"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
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"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
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What would YOU want in a Tesla truck, Oppo? (Make sure you tweet it to him too)
farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 14:27 |
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a cummins diesel?
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 14:30 |
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A massive chrome grill.
Discerning
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 14:30 |
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A backup ICE power plant.
For Sweden
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 14:31 |
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240 Volt outlets in the bed, and the ability to fit a large camper top.
I want e lectric taco trucks on every corner
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Takuro Spirit
> farscythe - makin da cawfee!
06/26/2018 at 14:31 |
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RIP depreciation
Die-Trying
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 14:38 |
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this ought to get good......
but it needs to sit higher, and have bigger tires, and blow black smoke everywhere, and it needs larger bumpers, and lights, lots of bright blinding offroad lights, it needs a charging receptacle that looks like large misshapen genitalia that hang from under the back bumper . it needs to take up 4 parking spaces (2 wide,2deep) it needs to be tall enough that you cant see around it......
did i get everything?.........
Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 14:43 |
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At least 60 huge cupholders.
Urambo Tauro
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 14:48 |
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Corner step in the bumper (there’s gotta be a way to do this without infringing on whatever patent GM might have on it). Don’t overthink it with some kind of weird fold-away grab handle and for fuck’s sake don’t motorize i
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> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 14:49 |
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What’s really going to be amazing about this truck, when it does finally h it the public, is how few of them will be sold in Texas.
HammerheadFistpunch
> For Sweden
06/26/2018 at 14:49 |
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this is about the only reason an electric truck makes any sense to me...camper conversions.
404 - User No Longer Available
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 14:50 |
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A yellow pickup truck with a white bed cap and a red/white blimp on top of the cab.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 14:56 |
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I gotta say, honestly, that I can’t picture a single way an electric pickup would tempt me over the myriad choices on the market right now. Not to mention I don’t see a single reason Tesla should bother building one.
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 14:57 |
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Two , nay, three solid axles.
Future Heap Owner
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/26/2018 at 14:59 |
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I think they’re hoping everyone will accept them as a “real” American car manufacturer once they make a truck, as g od has commanded all truly American manufacturers to do.
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Future Heap Owner
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
06/26/2018 at 15:00 |
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Yeah, third one just dangling from a chain without wheels for max articulation
Spanfeller is a twat
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/26/2018 at 15:01 |
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It’s a pretty huge marked, and their motors could probably take claim to great performance (albeit for a short lapse of time), it would really upset the market, which is what Tesla has been trying to do with other cars in other segments
atfsgeoff
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 15:03 |
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wide rear axle with external fender flares (similar to a dually) but with single rear wheels to have a full 6x8 feet of flat cargo bed area.
RutRut
> Spanfeller is a twat
06/26/2018 at 15:06 |
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I don’t think it would upset the market except to get laughed at. Being from the midwest and growing up with trucks do you realize how many people are still complaining about touchscreens and not just having 3 dials for HVAC controls? Tesla shows up with a spaceship looking truck full of screens and they will convert a very very tiny percentage of people.
His Stigness
> For Sweden
06/26/2018 at 15:07 |
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That's genius!
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HammerheadFistpunch
> Spanfeller is a twat
06/26/2018 at 15:08 |
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Its a big market but that doesn’t mean just building one gets you a piece of it. Nissan and Toyota will tell you all about it. I mean...those are legit competitors their makes have spent a lot of money investing in and they are barely making a dent. To say nothing of people who try and mess with the formula like the ridgeline.
Tesla has a lot of good things going for them, one thing I think they would find they lack is a large overlap between their rapid fanbase and the needs and wants of pickup buyers.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/26/2018 at 15:08 |
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I wonder if more vehicles going “mild hybrid” with 48V systems this will become something overland-minded folks with look for if buying a newer vehicle.
Mid Engine
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 15:08 |
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HammerheadFistpunch
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/26/2018 at 15:09 |
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I hear there is a plug in Hybrid wrangler coming, in which case...very interested to see how they will let you tap into that power supply.
