Recent content by JustSomeGuy

I wish our dogs were as small as a border collie. My male (full collie) is 80 pounds (not overweight, just large). Female collie is 60 pounds. At 63 y.o. and a bad back, this is a no-go. Good news, though, they are both now running up and down the ramp to get in and out of my Audi Allroad...

Cool. Looks like their system only works with the iForce Max (Hybrid) 4Runner.

I just asked Perplexity a bunch of questions about theft rates of cars here in the U.S. 4Runner makes no top 10 lists, in terms of total numbers, percentages, ranking among vehicles and easy to steal. What's the story with car theft in Canada? Is it a lot worse than the U.S.?

I watched the video for that set of stairs you mention, and it looks like each tread angles downward. Does it do that on your 4Runner? Not sure that would work for my dogs. I do like that this version of the stairs folds up smaller than some of the others. I'd like to find something small...

We'd considered a Passport, but honestly, the load in height of the Passport is only a hair shorter than the 4Runner. According to my measurements, verified by Perplexity AI, the load-in height for a 6th Gen 4Runner is 33-35 inches (depending on trim and tire size) (mine is 34). The load in...

Do those of you with the Ottostep see it as a good enough solution to overcome the higher entry point of the 4Runner? Anything else you can tell me about how you were able to get them to use the step? I really like the 4Runner, but also need a vehicle that my dogs can get into and out of without...

We have two older collies (Seneca and Sugar, soon to be 9 and 11). They've both had some shoulder issues. We currently have an Audi wagon and a Crown Signia (crossover). The Audi load-in (total jump in) height is 26 inches. The Crown Signia is 28 inches. The 4Runner is 34 inches (non...

I was able to get the build I wanted. Thanks for the information. They took some stuff off I don't want (right now) and added a few things I do want. Another local dealer also found the build I want already here in the US, but it is 300 miles away. I'd just go there and get it directly from...

We'll be in Colorado second week of September, on the western slope, renting an AirBnB for a week in Montrose. Not sure my 4Runner will be here in time to break it in before the trip. Would be nice to do some of the less severe trails while we are there (I am new to off-roading, so don't want...

I had the same thought, but thanks for pointing it out in case I was a psychopath. Two things can be true, and we humans are capable of feeling both at the same time ("I contain multitudes"). I can both sympathize with the tragedy, loss of life, disruption, and toll of an earthquake (I was...

Currently driving a 2024 Audi A6 Allroad. Warranty doesn't expire for another year, but I think it is losing about $800 per month in depreciation. Love the car, especially as the only wagon available in the US other than a Mercedes wagon which doesn't drive half near as well as the Audi. This...

Thanks for verifying I am not crazy!

What's the same? Do all those other vehicles have tumble forward back seats that push up against the front seat when the front seat is in its rear-most position? I've never owned those vehicles. Or, are you saying there are many vehicles in addition to the 4Runner where the manufacturer...

Thanks for checking on this. I would like to be wrong about this, and can't remember if we tried to remove the headrest to see if it would make a difference. I doubt that it would since it was the tumbled seat itself that pushed up against the back of the driver's seat when the driver's seat...

I had a serious vibration problem on my current car--Audio A6 Allroad. I thought it was the tires too, and did all kinds of stuff with the tires, different pressures, different tires, still there. Dealer had some kind of diagnostics test to check for vibration, said it was a slightly warped...