Recent content by Mike153D

About 5 months into owning it and still going strong. Doing some overlanding this week — nothing crazy — so we’ll see how it does. So far we really like it. Don’t get the same warm and fuzzy I would in a 200, but time will tell.

That reminds me, I need to order the high lift door conversion today.

If it were mine I’d have out the nismo 18” wheels and AT4Ws on it already. It’s my wife’s though, so I don’t think she wants me doing literally anything to it other than the undercoat.

Nicest car we test drove in the class by far. Also, noteably cheaper than the competition. Pricing was the icing on the cake. Still a ton of money

Welp — might be a while before I get an LC. We just bought my wife a new pro-4x. 68,500 before taxes and fees for a leftover 2025. Msrp is about 82. Fees like a “deal” in the current market Garage is a mess right now. Redoing it is a spring project.

Put a whopping 150 miles on it so far, seems solid. Paid 68,500 before tax/fees, down from 82 msrp. Probably worth about 50 now, lol! Scheduling an appointment for boss wax undercoat at the local NHOU dealer.

Probably 12-15 more for the expedition and I’m not confident it has the actual same offroad prowess of the armada.

We are 8-10+ year car people. I have a 10 year old JKU and a 21 year old Mustang GT. My wife is in a 7 year old ram 1500 that’ll become mine until it dies. Reliability is a concern of mine. Even Toyota seems to have screwed up the new Sequoias. Expedition is probably the next best thing and...

Posted this in the 200 series section as we’d be looking at the LX. We are now heavily leaning towards a new pro-4x. Interior space is closer to what we want, seats are much more car seat friendly for 3 little kids (tilt for the 3rd row), and in the current segment seems to be the best value...

After my wife has been looking and test driving stuff the last few months, I think we’re pivoting towards an Armada pro-4x. We’ll grab a 2025 if we get a killer deal, but I’m hoping to drag it out until the 2027s come along so we can snag a 2026 in the fall/winter. A dealer near us has 2 2025...

Hamilton unit will be going in immediately. If it were me I wouldn’t care — but it’s my wife. I would like the HUD, not sure if everything with a HUD also has ML.

Once again, I don’t want a sienna. For 99% of people who buy these things there are more “practical” options. She currently dailies a full size truck. I don’t expect to see a change in fuel economy.

I’m comfortable doing pretty much any MX, but between the Jeep, S197, Ram, tractor, property, kids, etc, I’d like to keep the maintenance to a minimum lol. I was looking at 18” wheel options. I’ve got no issues with road noise on the AT3Ws on the ram which is very quiet, or KO2s for that...

I figured going lower mileage I'll have a more clear idea of service history. It also gives me a chance to make sure the fluids all get changed earlier on in the engine/drivetrain life. Spending this much money on a 5 year old car with close 50K miles is daunting. We bought the Ram with 15K...

I won’t debate the practicality of a minivan. Neither of us want one. Wouldn’t be here if I did. We did fine with 2 babies in diapers in the ram and wrangler. Never once thought we’d prefer a minivan. School bus comes to the end of our driveway, so kids aren’t even in the car everyday.