TheRevanchist
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 15:11 |
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Pullout loading planks in the back for easy loading of heavy items and a wench capable of pulling on said load.
More c up holders. More USB ports. Solar panel roof and hood.
Dream list: Ability to turn into submarine, ejector seats, license plates change with the push of a button, gigantic smoke stacks that make the entire air around me smell like diesel for miles, parachute.
Slant6
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/26/2018 at 15:11 |
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I see a reason in fleet vehicles, but not in Tesla’s normal market. I can see it being used by tech companies doing services or delivery. Like a Google Fiber service truck, keeping its futuristic brand image with a tesla truck. Or other short range delivery purposes.
Trucks are horribly inefficient in the city and electric would let deliveries be made with less noise, point source pollution, and wasted energy.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> Slant6
06/26/2018 at 15:19 |
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I guess it would be interesting to see how the current suppliers in that area are doing first
https://www.viamotors.com/electric-vehicles.html
http://www.mitsubishi-fuso.com/content/fuso/en/truck/ecanter/lp.html
Pickup_man
> 404 - User No Longer Available
06/26/2018 at 15:24 |
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Come on now, it’s clearly a spaceship, you’re never gonna get to Pizza Planet on a blimp. /s
BigBlock440
> Urambo Tauro
06/26/2018 at 15:25 |
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Or low enough that the extra 4 inches isn’t necessary.
415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 15:28 |
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RAM is just obnoxious. Looks like the newer trucks don't have that or its just some models? I wouldn't buy one unless they could change that.
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 15:32 |
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I’m shocked you missed an opportunity to make sure it didn’t have exposed fasteners .
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 15:33 |
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Baja mode
Crawl mode
Bro mode
Call it the model S UTE
Helicopter battery pack replacement
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Pickup_man
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 15:33 |
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If it doesn’t have loads of emissions equipment I can immediately remove then try to sell on Craigslist I’m not interested. If I can’t put a tuner on it so I can dump black smoke on everyone I’m not interested. If I can’t fit a 12" diameter, but only 4" long exhaust tip on it I’m not interested. If it doesn’t make really loud whiny turbo whooshy noises I’m not interested. /s
Seriously though modern pickups have nearly anything a person could want. A couple of things I could think of off hand are some convenient built in storage solutions for commonly used truck stuff, ie. ratchet straps, receivers , basic tools, trailer accessories etc. Something that is always easily accessible, organized, and doesn’t take up box space. Apart from that it should have really good range, even fully loaded, be super tough and rugged, not loaded down with electronics and screens, and cheap, like mid trim F-150 cheap (which is still spendy).
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Urambo Tauro
> BigBlock440
06/26/2018 at 15:33 |
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Low, Ri, Duh, don’t use no gas, now.
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Takuro Spirit
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
06/26/2018 at 15:34 |
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That should be covered by the panels that should have NO GAPS
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 15:34 |
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They start an amazing journey to create a vehicle from the ground up and can style it any way they want. that is what they chose. they could have done anything else and it probably would have looked better.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/26/2018 at 15:40 |
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Will have to have some kind of low-voltage warning system to make sure you don’t drain the battery to the point that you can’t start the car, I suppose.
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Takuro Spirit
> 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
06/26/2018 at 15:40 |
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Just some models... they’re literally stick-ons yo u can take them off if they bother you THAT MUCH.
No one complained about these back in the day:
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HammerheadFistpunch
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/26/2018 at 15:42 |
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I would just cut power below a voltage threshold, its a pretty easy circuit.
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Takuro Spirit
> Pickup_man
06/26/2018 at 15:54 |
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The only thing I would change to current trucks is add magnetic ride to all of them. So they’re super smooth when unladen, but can still haul a bunch of shit when needed.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/26/2018 at 16:07 |
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Yup - otherwise people will push it.
3point8isgreat
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 16:08 |
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Perhaps the whole body should just be one solid panel? Can’t have gaps if you don’t have panels.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/26/2018 at 16:09 |
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My fridge has a circuit that does that, its the only “house” load I have thats battery hot to make sure I don’t strand myself on a single battery system.
