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My sister bought a Prius. I asked why and she said that she didn't care how ugly it was, it was just a mode of transportation. I asked her if she bought her clothes at Goodwill. She said hell NO. I said why not? They will cover your body and keep you warm just like the expensive ones. Very...

There's a setting in one of the many screens that allows you to choose just the driver door or all the doors when you touch the handle.

Again, if anyone thinks the engineers have the final say in the design, they are in a fantasy world. I agree that it is a collaboration between the engineering and financial, but that results in a trade-off between quality and cost. No vehicle built today with the exception of a few super cars...

If anyone thinks that the engineers have the final say over the design and manufacturing of any vehicle or any component, they are living in a fantasy world. The accounting department and the bean counters have the final say on everything. If they can save five dollars on a vehicle by making...

Not doubting you but since the hybrid AC compressor is run by an electric motor, does it really affect the mileage noticeably. I realize that the gas motor has to create the electricity to charge the battery but there's no parasitic drag on the gas engine when the AC is used.

Next time you get into an argument with an elderly person, pretend that it's your grandmother or father you're yelling at. She was confused and upset and you didn't help the matter. Be the bigger person. Laughing at her and walking away is incredibly immature. Yeah, I'm older than most on...

Glad you figured it out. On the other hand, I would be very surprised to learn that Toyota intentionally sets speedometers incorrectly from the factory. That sounds like a bad idea on many levels.

With larger tires, the speedo will show a LOWER speed than actual. Shows 60, probably doing 63 or so. Going from 33" to 35" tires will result in approx. 5% larger circumference resulting in approx. 5% speedo discrepancy. This will result in inaccurate mileage calculations. The computer will...

Costco Kirkland Full Synthetic. 5W20. I sold my 03 Tahoe after 18 years and nearly 250K miles using nothing but Wally World Super Tech Full Synthetic and never had a problem and changed it every 7,500 miles. Even at that age and mileage, it was never more than a quart low at 7,500 miles. Use...

23.9 avg. for last 1,500 miles. Mostly non-freeway, side roads, state highways, etc. Basic, non-modified vehicle, 87 octane gas. 6,000 miles on vehicle. Mileage has increased noticeably with warm weather and having a few more miles on the vehicle.

The only times I've noticed it (twice now) is when the system screams BREAK NOW (someone cuts me off or I get too close to someone) and then applies the brakes for me (thanks a lot for something I don't want) and then I try to get moving. There's about 1-2 seconds of nothing. Sucks.

Wife likes the red? Keep the red. Not a hill worth fighting over. In the interest of full disclosure, I’m not a fan of white cars. I have a red 4Runner.

I pull a Fedex delivery box truck out of the ditch in front of my house with them and there was a couple of pretty hard pulls with a 30K recovery strap; no problems.

That's a terrible assumption. If they let engineers have the final say on the design, a 4Runner would weigh another ton because their design would call for much heavier steel in most all of the vehicle. If a good engineer had the final say, the vehicle would probably have 2 filters and they'd...

Obviously, to each his own, but my off-road version has the black fender flares, and I like them. This is my first Toyota, having driven numerous Jeep Wranglers over the years. The advantage of the black plastic is that if you do any offloading at all and get close to a tree branch or a tree and...

normal mode Air dam on Crossbars removed just to get rid of some noise. Stock Michelin LTX tires. Driving style is generally moderate, conservative if I’m in no hurry. No air conditioning yet. Always use 87 octane, the price of 91 doesn’t justify the small increase in mileage. 30% more expensive...

20.8 overall. 90% non-freeway driving. 87 octane, 4800 miles. Occasional upper 20s for short trips, 5 to 10 miles, on side roads.

Yeah you might as well clean all four of them while you’re at it. My worst one was after driving through a clear water stream about 24 inches deep and 50 feet wide. It had a sandy bottom and by the time I got home, the brakes were making so much noise that I had to remove all four calipers and...

I was going to suggest getting an old Jeep and putting tires, lift, lockers, and winch on it for serious offloading. Not sure if there’s any vehicle with stock tires and no lift would make it through that puddle. Been there, done it both ways. by the way, if you notice your brakes start...

It’s been a couple of months and I honestly don’t remember. I’d say just give it a try and see what happens.