Holy Batman it's the Holy Jim Trail!!!

Took the Taco on it's maiden voyage on getting it's feed dirty.

It was an easy ride overall on the trail as I was even behind a Honda Civic and a Fit later so if you avid hikers who don't down a truck or suv wanted to go on a hike to Holy Jim you would be fine...If you watched out for big dips. If you get car sick easily I recommend not to go.

There offshoots that can get hairy which I tried then backed out. I didn't have 4LO engaged properly and it was beeping at me! I should have read the instructions but oh well. lol

Jonah had a blast and got really dirty but hey it is an offroad adventure.

My video footage is a little lengthy as I wanted to show the noobs like myself what to expect when driving there. I had no clue and just kept going till I hit the hiking trail entrance.

Happy 4th of July everyone!

gansta lean using a slider adapter

So since I was getting my sliders put on the Taco, I asked Ryan from Shmellfab to hook up his Hi-Lift jack using this custom adapter to lift up the side of my truck. Everybody who sells sliders like to do this to show how strong their sliders are and how it can support the weight of the truck so why not me, right?

Check out the video...the slider didn't budge

Spend $2 and avoid an accident - cheapest Tacoma mod to date

Well not technically the cheapest as removing the emblems and bed stickers cost me zero dollars but dollar for dollar and time wise it is the cheapest mod to date.

I'm talking about blind spot mirrors.

I got them from ebay for $2 shipped and for the driver's side it was totally worth it. I've missed some cars even with doing a 2nd take. Maybe because I'm distracted, getting older, or just too into the music while driving this little device will save me time and money as well as sadness hurting my baby taco.

Take a look at my youtube video to explain it further.

As always, stay tuned...

New shoes for the Taco!

Picked up a set of TRD 16 inch beadlock style this weekend out in LA. I know nobody knows me but I despise going to LA. lol

Anyways they are used but clean with Goodyear Duratrac 265/70r16 all terrains on them. The seller said they have 16k miles wear on them. They looked like decent tread to me so I nabbed them.

It was exercise to swap the wheels. Man I'm tired!

I think they change the look indeed and have noticed they are a tad noisy.

Tires are 1 inch taller in diameter than stocks.

Let me know what you think.

loaded  them up. having a truck is useful. lol

before

after

Got me a truck! Toyota Tacoma!

I've been having some issues with my daily driver and because I have a 3 kids with one being an infant I really needed to have a at least 1 reliable driver.

I ended up buying a Tacoma or nickednamed Taco. Funny thing I bought it on Tuesday so I had to say #TacoTuesday. 😂

The color is called quicksand. Some will call it tan or beige. I will call it tactical FDE (Flat Dark Earth) so it sounds cooler. I wanted white but to find a shortbed double cab offroad 4x4 manual transmission (say that in a single breath) was impossible. In actuality it was the ONLY stick shift model in the entire state in that color! Northern California had plenty but many had tech packages with the moonroof. I didn't want one because it cuts down on the headroom of the truck. My gripe is the seats have zero adjustments.

Overall it's a nice truck though. Getting the rare manual was a great idea. I followed the advice of Car and Driver:  http://blog.caranddriver.com/how-wed-spec-it-2016-toyota-tacoma/

120 miles so far and I love it.

stay tuned on my youtube channel for a video review of it.

2017 Nissan Titan XD Cummins diesel obstacle course test drive!!!!

I went with my buddy Fred today to check out the new Nissan Titans. I wanted to see how the Cummins model was. I liked it.

I'm not sure how it compares to the Big Three but it's improved many times over versus my 2004 Titan I used to own. I'm sure the price tag does reflect it as well.

If you're looking for a truck, you should check it out.

Below is a video of the drive.