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Not saying it would happen every time (Fightnfire may be right about an unloaded truck in 2wd just skipping the tires because not all of the inertia is being fed back into the drivetrain) but they don't call them money shifts for no reason. Someone on TW calculated with the gear ratios and speed...

Things tend to run a bit hot on TW. I'm in agreement with some of the less "Toyota quality sucks now" comments that he accidentally tried to money shift, failed to get it into gear and trashed the clutch: 1. This happened three months ago. I don't do 5 to 3 shifts at 50+ miles an hour myself but...

So, I heard the grinding on the video but it's not clear to me if he ever got it completely into 3rd (or 1st) on the downshift before the clutch crapped out and the RPMs went back down. When they stopped the truck they show the stick and it is in neutral but he might have taken it out of gear...

Tim, just a quick note to say thanks for the article on the website regarding this. (a) Investigating the documented complaints in the context of vehicle production numbers and (b) reaching out to Toyota for comment is a refreshing approach that, sadly, shouldn't be the exception to the norm. I...

It'll be interesting to hear what you think. It struck me as just an off the cuff comment to describe what he heard was the issue/resolution. And SG is SG because of their smart-assery. Well, maybe just Mark's smart-assery. If you haven't seen it their review of the Hyundai Ioniq is worth...

Crap. I forgot about that feature. But I thought that wouldn't kick in until the warranty period was up, after they were done selling my driving info to 3rd parties. ;)

Tim, not sure if it will make you feel better or just eliminate any remaining faith you may have in humanity, but SG just put out a new Tacoma video and the comments are so numerous and inflammatory (with anecdotal reports of transmissions failing all over the place) that I'm wondering if...

Your thoughts on this are in line with mine and I appreciate the video. I was going to comment in YouTube but after reading some of the comments I just couldn't - it is a toxic cesspool and a perfect example of why I try to limit my social media consumption. FYI the source for that clip is and...

As a follow up....I decided to try CarMax for a surplus vehicle that the Mrs. wanted out of our driveway. It was a decent experience. They matched their online offer exactly. I'm sure we would have made more from a private sale (or less from a dealer trade in) but it was quick and saved me the...

Thanks for the replies. If nothing else, FB listings are now fun in a Where is Waldo sort of way. I love the ones advertising in the Midwest that have palm trees in the pics. Or "passed emissions" in a state where there have never been and will never be emissions checks.

Any recommendations on where to list or buy used vehicles these days (local private sale or purchase)? My last private purchase was off of facebookauto but looking through the their listings now it seems that the majority are fake.

I'm curious about what force was stressing the driveline at the time of the break. From the video he had turned off crawl control, but was traction control still active? The front wheel didn't look like it was freely spinning on the ice (spin yes, but intermittent), there was no lurch forward...