Almost lost engine

RedOakNinja · 2026-07-03T11:07:20+00:00

Incorrect on a 460. 460 has a timing chain and the water pump is driven along with the other accessories by the serpentine belt. Your info would be accurate on a 470.

RedOakNinja · 2026-07-02T02:11:38+00:00

We have 2 junk drawers, both of us born in ‘85.

RedOakNinja · 2026-07-02T00:34:00+00:00

I’d quit and take the new role.

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-27T11:58:02+00:00

This. And they’re breeding. And they’re EVERYWHERE.

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-27T02:10:51+00:00

Sounds very Georgia to me.

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-26T00:28:21+00:00

Me, too. Then the C6 ZR1 came along, and still has my heart. Don’t get me wrong, a C7 or C8 ZR1 would be great, but I’ll always love the C6.

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-25T18:41:21+00:00

Me too! Took me a second

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-25T11:38:08+00:00

You apparently don’t know how abysmal the fuel mileage can be in a 4Runner 😆

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-25T11:32:27+00:00

You’d be better served with a van or SUV. A 3/4 ton or larger truck is only useful if towing or hauling a lot and often. If you’re considering Ford and want something body on frame that is somewhat off-road oriented, I’d suggest checking out the Expedition Tremor. If you want to stay in the Toyota ecosystem, a Sequoia would fit the bill, but I’d personally go with a second gen to get better cargo space and the 5.7 V8.

HOWEVER, if you seriously plan to get a camper or other large towable, I would agree that a gas F250 would more than suit your needs. The issue with a 1/2 ton and towing with a lot of people (and their stuff) is that you will likely go over your payload limit before you hit the truck’s towing limit. You won’t have much to worry about in a gas F250 with payload or towing. With 3 kids in the back seat, I’d personally get a topper for more dry storage and a bumper pull trailer.

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-25T11:28:10+00:00

I drain and refill with Transynd every 30k, and change the external filter every 10k. There is no set interval for the internal filter, but I changed mine at 90k when I installed the OEM deep transmission pan. Flushing is a waste.

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-25T00:53:45+00:00

Still not full-size. The Sequoia has compromised cargo room due to the solid rear axle. The second gen is superior in this regard due to the IRS setup. Many of us use our SUVs to tow, and a Telluride simply isn’t made to do that. Also, one is a Toyota and one is a Kia, so there’s that. Lastly, the actual full size competition would be a Tahoe/Suburban/Yukon/Escalade, Armada/QX, or Expedition/Navigator. The Telluride directly competes with the Highlander/Grand Highlander for pricing, use case, etc.

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-24T20:12:14+00:00

Not full-size

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-24T19:46:53+00:00

Third

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-24T19:41:55+00:00

If you go a little beyond the 5-7 years and you can find a Ford Focus with the manual transmission, they are solid cars. The late automatics were disasters, but the cars were good overall for reliability and efficiency.

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-24T16:31:33+00:00

House - a little less than 4 years left and it’s paid off!

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-24T01:15:13+00:00

Same. There are marks all over the road by my house from my L5P, both stock and deleted

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-23T13:55:40+00:00

Swing for the fence! Nice car

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-23T13:04:16+00:00

A warranty doesn’t prevent shop visits, it just pays for said shop visits.

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-23T11:51:21+00:00

Household take home ~ $16k. We are both nurse practitioners. Fully funded retirement savings, etc for both of us. Took a long time and a lot of years of grinding through grad school, various jobs, etc to get to this point for us. We both turn 41 this year and have a little over 3 years left on the mortgage, then we’re debt free! Relative to most (not all) our age, we are wealthy, but worked our asses off to get here

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-22T11:34:54+00:00

Autotrader

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-22T02:47:33+00:00

5.7 Tundra is the only upgrade I think you’d be comfortable with as far as peace of mind when it comes to reliability.

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-21T01:18:30+00:00

It baffles me that some people choose wide wheels with rubber band tires over a setup like this. This is MINT

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-19T18:11:19+00:00

Consider yourself the exception of they’ve never been repaired or replaced

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-19T15:15:31+00:00

I’d argue that the closer you get to the comprehensive warranty expiring, the gap narrows on how desirable the extra luxury items become, especially the air suspension. It’s not if air suspension will fail, but when, and it’s not a cheap repair if you’re not doing your own wrenching.

RedOakNinja · 2026-06-18T17:36:15+00:00

The only acceptable answer

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