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Yes, when my current 2nd gen TRD OR work truck fails to be reliable in the oilfield, this 4th gen will be it's replacement. I've had many occasions when I've been drug from mud holes on "lease roads" with a dozer. And they need to be ready to go in any weather/road conditions (my operations are 24/7). I have an FJ Cruiser for fun stuff, but the Tacomas are intended for the business.
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IDK what Toyota intends but all of my Toyo 4X4 trucks, 4 since '91 have been near-perfect vehicles for my mixed use. And that's why I went with the new '24. I'm not at all sure these new models will be as reliable, but I didn't find anything better that I wanted to experiment with.
Depends who you ask on these mid size trucks these days. Ford has a pretty good start with the ranger, and good reviews with their smaller maverick. A buddy of mine traded his 2019 trd or for a 2021 Nissan pro 4x...claims it's a better truck than the garbage gen3 he had. Even gm has up'd their game. Hopefully toyota has done enough on these gen4's to stay ahead. Imo, toyota has been getting more like the domestics every year.
With all of the fed safety and EPA regulations/specs, Toyota is surely being forced to comply, just like all of the other brands. Consumer choice has been relegated to last place (and the deep state couldn't care less). Get ready for the midget, e-cars with fees for each mile driven.
Rock62
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FWIW. Every time you fill your ICE ride you are paying road taxes. The EVs skip that tax and are able to use the roads "Free".
The fees being proposed on EVs is to offset the missing road taxes on a gallon of fuel.
They should pay their share of road use fees. Several issues are coming to light with road safety is not able to handle the increase weight of EVs. Example: guard rails are designed to redirect a 5000 lb vehicle. Many EVs that is just the weight of the battery pack. Meaning if an EV impacts a guard rail.....it'll go through it, resulting in an ineffective guard rail.
The fees being proposed on EVs is to offset the missing road taxes on a gallon of fuel.
They should pay their share of road use fees. Several issues are coming to light with road safety is not able to handle the increase weight of EVs. Example: guard rails are designed to redirect a 5000 lb vehicle. Many EVs that is just the weight of the battery pack. Meaning if an EV impacts a guard rail.....it'll go through it, resulting in an ineffective guard rail.
Believe me it won't be long before a new type road tax is put through taxing ev's every year for the road miles they accumulate on their odo's. I'll be similar to these emission tests that states did to create other fees.
Now it's time to go out, and check how my prime brisket....been in the smoker all night. Going to be some hopefully good eats for lunch.
Now it's time to go out, and check how my prime brisket....been in the smoker all night. Going to be some hopefully good eats for lunch.
dravnx
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The road tax that we pay for even ICEs is not keeping up with the cost to maintain our roads. The safety devices that are required, redesigned crash barriers and guard rails, increased signage, coordinated light systems, additional lanes for larger populations all have increased costs. ICE's are getting 20-40 mpg so there is less road tax going into the system.
We in the US pay a very low road use tax compared to the rest of the world's developed countries. In most of Europe, half the cost of fuel is a road tax.
We in the US pay a very low road use tax compared to the rest of the world's developed countries. In most of Europe, half the cost of fuel is a road tax.
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