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I came back to reread this thread after finding the linked YT video. Warning, the video gets seriously geeky very quickly. The video is from the guy behind SPEEDiagnostix. He starts out talking about the first oil change (500 miles) in his daughter’s new 2023 Toyota Corolla. About 1/3...

I've seen mini fuses but I'm not sure I've ever seen mini low-profile fuses. I am planning to DIY install a dash-cam when I get my GX. Have you done so, and/or do you know if there is clearance under the fuse box covers for the so called "fuse taps" used for dashcams? Below are a few...

Any transport ship that is or was scheduled to travel from the eastern exit of the Panama Canal to any of the eastern US ports -- Jacksonville, Newark or Puerto Rico -- is going to be delayed because of Hurricane Erin's projected path along the US East Coast. All clear seems to be late...

This is true. If you see a Lux, it's a Lux+ it if has a Dynamic Sky roof, and a Lux (no plus) if it has a regular sized moon roof. There is no option to delete either roof, they are standard and not-optionable (I learned that on here, thanks.). The regular sized moon roof opens, the Dynamic Sky...

Here's an interesting NY Times article (no paywall) about one of the huge 'Roll on, Roll Off' ships Toyota uses to ship cars from Japan to the eastern US. 5500 cars in one ship load, 28 days from Tahara, Japan to Jacksonville, Fla., then another few days to Newark, NJ...

I don't have an answer to your question, but here's an interesting write up on what happens at the Newark port (paywall removed). Bear in mind it's from 2011: https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/automobiles/far-from-the-factory-adding-final-touches.html

Agree, this is a great tip and very cool thing to do.

There's a very interesting, very recent reddit thread (link here) where they are discussing how used GX550s are selling for over MSRP. One conclusion on that thread is dealers selling new at MSRP are the same dealers selling used models at over MSRP.

I'll guess they took their name because pimpmyride dot whatever was already taken.

I think the factory OEM tires are likely not going to last 50k miles, and more likely 30-40k miles. I'm generalizing, but thinking this for a Prem/Prem+, Lux/Lux+. That being so, if you do a four tire rotation instead of five, and when it's 30-40k miles and time for new tires you decide to use...

The difference in the Goodrich and Discount Tire sequence (vs. Lexus) is all five tires progress through both sides of the vehicle. Lexus keeps the same two tires on the driver side and the same three on the passenger side ... evidently for the full life of the tires. Here's my thinking: Say...

I hear you. I've been doing that on all my rides for the past 20+ years.

I'm seriously questioning the Owner's Manual instructions for Tire Rotations. Attached is an image copy of the section of the manual for a Lux/Lux+. The image shows rotating the full size spare tire in a three-way rotation on the passenger side. For the driver side only the two tires are...

Don't pay a $6k or 8k markup. Search on here there's a lot of discussion, and valuable information and insights on the topic. A few recent examples: Is everyone paying MSRP for their GX 550's Doc fees PIOs (Port Installed Options, as opposed to Factory Installed Options), e.g., roof racks...