Yeah, the 4Runner is totally made for snow. It has pretty good ground clearance, but it also has a high nose (meaning it can clear a lot of snow, rather than pushing it like a snow plow) that allows it to slide right over high mounds of snow. The 4wd system is simply amazing too. It's pretty much unstoppable. I've actually tried to get it stuck in deep snow, but I've always managed to get it out without assistance.potownrob wrote:don't forget the 4Runner is also uber taller than the A5 and the A5 probably would've gotten at least kind of (probably not totally with AWD and at least all-seasons) stuck (like a beached whale!!) in some of the snow, probably mangled on some of the snowmounds and possibly damaged from hitting hidden curbs and the like.
Winter....potholes....and automatics. Ugh!
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that looks newer than i expected. even though i've seen your truck before in the past, i always picture the late 90s version...
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I have taken Olie the last couple days and notice that engaging 4x4 is hit and miss. I can think of a few times it would have been helpful, but it doesn't always want to go in. I've RTFM but something about the electrics must be picky.
I wish I had a lee-ver to shift about, but I only have buttons.
I wish I had a lee-ver to shift about, but I only have buttons.
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Old school technology does have it's advantages.tankinbeans wrote:I wish I had a lee-ver to shift about, but I only have buttons.
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Yeah...that's a 3rd gen in your pic. Mine's a 4th gen (2004) which went from 2003 through 2009. I absolutely hate the styling of the current 5th generation. I don't know what Toyota was thinking.potownrob wrote:that looks newer than i expected. even though i've seen your truck before in the past, i always picture the late 90s version...
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Michigan does the same thing. Go north from Ohio to Michigan and when you cross the state line, the noise begins...Shadow wrote:Concrete highways...they aren't just in Florida, ya know....
Much of the Palisades Interstate Parkway in NY is concrete. It was maybe 10 years ago that they started to pave over the concrete with asphalt. And you know what? The asphalt has already been paved over, while the original concrete portion of the parkway remains almost entirely original. I'm sure it costs more, but it lasts FAR longer. The only real downside is that the ride is more noisy than ultra-smooth asphalt. Still though, concrete doesn't develop potholes the way asphalt does....
But the roads last longer.
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Noisy motorways are more of a reason for loud music.
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The highways yes....get off those highways and you'll feel like you landed on the moon. I go over there once in a while. Speaking of which we have a joke about people from Windsor. What happens whiten someone from Windsor crosses the border? The average IQ of both countries goes up.Squint wrote:Michigan does the same thing. Go north from Ohio to Michigan and when you cross the state line, the noise begins...Shadow wrote:Concrete highways...they aren't just in Florida, ya know....
Much of the Palisades Interstate Parkway in NY is concrete. It was maybe 10 years ago that they started to pave over the concrete with asphalt. And you know what? The asphalt has already been paved over, while the original concrete portion of the parkway remains almost entirely original. I'm sure it costs more, but it lasts FAR longer. The only real downside is that the ride is more noisy than ultra-smooth asphalt. Still though, concrete doesn't develop potholes the way asphalt does....
But the roads last longer.
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But if you are using a CD player, the potholes are so bad that it skips on about every pot hole. Very frustrating. I see re-bar showing in some of the potholes.tankinbeans wrote:Noisy motorways are more of a reason for loud music.
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I've been moving to Pandora for streaming. Works pretty well.
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Requires unlimited data streaming (or higher than 200MB/month). I'm cheap.tankinbeans wrote:I've been moving to Pandora for streaming. Works pretty well.
MP3s and or other digital formats work well also.
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True. I have my iPod, but my problem ends up being that most of the music on it is the same stuff that I've been listening to for the better part of 13 years and I've gotten long since bored listening to it over and over again.Squint wrote:Requires unlimited data streaming (or higher than 200MB/month). I'm cheap.tankinbeans wrote:I've been moving to Pandora for streaming. Works pretty well.
MP3s and or other digital formats work well also.
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Redo your ipod list. Problem solved problem staying solved.
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Theres always room for more music
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I've been trying to build my collection so I can do just that.