My MR2 and Elise are glorified Celicas.....No need, its just a glorified Celica
You Supra boys are in another class.
No need to pretend
You guys are the LC and I am the Prado....
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You Supra boys are in another class.
No need to pretend
You guys are the LC and I am the Prado....
I’d have a hard time buying a used 250 due to that stupid hybrid drivetrain with the gigantic battery pack. I don’t want to deal with changing them when they go out. The GX is better from this aspect…
More evidence why you don't use a light duty cruiser to do HD Cruiser things.
LC250 towing campervan over Australian washboards. Stock suspension failed coming off lower link.
Definitely a weaker configuration mounting in single sheer.
LC250 towing campervan over Australian washboards. Stock suspension failed coming off lower link.
Definitely a weaker configuration mounting in single sheer.
Isn't the GX550 hybrid also? ( i dont follow)
3.4-L Twin Turbo V6
I think they may be planning to come out with a hybrid version. But current is a turbo gas only. No batteries and much bigger cargo area compared to the LC.
Kind of surprising (if not mind blowing)
The new generation designs have smaller engines, the vehicles are at least as big as the previous generation with lots of space under the hood, yet the engines are further tugged away and are complex to even do the simple standard maintenance. Perhaps frontal crash standards pushing designers to do silly stuff or just a new generation not getting the basics right (possible a bit of both).
When I see this I appreciate my 200 even more!
The new generation designs have smaller engines, the vehicles are at least as big as the previous generation with lots of space under the hood, yet the engines are further tugged away and are complex to even do the simple standard maintenance. Perhaps frontal crash standards pushing designers to do silly stuff or just a new generation not getting the basics right (possible a bit of both).
When I see this I appreciate my 200 even more!
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@ every 40,000 miles.
I guess you need to get good at DIY'ing this... Obviously a poor design and you probably need have the dealer do it at 40k miles to stay within engine warranty…
Good reason to negotiate another $1000 of the purchase price!
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I don’t understand why it needs to be so complex though. I had a 2014 F150 Ecoboost and it was as easy as any motor I’ve done plugs on. The only pain was that the little M6 screws that held down the coils would sometimes put up a little fight.
Yep, mind blowing
I remember this too! I ran a moderately aggressive tune and changed mine every 25k. SUPER easy.
The bigger issue is the 40k interval due to forced induction. The job itself while certainly complex is nothing mind blowing.
Ever seen the procedure for replacing plugs on some of the transverse mounted 2GR's? It's probably just as involved, and those V6's have been used in a number of models for over a decade.
The dealer would probably charge similar money for both jobs.
Nothing like a naturally aspirated Toyota inline 4 cylinder for ease of maintenance and repair-ability. Plugs take 30 minutes, tops. Long live the Toyota Corolla.
Ever seen the procedure for replacing plugs on some of the transverse mounted 2GR's? It's probably just as involved, and those V6's have been used in a number of models for over a decade.
The dealer would probably charge similar money for both jobs.
Nothing like a naturally aspirated Toyota inline 4 cylinder for ease of maintenance and repair-ability. Plugs take 30 minutes, tops. Long live the Toyota Corolla.
For me the mind blowing part is that they even consider designing it this way. As to what I can do DIY, that is quite extensive. I would just be annoyed that spark plugs would be so involved.
Toyota taking lessons from the Italians. I had a Ferrari Testarossa with the F113 flat 12. It required the engine to be dropped to change the plugs.
I think there was a 5.4L f150 ford where you had to tilt/etc the engine for the rear plugs iirc. Per a guy I used to work with who had one anyways. I never owned one, but thought that was obscene for a domestic truck to require that.
