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That's not kool-aid, it's Toyota coolant. Same results though.I don't want you kool-aid. Sorry not sorry.
I have a hard time finding gas to fill the GX in most of the places I go and more than once have had to use a boat ramp or snowmobile sled pumps like many others do. Twice the price as in most towns but you are thankful when you need it. Not many trees with electrical outlets on them in the woods.
There is also the heating issue with an EV in the coldest State in CONUS even with the newer heat pumps they install in them. Even some of the greenie wienies are starting to back off, a little bit.
I may entertain the idea of a hybrid. Someday, but today is not the day and tomorrow is not looking so good either. But will at some point in the future.
Had Auto Owners insurance for home and auto for 22 years without a claim. Last year filed a claim for roof hail damage and was denied even though the evidence was obvious and everyone around me got a new roof. Dropped them for USAA and all of a sudden they sent out an adjuster and put a new roof on. I'm staying with USAA. GX is my only vehicle and I'm the only driver and have the safe pilot app installed. They just adjusted my premium for the app after 1 year and safe driver discount and I pay $56.80 a month now. My escrow also went down with them. I should have switched to USAA years ago.
Don't have to go far from my house and many homes have propane tanks, large ones. Some have generators some don't. Once you get up on the North Shore of Lake Superior natural gas doesn't run further North than Silver Bay along the coast, so for that 100 mile stretch to Canada it is all propane. Go inland away from the Lake and it is more like a 200 mile stretch and if you want juice you provide it yourself with a generator usually propane. The propane trucks are modified 4x4's and busy making delivers right now before winter for those that get in and out of their places with sleds.
But that is all changing fast and I don't feel that is a good thing. Some of the Counties are selling off public land and running underground power. Strange seeing the electrical distribution boxes and slabs along the gravel roads some of which are just 2 tracks. Shacks are turning into cabins and homes. Progress? Not in my opinion.
Received a 3 month subscription to OnX hunt for a shoot I attended this summer so installed it before bird season and some of the now private tracts are owned by larger LLC's. It is only a matter of time before recreation developments show up and more people. Just freaking wonderful...
There is also the heating issue with an EV in the coldest State in CONUS even with the newer heat pumps they install in them. Even some of the greenie wienies are starting to back off, a little bit.
I may entertain the idea of a hybrid. Someday, but today is not the day and tomorrow is not looking so good either. But will at some point in the future.
Had Auto Owners insurance for home and auto for 22 years without a claim. Last year filed a claim for roof hail damage and was denied even though the evidence was obvious and everyone around me got a new roof. Dropped them for USAA and all of a sudden they sent out an adjuster and put a new roof on. I'm staying with USAA. GX is my only vehicle and I'm the only driver and have the safe pilot app installed. They just adjusted my premium for the app after 1 year and safe driver discount and I pay $56.80 a month now. My escrow also went down with them. I should have switched to USAA years ago.
Don't have to go far from my house and many homes have propane tanks, large ones. Some have generators some don't. Once you get up on the North Shore of Lake Superior natural gas doesn't run further North than Silver Bay along the coast, so for that 100 mile stretch to Canada it is all propane. Go inland away from the Lake and it is more like a 200 mile stretch and if you want juice you provide it yourself with a generator usually propane. The propane trucks are modified 4x4's and busy making delivers right now before winter for those that get in and out of their places with sleds.
But that is all changing fast and I don't feel that is a good thing. Some of the Counties are selling off public land and running underground power. Strange seeing the electrical distribution boxes and slabs along the gravel roads some of which are just 2 tracks. Shacks are turning into cabins and homes. Progress? Not in my opinion.
Received a 3 month subscription to OnX hunt for a shoot I attended this summer so installed it before bird season and some of the now private tracts are owned by larger LLC's. It is only a matter of time before recreation developments show up and more people. Just freaking wonderful...
I'll just reiterate that an EV is not a good solution for an all-in-one vehicle. But as a lower cost commuter in the city, it's right on the money.
The house I grew up in was deep enough off the grid that we couldn't get propane deliveries for any of the local retailers. Plenty of tanks in people's yards closer to the highway, but nobody was willing to drive the rutted jeep trail to our house in a propane truck. I can't blame them, either. I tried to take my wife to see my childhood home in a Nissan Juke and couldn't get up the hill. We got by on well water, wood stove, a party line phone, and extremely unreliable power from a rural coop. Lots of nights were spent playing board games by candle light next to the iron stove. Good times in retrospect, but you can't get much different than Los Angeles.
