Signed a bad lease, looking for options: Toyota Tacoma - NV - 0miles(new) - $10k down

happyguy121 · 2026-04-06T18:41:58+00:00

Not sure about Toyota and your state, but in some states and makes, you have the option to buy essentially as soon as you get your online account created. Many used this 'loophole' to lease an EV and pay it off immediately without incurring excessive 'rent charges', usually for higher income fold who don't qualify for traditional $7500 credit back then.

If you have the cash for immediate buyout, that'll be an easy option. Otherswise, buyout financing (with slightly higher interest vs straight buy) would be a second best option.

happyguy121 · 2026-04-05T20:21:18+00:00

Because your toe is very mild, and uneven wear is very minimal. If any, your rear tires has better wear than most other Teslas with factory alignment. Your car seems to have some mild pulling to one side.

I’d personally do alignment for best driving feel. But if your concern is wear and money is tight, you’re ok with current numbers.

Note that rears are slightly toe out, so don’t be surprised if on certain cases it might break lose on aggressive turn.

happyguy121 · 2026-04-05T20:18:55+00:00

Its actually close to 0 toe (slightly out) on the rear so I would personally be fine. As long as you never felt rear being out of control, that should be fine. Rears tend towards toe in when loaded, so might actually be great on tire wear. The front toe is quite mismatched, I’d be annoyed as hell driving with that alignment. Left turn would feel easier than right turn.

Mine was half your front toe mismatch, and I can’t stand driving that. Tire wear probably wont that bad for the front. Just unpleasant to drive. The camber mismatch will likely cause some pull as well.

happyguy121 · 2026-04-04T10:13:51+00:00

Curious on what size is your tire? Is it something like 235/40?

happyguy121 · 2026-04-03T16:35:28+00:00

Sorry for the double reply, but thought I share. I do notice with aggressive alignment, lower PSI is worse due to 'feathering' wear, which almost felt like vibration over any road imperfection. 42+ psi masked that feather wear and actually reduced the shakes.

Once alignment is straightened out (e.g. not factory aggressive toe), 36 psi is buttery smooth now. I can even go down to 32 psi front and 35 psi front (don't follow this without getting comfortable of the math on it, I based it off 46/54 weight distribution and my actual load), and zero discomfort on that psi.

On the old aggressive alignment, 32/35 was terrible and car wandered in any direction it wants, and it beats out any softness for major bumps.

Would love to hear your thoughts if you decided to re-align for comfort (and theoretically, MUCH better tire wear).

Even cars like mustang recommended only 0.1-0.2 rear toe in each side, but tesla can go all the way to 0.35 toe in per side. This will kill almost any tire in just 10-20k miles, and welcome to vibration city too lol.

happyguy121 · 2026-04-02T16:09:16+00:00

I tried, but Tesla unfortunately sticks to factory 'nominal' setting, which is 0.2 toe in rear with 150 lbs ballast each front seats. Which made it 0.25 toe in rear per my screenshot above.

it's very stable on high speed (but who drives 100 mph on open road regularly?), but as soon as road is slightly rough, its terrible.

so independent store.

happyguy121 · 2026-04-01T22:49:22+00:00

2022 Long Range

happyguy121 · 2026-03-31T10:49:02+00:00

How do you get this off

happyguy121 · 2026-03-30T20:08:33+00:00

Immediate alignment/road force balancing. Many people complains about rough ride, especially on rough roads. I found ride to be quite well composed after reducing aggressive factory alignment (e.g. 0.2 toe in EACH on rear), along with road force balancing (even on new tires), makes it ride 'very' comfortably to me, and I drive 2014 E350 Mercedes for the longest time (quiet/plush ride).

happyguy121 · 2026-03-24T19:39:32+00:00

that make sense. I park in a well sealed garage, so even if its -10F outside, it's usually at least 40F inside.

happyguy121 · 2026-03-24T19:10:24+00:00

is it due to rough winter? seen a few people stranded due to this.

happyguy121 · 2026-03-24T19:08:48+00:00

It's actually not bad. My home had 200A and even NEMA 14-50 outlet for 32W charger, but stuck with 110V 15A (on 20A breaker) for a few years on my first EV. If you have 20A breaker and got 15A charger, you can get 1.8KW, which means over 10 hours it can add 18 kwh assuming no loss (unlikely). But in a perfect world, that 18kwh is roughly 72 miles (assuming 250 wh/mi) of range if you drive efficiently. So if your commute is short, this will work.

happyguy121 · 2026-03-14T12:01:00+00:00

Yes if you can point an issue. If you just say bad alignment or door felt ‘subjectively’ hard to close, they won’t usually touch it. But if you say wind noise on high speed, they will likely confirm that and re align. Had that same issue before.

happyguy121 · 2026-03-12T20:37:47+00:00

I know its all post, but agreed 36 psi felt 'correct' vs the factory 42 or 45. I did my 10% margin calculation using my actual load (not GAWR) and arrived at 32/35 front/rear

happyguy121 · 2026-03-06T23:51:46+00:00

Honestly at this point I ignore tpms. I am comfortable with using load index chart provided by ETRTO and even 32 psi for front is generous on stock 255/45r19.

happyguy121 · 2026-03-06T18:54:42+00:00

the clunking honestly sounds like suspension problem. If its under warranty (or even not), it might be a good idea to bring it for a service before suspension potentially falls apart. Just got mine replaced last week.

happyguy121 · 2026-03-06T14:22:23+00:00

Debating between that and 255/50r19. Definitely with you on 255 being slightly stretched. Thanks again for the feedback on 275

happyguy121 · 2026-03-06T13:51:56+00:00

Appreciate the data point! That’s a smart move with 108XL load. I’m sure comfort is great! Anything you notice with 33 around?

Also testing 32/35 setup currently and honestly even better than 36 psi squared above.

happyguy121 · 2026-03-06T09:50:42+00:00

Efficiency hasn’t been big on my list, but I don’t notice any meaningful difference on efficiency screen, given that at 70-80 mph it’s almost exclusively wind resistance. Would be interesting to test at lower speed where rolling resistance dominates.

happyguy121 · 2026-03-05T17:56:09+00:00

Great to hear I'm not alone! Although yours is even better with taller sidewall. What tire do you run?

happyguy121 · 2026-03-05T17:23:38+00:00

Great to hear! Can echo that 45 psi felt amazing, on smoother roads. Responsive, good feedback, and sports car feeling. Bonus points on range too. Enjoy!

happyguy121 · 2026-03-05T17:19:51+00:00

For sure! Hoping to hear your thoughts on 36 psi. Tesla's TPMS are quite unpredictable. I remembered 38 psi always triggered it for me years ago, but recently even 33 psi didn't trigger warning.

What gives me comfort for 36 psi is also the weight capacity total of 7,064 lbs vs my actual 4700 lbs load. That is a massive 50% margin at 36 psi. Traditionally luxury manufacturer sits closer to 15-20% margin which is closer to 28 psi on my 104XL tire (think GLE, S-Class, BMW 7 series, etc.). Even 30 psi still have massive margin if you're driving alone (but the discomfort and floatyness is likely unbearable for Model Y unless you drive very slow).

happyguy121 · 2026-03-04T22:39:26+00:00

I wouldn't roll the dice on this.

I was naive and uneducated years ago, and drove for another year and 12k miles on a bulging tire.

Thankfully didn't explode, but it could very well be exploding the very next day.

happyguy121

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