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Old Apr 19, 2025 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
So let me get this right....you go and look at Toyota's for fun? Nothing wrong with that, but I have to say, you're the first person I've ever heard that does that. Again, nothing wrong with that, I had a friend who would just get in his car and drive somewhere when he got bored, sometimes hundreds of miles
sure. Today was at the movie theatre in the early afternoon. After the movie theatre decided to visit the cannabis store, pre rolls and gummies (Totally legal here ). After that decided to drive by the auto park and see if the new 4Runner is out. 2025 4Runner enters the thread as it was inside the dealer. Looked at Tundra, Tacoma, and 4R. Tundra has a really lousy interior IMO. Taco is better and 4Runner is the same but there are some nicer differences in the 4R, like the doors feel lighter. And rear doors have soft materials. Would not buy it as lots of the premium things about the older ones have been deleted. Rather buy the Land Cruiser 250 or the GX550, but the 3.5t is a ?-mark. Anyways, the auto park is really convenient as there are 15 dealers all on one continuous sidewalk. Decided to look at Jeep and Lexus as well as Ford as one can walk to all of them. Only looked at the cars outdoors. Was driving the 2004 V8 with no screens which is very satisfying

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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
sure. Today was at the movie theatre in the early afternoon. After the movie theatre decided to visit the cannabis store, pre rolls and gummies (Totally legal here ). After that decided to drive by the auto park and see if the new 4Runner is out. 2025 4Runner enters the thread as it was inside the dealer. Looked at Tundra, Tacoma, and 4R. Tundra has a really lousy interior IMO. Taco is better and 4Runner is the same but there are some nicer differences in the 4R, like the doors feel lighter. And rear doors have soft materials. Would not buy it as lots of the premium things about the older ones have been deleted. Rather buy the Land Cruiser 250 or the GX550, but the 3.5t is a ?-mark. Anyways, the auto park is really convenient as there are 15 dealers all on one continuous sidewalk. Decided to look at Jeep and Lexus as well as Ford as one can walk to all of them. Only looked at the cars outdoors.
Gummies and driving? No, no, no
Old Apr 19, 2025 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
Gummies and driving? No, no, no
haha. Never.
Old Apr 19, 2025 | 07:01 PM
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for those that care. 4Runner and GX axle

Super cheap of Toyota for putting a temp spare on the 4R but GX gets a matching tire.
Old Apr 19, 2025 | 07:31 PM
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tree guy this week had his bucket truck and it's a ford f700. had never heard of one. he has a big cummins deisel engine it that runs great. this is a 1999 model.


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Looks like 1965
Old Apr 19, 2025 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
tree guy this week had his bucket truck and it's a ford f700. had never heard of one. he has a big cummins deisel engine it that runs great. this is a 1999 model.

I have thought many times about starting a tree service company on the side.

Only because I want a bucket truck and a dump box truck, and maybe a shredder wood chipper too.

I don't know why, I just do. Lol
Add, well... I did when I was younger but not so much as I get older.

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Old Apr 19, 2025 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
@BayouLexus

we we’re looking at Toyotas today for some fun. Tundra took 4 minutes to “unlock” the the hybrid fuel door. Thought did cross my mind that one day it may never open.









^^^ a proper KIA


as per 4Runner vs Taco. 4Runner has aluminum doors while the Taco does not.
I’ve had 4 Toyota/Lexus hybrids and still have 2 and I’ve never experienced this before

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If a vehicle gets 300k miles no issues I would understand the urge to get it repaired.


If its a fleet vehicle, on to the next. Speaking of, whose the king of the fleet half tons/1 tons and beyond in terms of reliability?
No way I’m spending $13.5k on a new engine just to get a new vehicle next month. It’s a fleet.

Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I also love driving, I'm taking my model 3 on its first trip to SoCal in May. But my friend was on another level. He would just pile his mother and sister in the car and point, click and drive. In my younger days I only did that if there was a girl at the other end
🤣🤣🤣

Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
Looks like 1965
🤣🤣🤣🤣

Jill strikes again!!
Old Apr 20, 2025 | 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I also love driving, I'm taking my model 3 on its first trip to SoCal in May. But my friend was on another level. He would just pile his mother and sister in the car and point, click and drive. In my younger days I only did that if there was a girl at the other end
Lol I feel you. I don't go out of town or anything lol, I just cruise around.

Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
sure. Today was at the movie theatre in the early afternoon. After the movie theatre decided to visit the cannabis store, pre rolls and gummies (Totally legal here ). After that decided to drive by the auto park and see if the new 4Runner is out. 2025 4Runner enters the thread as it was inside the dealer. Looked at Tundra, Tacoma, and 4R. Tundra has a really lousy interior IMO. Taco is better and 4Ru\fying
Stoner!!!! ;-)

About the Tundra, Toyota trucks no longer start up with the cooling fans, the whoosh is gone. I was at Kohl's yesterday and walked by a new one firing up. That's no big deal but it is a "quirk" of V8 Toyota trucks.
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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
Looks like 1965
might want to do some research. maybe you posted while gummies...

a 1965 f700:


Old Apr 20, 2025 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
might want to do some research. maybe you posted while gummies...
I think a lot of Jill's posts are gummie influenced.
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Saw this, lol'ed


Old Apr 20, 2025 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Saw this, lol'ed

Some creativity for sure.
Old Apr 20, 2025 | 06:25 PM
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^^^^^^ Hard to tell with all of that camouflage, but it looks like an old Honda Civic.
Old Apr 20, 2025 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
^^^^^^ Hard to tell with all of that camouflage, but it looks like an old Honda Civic.
Looks like an 8th gen Civic



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