The hybrid is an interesting stop gap. Its not at all more fuel efficient, but rather designed to offer a more balanced refined experience, with some party tricks like on demand 2400w inverter. The phev is going to be similar, albeit towing more battery weight.
The Landcruiser SE thats set upto to form the basis of the EV landcruiser is suppose to address issues on how best to design a dual purpose EV. Right now it seems toyota is set up to address issues based on the outcome of their SSBs, which came into proof of concept as a taco jbl speaker. I assume there collecting some rudimentary real world data from that.
I'd love to try that instant torque from an electric motor off road. I've seen far more Rivians than Broncos on the trails around here, but I think that speaks more to the buyer's demographics than the vehicle's capabilities. In fact, I've yet to see a Bronco with even a spec of dust on it. I guess the buyers are all aware that that F**ker Only Runs Downhill, and when you put it in reverse, the Driver Returns On Foot.
Hiluxforever
SILVER Star
That was all.of the Broncos and Jeeps at my employer in Des Moines. I was the only one that had actual dirt and not just gravel dust. No mistaking the 2 in Iowa.
I briefly took our RAV4 Prime "offroad" while we were still in Texas going up a hill with loose gravel and that instant torque was nice. Makes two footed driving easier when trying to be precise. No idea how it would work with the knarly stuff we have up here in north Idaho but I'd imagine it would still work well.
r2m
Richard
Having the instant torque from an electric motor when off roading would be a huge advantage for modulating precise speed control going over obstacles.
With a liquid fuel engine (gas or diesel), even if it has a lot of low-end torque, it's sometimes hard to get that precise speed and control when rolling over rocks, stumps, etc. even doing the two-step pedal dance.
The new Scout is checking a lot of the boxes we talk about this thread. They've certainly got my attention.
The Hybrid 'Scout Traveler' SUV And 'Scout Terra' Pickup Look Absolutely Amazing - The Autopian - https://www.theautopian.com/embargo-630-et-the-hybrid-scout-traveler-suv-and-scout-terra-pickup-look-absolutely-amazing/
The Hybrid 'Scout Traveler' SUV And 'Scout Terra' Pickup Look Absolutely Amazing - The Autopian - https://www.theautopian.com/embargo-630-et-the-hybrid-scout-traveler-suv-and-scout-terra-pickup-look-absolutely-amazing/
Now they're backed by the legacy of VW reliability.
I like it.
It's the first new vehicle that actually excites me. If they can really start at $60K, that will be amazing.
Let's not overstate the reliability of the OG cornbinder. I wonder if they'll still install the rust at the factory just like they used to.
I'd say bring it on, the more competition, the better. Maybe Toyota will finally understand how to package their hybrid system without messing up interior volume after benchmarking this product and update the next iteration of TNGA-F.
Competition is good for the consumer
Competition is good for the consumer
Lots of Farmalls from the 1930s-1960s are still running around here in the Ozarks doing tractor pulls or active work on the farm....at 75 years of age! Puts Toyota reliability to shame, although they are of course un-refined, overbuilt, underpowered, agricultural tools.
I own a more modern green tractor with a Japanese-built Yanmar diesel. Slightly more refined, but will still probably outlast me
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My first car was a '73 Scout II. I'm sure that big red boat anchor of a motor could still be running somewhere, but everything surrounding it turned into a pile of orange dust decades ago. It was only 20 years old when I got it as a teenager, but it felt like it came from another century. By that point the electrical system was only about 50% functional, the fenders were swiss cheese, and I spent a year replacing accessories like fuel pump, alternator, steering box... The fun part was that IH would change parts suppliers on a whim, so there's no telling where your original steering box might have come from or where to find a replacement. They were a mess while they sat at the dealership, and only got worse with age. I do miss it though.Lots of Farmalls from the 1930s-1960s are still running around here in the Ozarks doing tractor pulls or active work on the farm....at 75 years of age! Puts Toyota reliability to shame, although they are of course un-refined, overbuilt, underpowered, agricultural tools.
I own a more modern green tractor with a Japanese-built Yanmar diesel. Slightly more refined, but will still probably outlast me
I've never messed with the trucks/SUV, just the tractors which I've loved since I was a kid. I always did have a soft-spot for the 1000D/1010/100 trucks, but have not seen one around in probably 20 years.
My first truck was a 1972 Chevy C-10 and had many of those same issues. But, parts were easy to find, and it was stupid-easy and cheap to work on. It turned into a rust bucket and probably got crushed. Considering that all brand-new body panels are now being made in Taiwan (including the cab), I kind of wish I had kept it and re-bodied it.