Toyota Tacoma

Started by giant_mtb, May 22, 2015, 07:37:58 PM

giant_mtb

TOYOPER doesn't make sense.  It reads like toy-oh-per.

BENZ BOY15

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Well shit man, I'm out of ideas. :lol: UP LIVIN is my final shot.

But that's a little predictable and doesn't incorporate Toyota or Tacoma obviously. You sure got a challenge trying to figure this one out because there isn't really anything....that fits.

BENZ BOY15

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Quote from: giant_mtb on May 24, 2015, 02:54:33 PM
I've put about 120 miles on this season. Filled it up when I got it out and haven't had to fuel it up since.

Not bad.

They're definitely very efficient and I see them around more and more, even on the mountain.....but the roads are great for it, I suppose. I still have yet to ride one but perhaps one of these days, I finally will.

CALL_911



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Secret Chimp

^ I do not miss all of the terrible vanity plates in Ohio. $50 vs $85 is apparently what you need to weed out all of the bad ideas.


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giant_mtb

Yeah. I'm honestly just gonna go regular plate.  I had a vanity for long enough. 

AutobahnSHO

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I worked on a Ranger once that had "PHUKEN A" as a plate. Can't believe DMV let that one go.  :lol:

Lebowski

Vanity places are pretty rare here. I've never had one, never given any thought to getting one. I agree LOTR is pretty good, most of them are cheesy.

CALL_911

I don't dislike LOTR but I wouldn't have put it on a base A4. I'd have been down for it on like an R8 or RS5. Still its not bad

Seems like every time I see a plate like ___ BENZ or something related to the car being a prestigious marque, its the absolute bottom rung. Shits always on like a clapped out C240 or something.


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giant_mtb

Quote from: CALL_911 on May 27, 2015, 06:38:39 PM
I don't dislike LOTR but I wouldn't have put it on a base A4. I'd have been down for it on like an R8 or RS5. Still its not bad

Seems like every time I see a plate like ___ BENZ or something related to the car being a prestigious marque, its the absolute bottom rung. Shits always on like a clapped out C240 or something.

Yeah, I mean it would have been cool if I hadn't had a base model, but I couldn't afford not to. That said, the plate was available so I took it anyway.  I feel stupid having it on the Tacoma.

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GoCougs

Nice truck. This dealer has had this on their lot for while. I've been thinking about it...

http://www.matsondodge.com/auto/used-2012-toyota-tacoma-4wd-auburn-98002-wa/2467564/

MexicoCityM3

Congrats on the Tacoma but that A4 was nice (for a VW). :evildude:
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BENZ BOY15

Quote from: giant_mtb on May 27, 2015, 06:41:28 PM
Yeah, I mean it would have been cool if I hadn't had a base model, but I couldn't afford not to. That said, the plate was available so I took it anyway.  I feel stupid having it on the Tacoma.

Try as I might, I can't make a connection between LOTR and the Tacoma.

:lol:

So yeah, a regular plate wouldn't be the absolute worst idea in the world.



MexicoCityM3

Quote from: BENZ BOY15 on May 28, 2015, 11:49:55 AM
Try as I might, I can't make a connection between LOTR and the Tacoma.

Tacoma driver is a Lord of the Rings fan? Maybe his middle name is Sauron.
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MaxPower

Congrats. I drive an older one and it's been a great truck.  Capable of everything I've ever needed, including some pretty stupid stuff like pulling a stuck L series Kubota w/ bush hog out of a muddy hole.

giant_mtb

Quote from: MaxPower on May 28, 2015, 05:47:10 PM
Congrats. I drive an older one and it's been a great truck.  Capable of everything I've ever needed, including some pretty stupid stuff like pulling a stuck L series Kubota w/ bush hog out of a muddy hole.

Thanks! :rockon: :rockon:

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Quote from: giant_mtb on May 31, 2015, 11:19:03 AM
SECOND MOD (ordered) 'cause FM transmitters are just too fuzzy:  http://www.amazon.com/Interface-Adapter-Toyota-Avalon-Sequoia/dp/B00TK3PTAE/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2D5NUV3A91FLQ



That is true.

I went through a few FM transmitters over the years with the Accord and none of them would ever work right. You'd think they might figure out a way to eliminate that fuzziness by now.

giant_mtb

 It's more the limitation of radio itself.  FM transmitter or not, radio just does not transmit high enough quality. The FM transmitter I have now works very well, but a direct connection is just so much better,

BENZ BOY15

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Quote from: giant_mtb on June 01, 2015, 09:40:19 AM
It's more the limitation of radio itself.  FM transmitter or not, radio just does not transmit high enough quality. The FM transmitter I have now works very well, but a direct connection is just so much better,

Clay got me a direct connection for the Lexus (or perhaps it came with it....dunno) and the difference is truly remarkable. It looks like it's a different setup than yours as mine is through the cassette tape but I suppose the end result is the same WRT bypassing the FM radio.  It also sounds like you had better luck with the FM transmitter than I did because I don't think I'd label the ones I used as 'working very well'. Sketchy is the way I'd describe it.

Then again, any sort of technology seems to go haywire when I'm involved...so perhaps that was a part of it.

giant_mtb

Tape adapters aren't a direct connection any more than an FM transmitter is. lol

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Quote from: giant_mtb on June 01, 2015, 03:34:51 PM
Tape adapters aren't a direct connection any more than an FM transmitter is. lol

:lol: :facepalm:
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Quote from: giant_mtb on June 01, 2015, 03:34:51 PM
Tape adapters aren't a direct connection any more than an FM transmitter is. lol

I had a feeling my description was going to get ridiculed, so let me try it a different way: It is seemingly more direct because there is less interference and it just sounds better. It's also more consistent.  Even I realize it's not the same as a true AUX input like the Fit or any other new car these days, but if there is a hierarchy of ways of doing it, this way seems to be better than the FM way.

That's my point.

CALL_911

IME tape adapters are better, but they still suck


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