Toyota has announced that they intend to recall 3.8 million driver’s side floor mats just as soon as they come up with a replacement for the existing mats. In the meantime, owners of the affected vehicles are advised to remove their driver’s side mats. The reason? The accelerator can get stuck under the mat and [...]

Many hard-core “greenies” long for the extinction of the pickup truck. These people view pickups as an anachronism – a hold-over from a time when Americans actually worked for a living. If you’re reading this blog you already know, but here it is again:
Pickup trucks aren’t going away. High gas prices won’t end the American [...]

Last Spring, we took a look at the Napier truck bed tent. The general consensus was that while there were a few gripes we had regarding features that could probably be improved, in general, it was a very practical and well-made tent that provided nice sleeping space high up off the wet ground. With [...]

If you spend any time at all flipping through parts catalogs or browsing internet auto parts shops, one thing eventually becomes clear: pretty much anything you can imagine as an accessory for your truck has already been designed, built and put on sale at a hard to resist price. Want LED lights for [...]

Here are a couple of odd pieces of Toyota news:
1. WiFi Flowers. Toyota is sponsoring an art project that will place giant flowers in public spaces around the USA. The flowers look kind of cool, but what makes them really interesting is that they contain wireless routers for free public wi-fi and a handful of [...]

Toyota is acting strange lately.

During the 90’s, Toyota led the charge in hybrid technology despite the fact they made little or no profit on every hybrid they sold.
Last week, Toyota announced that they will not significantly invest in all-electric vehicles, nor will they choose to use Lithium-ion battery packs in upcoming vehicles.

15 years ago, Toyota [...]