Only if you're going to do some extreme rock crawling which I will not. All of those trails mentioned are fairly easy. My previous off-roaders, Jeeps and a first generation 4Runner had no underbody protection and I never had any issues. I'm not going to do the Rubicon.
I ran into a ridiculous build a while back in the San Juan mountains of Colorado, it was a Jeep with way too much lift and wide tires that it wouldn't even fit down the trail. I got a little satisfaction since I was going uphill on a shelf road (I had the right away) making him back up a quarter...
The car care nut is not wrong, a lot of us have built up vehicles and that's fine if you have the money to do it and have the money for the repairs and the premature failure of certain components. Most of us accept this as the cost of having fun. However it is kind of silly if you never go...
I have the Trailhunter which already has ARB equipment from the factory on it which I do like. If you guys could make a front winch bumper and a rear bumper closer to what the Tacoma has that would be great. Your products always seem to be better built than the aftermarket stuff currently...
I've been following him for for years and following his advice. I especially like his explanation of top tier fuel and while why that's important as well, and of course the oil recommendations.
Yeah black bear makes me nervous as well, I've done it once. It's not a difficult Trail but honestly I think one time is enough lol. Currently up in British Columbia checking out some trails up here, awesome scenery, it's like Colorado but without all the people. That Alpine loop is nice...
I've been driving those same trails for close to 40 years now, and tried out the 2025 Trail Hunter up there and it did well. My only suggestion, get rid of the OEM tires. The oems do okay but I went with Nokian and Outpost AT, suggested by a friend in Ouray, And he was not wrong. Superior Rock...
They are using very thin coats of paint and what you or experiencing is typical. I tried ceramic coating when I first got it a year ago but that didn't help. The only way to protect it is to wrap it it with ppf or like when going to do is go to a quality paint job and put some good paint on it.
I still consider it a win, my Jeep Wrangler was only getting 12 and 1/2 MPG so anything better than that is good. Plus the trail hunter weighs a lot more than other models.
2025 Trail Hunter 13 months in , around town 17.1 MPG average. Out on the highway between 14.1 MPG and 15.5 depending on the wind. Considering speed limits in this area are the highest in the nation, 80 and 85 mph. Best I've gotten was 20.1 in the Navajo Nation in New Mexico where the speed...
The AVS tape on is the way to go in my opinion. I'm not a big fan of WeatherTech products, there are always a lot better options out there. I tried the husky tape on type and ended up getting rid of them and going with the ABS tapons. I've had those on four different vehicles now they've never...
A flash drive will work with the Toyotas infotainment center allowing for album art and steering wheel controls and volume to work. It will also work with random mix and playlists as well. Both ways are good choices.