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04-23-24, 02:54 PM

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I'll never understand the people that race to a solid red light. You're right, it's always a Rogue/Compass/Eclipse Cross etc.

.......or a older Honda Civic that has been slammed/customized.

04-23-24, 10:20 PM

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The Absolute BRUTAL TRUTH About Toyota's INSANE New Truck Prices [Don't Watch If You'

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04-23-24, 11:40 PM

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You'd have to be crazy to pay $65k for a new TRD Pro Tacoma when you could get a Ranger Raptor for quite a bit less.

04-23-24, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by FrankReynoldsCPA

You'd have to be crazy to pay $65k for a new TRD Pro Tacoma when you could get a Ranger Raptor for quite a bit less.

Truck prices are getting ridiculous and more complex with all the new turbos and tech.

04-24-24, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BayeauxLex

Truck prices are getting ridiculous and more complex with all the new turbos and tech.

As noted above, the Ranger Raptor is $10k cheaper than the TRD pro, yet has twice as many turbos.

I do agree with the core sentiment that truck prices have gotten crazy.

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04-24-24, 05:03 AM

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I do agree with the core sentiment that truck prices have gotten crazy.

.......and the market is reacting. Potential buyers have had enough.

04-24-24, 07:25 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FrankReynoldsCPA

You'd have to be crazy to pay $65k for a new TRD Pro Tacoma when you could get a Ranger Raptor for quite a bit less.

Yet many many people will.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmarshall

.......and the market is reacting. Potential buyers have had enough.

These are just clickbait YouTube videos...vehicles are still selling fine.

04-24-24, 08:08 AM

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These are just clickbait YouTube videos...vehicles are still selling fine.

Correct. I will admit I'm guilty of watching these "doom ****" car/truck market videos.

04-24-24, 08:32 AM

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.......or a older Honda Civic that has been slammed/customized.

I get revved a lot by older WRX STis. They typically have loud exhaust and a noisy blow off valve. Perhaps they mistake my car for a Civic Type R, but that’s only a mistake one could make if they have never actually seen a Type R or are generally not very observant.

04-24-24, 10:07 AM

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trucks still sell in yuuuuuge numbers. bring on the 96 and 108 month loans.

04-24-24, 10:35 AM

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trucks still sell in yuuuuuge numbers. bring on the 96 and 108 month loans.

No money down! Anyone is approved, COME ON DOWN NOW!

04-24-24, 10:48 AM

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I'm certainly not going to defend everything California does, and I have never been a fan of the way the state is run. But, in all fairness, there is sometimes at least some reason to their madness. Once the soot and smoky air around the Pittsburgh region was cleaned up in the 1960s and 1970s from the steel mills, the Los Angeles region, with its notorious brown haze/smog inversion-layer, became what was arguably the most polluted region in the country....mostly from vehicle-traffic, not industry or mills. Even today, while much better than in the 1970s, smog still remains a problem in that region.

I grew up in SoCal in the 70s and 80s which were brutal for smog. The brown haze was a real problem then. When I was a kid and training for and playing soccer, we would get a lung burn. The brown haze happens now and then, but mostly, it’s so much improved. I am not sure it’s the most polluted region anymore. We do still have a lot of traffic. EVs are more prevalent as are LEV and ULEV ICE cars. We have a lot more crystal clear days where you can appreciate the beauty of the mountains that cut across north of LA county and the Inland Empire. I am a fan of the progress.

04-24-24, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by FrankReynoldsCPA

You'd have to be crazy to pay $65k for a new TRD Pro Tacoma when you could get a Ranger Raptor for quite a bit less.

Gotta hand it to Ford

‘’full time 4WD.

Quote:

Originally Posted by geko29

As noted above, the Ranger Raptor is $10k cheaper than the TRD pro, yet has twice as many turbos.

I do agree with the core sentiment that truck prices have gotten crazy.

as much as I really can’t stand Ford. it’s great that they offer two V6 engines. I never knew they were twin turbo,

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04-24-24, 02:31 PM

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They are trolling you 🤣.

04-24-24, 04:32 PM

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I have modified the exhaust on my F-150 to be a bit louder than stock. All of the factory emissions equipment is still in place and fully functional. I just replaced the stock muffler with a magnaflow and replaced the resonator with a straight pipe. Gives it a much better V8 rumble that was suppressed by the stock exhaust.