Parked the SC for the winter? Post pics of your winter beater!
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11-19-10, 11:29 AM
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Here's my year-round DD:
I work on a construction site and drive 115 miles every day. I got this thing cheap, it gets twice the gas mileage as the SC, goes through tires a LOT slower and the insurance is cheaper.
When I went to test drive it, I heard a clunking sound up front that sounded like a brake caliper was loose. I talked the guy into knocking a few hundred dollars off the price and bought it anyway. I got 10 miles down the road and the tire fell off. He had changed the CV Axles and left the lugnuts on the front left tire hand tightened. Oh well. It looks like crap and sounds like crap but it runs well and saves me money. I also really don't care if someone bumps it with another vehicle or a piece of construction equipment so it saves me a lot of worrying.
I'd really like to get like a '97-2000 AWD, manual RAV4 for a DD
To keep it SC related, here's how mine sits now:
If you know anyone with a set of BrightX or Supermade lenses laying around, let me know. I'd REALLY like to finish my retrofit.
I work on a construction site and drive 115 miles every day. I got this thing cheap, it gets twice the gas mileage as the SC, goes through tires a LOT slower and the insurance is cheaper.
When I went to test drive it, I heard a clunking sound up front that sounded like a brake caliper was loose. I talked the guy into knocking a few hundred dollars off the price and bought it anyway. I got 10 miles down the road and the tire fell off. He had changed the CV Axles and left the lugnuts on the front left tire hand tightened. Oh well. It looks like crap and sounds like crap but it runs well and saves me money. I also really don't care if someone bumps it with another vehicle or a piece of construction equipment so it saves me a lot of worrying.
I'd really like to get like a '97-2000 AWD, manual RAV4 for a DD
To keep it SC related, here's how mine sits now:
If you know anyone with a set of BrightX or Supermade lenses laying around, let me know. I'd REALLY like to finish my retrofit.
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11-19-10, 11:44 AM
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11-19-10, 04:01 PM
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I drive my SC400 in the winter and it does have 4 winter tires on it.
This pic is from about a week ago, today we have 8 inches of snow on the ground and it's -20C.
This what we use for most of our winter driving. 2.7L 4 cly. all wheel drive Venza with 4 directional studded winter tires.
This pic is from about a week ago, today we have 8 inches of snow on the ground and it's -20C.
This what we use for most of our winter driving. 2.7L 4 cly. all wheel drive Venza with 4 directional studded winter tires.
11-19-10, 05:25 PM
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