Recent content by thegardentool

Still been keeping up reading this, and other posts, while lurking about. Was a bit surprised to see the renewed discussions after a quiet end of Summer and Fall. I messed up a couple weeks ago not knowing a local dealer to me had at least on paper one that I would have bought with little doubt...

Well it's stayed really busy for me since I first posted a few months ago. I finally got to test drive a late model 100 series. It certainly felt like it drove bigger than what it is. Not terribly different than I anticipated. It's been so long since I had the 4Runner though I imagine it...

I never mentioned anything about needing 7 adults. It's seldom these days I'm having to cart around a third adult. The use of the third row you describe is pretty much what I'm looking for out of it. I was merely responding to somebody else that was actually using his all the time to...

I haven't looked at a Sequoia since I was shopping for the 4Runner, and even then it was an early first generation. I'll take a look. I think at this point in time with the way parts and labor has gone, pretty good advice for anybody to try to do what they can themselves. I'm pretty...

Thanks for all the feedback so far. It’s far more than I anticipated. Been reading it all even if I haven’t replied yet! I’ll try to sit down tomorrow to respond to some of them.

I'll preface this saying I have been searching and reading around the forums a lot over the past several weeks. Some of this is me just wanting to put some thoughts and notes down. Feedback and discussion around it is a welcome bonus too. :) Currently I have a '13 Tacoma Double Cab. Our...