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Takuro Spirit
> 3point8isgreat
06/26/2018 at 16:13 |
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Like a funny car! I like where this is going....
Tekamul
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/26/2018 at 16:15 |
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But most of those conversions try to do 600+ miles a day with 9000 pounds all in.
That’s probably more than 600kWh per day. That’s an insane amount of charging.
My bird IS the word
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 16:22 |
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I would like it to actually exist for one. (Savage) I would like the ability to tow a car trailer.
Also I want a convertible.
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3point8isgreat
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 16:23 |
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Perfect. And if they don’t want to have the whole body lift up as a form of egress, they can get to work on disrupting the automotive door industry with some new idea that doesn’t involve panels!
MultiplaOrgasms
> Slant6
06/26/2018 at 16:30 |
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For urban use, wouldn’t it make more sense for Tesla to make a Model 3 based Van?
MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 16:31 |
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I replied with the only logical choice...forward control
Officer Jim Lahey is not a real cop
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 16:35 |
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Through-the-cab loading
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Spanfeller is a twat
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/26/2018 at 16:44 |
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Yeah, the Model x isn’t exactly good off road so to say... so the fans don’t overlap as much howevere, whefe Tesla shines is in the luxury truck segment, which might seem dead, but a lot of F150s are stocked with the lux trim
K-Roll-PorscheTamer
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 17:07 |
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Needs big and useless wang.
aquila121
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/26/2018 at 17:50 |
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Wait, by Nissan here you mean the Titan, right? Because they gave up on the Frontier having current features/styling/p erformance over a decade ago...
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HammerheadFistpunch
> aquila121
06/26/2018 at 18:01 |
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I mean Nissan. They’ve been trying to break into the FS truck market here for years, same as Toyota. Its been a long uphill battle. It doesn’t help that Toyota’s top truck guy is kind of an idiot and Nissan bet big on a diesel engine that required them to make a 5/8ths ton truck no one wanted.
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Mid Engine
> Pickup_man
06/26/2018 at 18:09 |
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My Taco has storage under the back seat, and two cubbies built into the walls of the bed
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/26/2018 at 21:52 |
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I like the appeal of massive amounts of low end torque. And potentially much lower running costs.
ranwhenparked
> Takuro Spirit
06/26/2018 at 22:23 |
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It doesn’t matter that its electric, it needs a chrome grille, big enough to require its own street address, with a Tesla badge the size of a belt buckle in the center of it. Also, the top of the hood should be about four inches above the shoulder of the average height adult male. And make sure the bed is equally far off the ground, you want it to be as inconvenient as possible to load and unload and manage the cargo. And the trailer hitch should be at shin height and permanently attached, since nobody ever removes them anyway.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
06/26/2018 at 22:43 |
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Those things are nice but
1. range
2. outright cost vs running cost.
Its still going to be a tough sell. Even against a brand new king lariat 1492 high country its going to cost enough of a premium to make the operational expense moot.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Takuro Spirit
06/27/2018 at 06:40 |
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3 seats and a clutch pedal
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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> Takuro Spirit
06/27/2018 at 08:55 |
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It’s different, the font and pl a cement make it like a scream. The old shorter font and longer words works with the shape of a tailgate. They did it intentionally for people who also have a Jeep with angry eyes.
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Pickup_man
> Mid Engine
06/27/2018 at 08:58 |
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Most trucks have storage under the back seat now, but it’s more of a bin where all of your shit collects, then there’s the Ram Box as well, but that takes up a bunch of bed space and is still just a box. I’d like to see something a little more organized than “here’s a bin to toss all your crap in”.
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Takuro Spirit
> 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
06/27/2018 at 10:49 |
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Its the brand’s font. Same with all the examples. I don’t see the problem here.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/28/2018 at 11:04 |
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So, I’m on the hunt right now... Feel like it’s time to let my old Pathfinder go and get something newer/safer/more reliable. Drove a ‘15 Xterra Pro-4X manual last night - was a really nice truck, in great shape, and felt 10x better than the Frontier I drove a few months back , but I still prefer the manual in the Tacoma quite a bit. If I thought I could get the Xterra for like $23k (it’s listed at $28k) , I’d seriously consider going that way, but don’t see myself giving $27k for it when I could get a brand new Tacoma TRD Off Road for less than $35 k...
