Recent content by M1911

I'm curious, what trouble did you have on the beach? I've been driving on the beach here on the East Coast for two weeks out of the year for the past 20+ years. Most of that with a regular highway tire (now Michelin LTX/2) but some of it with K02s. I've never had any trouble, no matter the...

Imogene is spectacular.

It is 65” from the back of the second row to the end of the lower tailgate. Your arms aren’t long enough to reach that far. Reaching in as far as I can reach with my feet on the ground, I’m still 2’ short of the back of the second row. If I sit on the tailgate and reach in, I still can’t...

I'm 5' 9". There is no way in heck you are reaching all the way to the back of the 2nd row without climbing in. Go try it. Your arms aren't that long.

If you had a regular liftgate, it would be easier to reach into the cargo area to pull out those heavy bags, because you would be a good 1’ closer to the cargo area. With the split tailgate, I have to climb into the back to reach stuff further in.

I believe that is actually an Australian company with a US affiliate or subsidiary that imports their Australian-made products.

I'm sorry, but I've had a regular tailgate in my 4th Gen 4Runner and a split tailgate in my 2013 LC and 2020 LX, and I will simply never understand why some folks think the split tailgate is so awesome. Does it have some advantages -- yes, it provides a better surface to sit or work. But it...

This. They hybrid battery takes up a ridiculous amount of cargo space.

I don't believe that you are getting 17-18 mpg with 33" AT tires unless you do no city driving and you keep your highway driving at about 65 mpg. I'm sorry, but I don't believe you.

I find that hard to believe, unless you never do any city driving. I track every fuel up in Fuelly. I’ve put 10k miles on my 2020 LX and am averaging 15.9. The best I’ve gotten was 18.7 mpg. I put 76k miles on my 2013. My average was 14.1 mpg.

I will skip my carbon credit rant…

Yeah. Not so much if you actually look more closely at the numbers. They received over $260M in carbon credits. They still lose money on every vehicle that they sell.

Rivian has announced a major deal with VW, which will bring in needed cash. VW finally figured out that they can't program infotainment and electric vehicle control systems to save their life, so they are buying it from Rivian. The new Scout (what a terrible desecration of a great brand, but...

Rivian is in deep, deep doodoo. They are losing a ton of money for each vehicle they ship and they don't have anything which is mainstream. With the economy slowing down, the only things they have on the market start at over $70k, and the popularity of electric vehicles is declining. The...

I've only got 2 acres and no trees. So a compact just doesn't make sense for me.