing...

Not really the case anymore. Europe the diesels not only are rarely sold now but are facing bans in many major markets in non commercial applications ie passenger vehicles etc. Other markets like India which is notoriously behind has started cracking down on them also. The biggest issue with...

For the past 20 yrs I bought used Toyota trucks because there was no difference in power, mileage or basic technology between buying new vs used at half price. This week I actually have a Ford dealer looking for the 2019 Expedition we are going to buy. All vehicles today are heavily computerized...

I only get about 35,000 40,000 out the brake pads so be aware of pad life. The stock 18’s are pretty decent. I was warned to be careful of going too big on up sized tires. Front gear box apparently doesn’t like big tires. Slightly bigger than stock is fine but don’t get crazy 34’s etc

I had a J80 and switched to a 06 Sequoia limited. Needed the space, liked the greatly improved ride quality and much better mileage!! Off road the lack of a Rear locker is the weak spot. Out side of that the 05-07 which got a much needed bump in power and the 5spd both a must have. The upped...

Im currently shopping the Denali market. Nearly bought one two weeks ago. $68,000 is about as low as it gets for those and they are selling like crazy right now. On the flip side the much more modern and way way better interior layout of the new Expedition isn’t selling well in the Platinum...

Well if premium fuel cost is a worry then Rover anything isn’t in the budget. LOL

Wow nice build!! No worries about the hater. When you make your own rubber to make tires the fumes can rot the brain. Lol Seriously nice build! Have fun

I would look at the Fourwheel campers light weight pop top shell also. Probably the more reputable company out of these small custom shops that all seem to be over run with orders and probably a business scaleability challenge

Was posted here in expo forum.

This is in your backyard. There was a recent comparison between the two. The Vagabond had some solid pluses. https://vagabondoutdoors.com/

The modern gas engines are starting to best the diesels in low rpm torque. Especially with the Ford hybrid system. Cryst the new plugin Aviator is just shy of 500Hp and 600ft lb of torque! Thats crazy!! Were talking ftlb numbers in the 1ton Pickup zone just a few yrs ago and HP numbers that...

People don’t realize that Aluminum is very intolerant of stress the soft steal trailers are far superior in that regard. They might bend but they never crack and simply break/fail. That rear hitch isn’t good for much other than some kind of camp appliance installed in camp and removed while on...