I really wasn’t planning to spend so much, but I do want something newer that will be reliable and I feel like I can keep forever (would likely be the first car my son drives as well - in 5 years) . Prefer manual, but a good automatic wouldn’t be out of consideration (Tacoma’s auto su cks ). I don’t want a full size truck and I want something capable to go camping & off-roading, and eventually, overlanding, but comfortable enough to daily drive 3-4 times per week. Not interested in a Jeep. Any thoughts?
I wouldn’t mind a share of this to Overland & Expo if you think others would like to chime in.
Rufant
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/28/2018 at 17:05 |
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Biased maybe... what about a 100 series?
I feel like I can keep forever
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Rufant
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/28/2018 at 17:07 |
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You should just get Hammyhead to make you an author and make this a proper O&E post. IMHO.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Rufant
06/28/2018 at 17:12 |
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Would love to have one, but supply seems quite limited, at least in my area. If you were buying new, or nearly new (made in the last 5 years), what do you think you’d buy?
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Rufant
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/28/2018 at 17:21 |
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Easy, G-Wagen Professional!
Not to just follow the herd, but if in the US I would get a 4-Runner. You basically get a Prado for Hilux money if we convert it back to AU.
At least that is my understanding of it.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Rufant
06/28/2018 at 17:25 |
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Haha! It’s just money.
A friend has a 4Runner that he’s modified some and it seems to be a great machine.
Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/28/2018 at 17:33 |
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Sadly Toyota dropped the manual option for the 4Runner in 2001, which is why my friend ended up with a XTerra.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
06/28/2018 at 17:52 |
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Yup - such a bummer!
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
06/28/2018 at 17:54 |
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I probably do need to test drive a recent 4Runner just to see how the older 4.0 and 5 speed auto are compared with the driveline in the Tacoma - seems like most prefer it.
Blind Willy
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/29/2018 at 10:37 |
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If you’re going brand new, my choice (and I’m a little biased here) would be the Tacoma you mentioned or a 4Runner.
If you plan on keeping it stock for awhile, you could go with the TRD pro models. That way you’d use the suspension and other bits for a while before needing to upgrade/modify.
If you plan to do mods soon, then go with the not so fancy packages.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Blind Willy
06/29/2018 at 10:45 |
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Thanks - the TRD Pro is significantly more expensive, and I haven’t really looked into it much. What’s the most substantial thing(s) that make it better than the TRD Off Road?
Looks like “ FOX-patented Internal Bypass shocks. . . Designed to handle the high-speed suspension movement common in the dirt, these dampers feature 2.5-in. aluminum housings; hardened, oversize shock shafts; and remote reservoirs in the rear. What’s more, this rugged system helps provide more ground clearance, increased suspension travel, maximum damping and fade-free performance.” + better skid plate.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/29/2018 at 11:55 |
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its my 2 cents that the TRD pro series is a rip. You can get better aftermarket stuff for less. Or at least on parity.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/29/2018 at 11:59 |
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Yeah, seemed that way to me, too. Got a line on a TRD Off Road manual in Cement Gray for $3500 under MSRP - might be making a decision today...
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HammerheadFistpunch
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/29/2018 at 12:14 |
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very nice!
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Blind Willy
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/29/2018 at 14:24 |
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TRD OffRoad to me is also a much better option
and looks like a great price for that rig.
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Blind Willy
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/29/2018 at 14:25 |
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And don’t forget to post pictures! We like pictures around here.
Stupidru
> Takuro Spirit
07/05/2018 at 15:31 |
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Will not buy a Tesla as long as Elon is in charge , even if I had all of the money in the world. And the interiors in my 20 year old cars are better than those found in any Tesla not including the first Roadster