Archive for December, 2008
SnowSport Snow Plow Perfect For Part-Time Plowing
If you live in an area that sees harsh winter conditions, then you know what a hassle it can be to dig out your driveway after a heavy dump of snow. Even if you have a snow blower, it still takes a considerable amount of time to clear a good-sized parking lot or drive – not to mention the exhaust fumes and the terrible racket that go along with it. It’s no surprise that many people pay a contractor to clear out their driveway on a regular basis during the winter months, instead of having to dig themselves out.
What if there were an easier way to handle all of that snowfall? A method of snow clearing where you would only have to make one initial investment? I’m talking about a snow plow of course. Now I know what you are thinking; snow plows mean installing an ugly, expensive attachment onto the front of your Tundra. Most people don’t like the idea of ruining the looks of their vehicle just so they can plow the driveway. However, there is a plow on the market that addresses this concern, and provides practicality while preserving your truck’s beauty.
Here’s a Tacoma with the simple Snowsport snow plow. It’s a simple mechanical plow that doesn’t require an ugly mounting bracket or any sophisticated hydraulics – it just uses a simple mechanical system with decent results.
The SnowSport HD Utility Plow is an interesting little piece of equipment
Popularity: 6%
Dumb Headline At TruckBlog.com – The End of The Tundra is NOT Near
Truckblog.com posted a little story about Toyota’s financial loss this year (about $1.7 billion) with the idiotic headline “Toyota Faces Layoffs, End of the Toyota Tundra Pickup?”
In a word, dumb. Truckblog.com should be ashamed of themselves – this is nothing more than screaming fire in a public venue to get attention. Here’s why the Tundra is here to stay.
- We can’t emphasize this first point enough – Toyota has a long-term vision. The fact of the matter is that pickup trucks, while currently suffering a steep sales decline, are the heart and soul of many businesses’ in the United States. Big pickups, like the Tundra, fill a vital work role for contractors, farmers, construction workers, and millions of outdoor hobbyists and adventurers. There will ALWAYS be a market for a good pickup, and Toyota understands that. Getting rid of the Tundra would mean exiting an important part of the US auto market. A company with a short-term vision might be tempted to stop making a pickup right now, but Toyota isn’t worried about saving profits for next quarter by dumping one product – they’re worried about making profits for the NEXT DECADE. That’s one of the reasons Toyota is the biggest and most successful car company in the world, and the Tundra is an integral part of Toyota’s long-term success in the US market.
- Toyota hasn’t laid off any permanent Tundra employees. The article on Truckblog talks about layoffs and insinuates that the Tundra plant might be closed. Har-dee-har-har. Toyota didn’t lay off any
Popularity: 4%
Custom Made Wooden Shift Knob
Every once in a while we get a chance to talk about a cool product made by someone we know. Nick, one of the members of TundraNetwork, has been making his own wooden shift knobs for his Tundra, and when he posted some photos of the shift knobs on his TundraNetwork profile, we had to ask about them.
A custom Cherry wooden shift knob in a Tundra.
Here’s what Nick has to say:
Q: How did you become interested in woodworking and when did automotive accessories become part of your repertoire?
Popularity: 6%
GM’s OnStar Used to Locate Stolen Toyota Tundra
The OnStar system seems to be creating a large hurdle for professional car-jackers. Although designed to provide a number of convenient services, OnStar’s satellite system can also locate a car almost anywhere making it an excellent anti-theft device, which is sort of inconvenient for all those thieves out there.
In Santa Clara Valley, a community in Southern California, police were able to locate two stolen vehicles and apprehend those responsible thanks to GM’s OnStar system and the proper identification of a white Toyota Tundra.
As reported on the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s web site, the owners of a 2008 Chevy HHR were parked in their car when two Hispanic men drove up in a white Toyota Tundra.
Popularity: 4%
Auto News from Around the Web December 25 2008
HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE! Here are some tidbits we’ve been meaning to share for a while now…
Finally, Our Latin Friends Down South Get the Tundra
Toyota Tundras are now being shipped from the Tundra plant in San Antonio to other regions of South America, especially Venezuela. This is good news for South American truck lovers and for American Tundra lovers everywhere.
It’s nice to know that this American made truck is alive and well around the globe. Muy bueno!
Three hundred cars have been shipped in the last month and Toyota says that approximately 1,100 will be shipped each year going forward.
Toyota Tundra a Kelley Blue Book ‘Best Retail Value’ Winner
Each year Kelley Blue Book determines which cars in the market have the Best Retail Value amongst all the others, and just recently the official Toyota Open Road blog wrote about it.
The goal of this annual recognition is to identify vehicles that will retain value for a five-year period, which also happens to be the average amount of time an individual owns a vehicle.
In addition to the Tundra, other Toyota winners include the Tacoma for the compact pickup category, the Honda CR-V in the crossover category, and the Highlander Hybrid for the hybrid crossover category.
Popularity: 4%
