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Old 02-28-24, 04:26 PM
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They just turned 9! Hard to believe...
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Old 02-28-24, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
They just turned 9! Hard to believe...
I hear you! My oldest is 12. She doesn't care about cars. My boy turned 9 in January, and he's all over them! I even took him to the auto show and he loved every second of it!



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Old 02-28-24, 04:52 PM
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Awesome! We didnt make it this year but we did last year


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Old 02-28-24, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
My son likes it lol
well he does seem to be at the age when one develops (and subsequently loses) an interest in something like the challenger lol

that's why dodge felt it was smartest to just spell out what fluid goes underneath this cap:

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Old 02-28-24, 06:13 PM
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Haha mine is chrome, a very disappointing cheap plastic chrome
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Old 02-28-24, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Awesome! We didnt make it this year but we did last year

Nice to see you take your kids to the show last year




lifted smart car Love how the driver enters the drive way

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Old 02-28-24, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
well he does seem to be at the age when one develops (and subsequently loses) an interest in something like the challenger lol

that's why dodge felt it was smartest to just spell out what fluid goes underneath this cap:
Where's the fuel door?

Fail. Lol
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Old 02-29-24, 02:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
Where's the fuel door?

Fail. Lol
I kinda like this look …
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Old 02-29-24, 04:52 AM
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^^^That's a NASCAR-style fuel-cap. As I recall, the original Challenger had one back in 1970....a chrome one.

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Old 02-29-24, 06:16 AM
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This Chally had been in production since 2008, it did get a heavy refresh in 2014 with a new Dashboard, steering wheel, and tail lights. I hear it shares suspension componentry with the Mercedes W211 and W220 which is hard to believe because I found the ride in my moms with the 20” to be quite stiff and uncomfortable.
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Originally Posted by Carfan94
This Chally had been in production since 2008, it did get a heavy refresh in 2014 with a new Dashboard, steering wheel, and tail lights. I hear it shares suspension componentry with the Mercedes W211 and W220 which is hard to believe because I found the ride in my moms with the 20” to be quite stiff and uncomfortable.
Just because a car shares componentry with another car doesn't mean the tuning is the exact same lol.
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Old 02-29-24, 09:07 AM
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TFL Truck's brand new 2024 Tacoma has already had a 4x4 failure. I'd be so furious.
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I think all Tacomas are now assembled in Mexico. If these were made in Japan these issues would be super rare.
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Old 02-29-24, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by LH1
I think all Tacomas are now assembled in Mexico. If these were made in Japan these issues would be super rare.
Nah, if you have been to a factory that makes modern cars or sub components they are all effectively the same. Humans can only effect operations that aren't automated so things like panel gap, bumpers, dash, etc that you see have issues in brands like Tesla and now the modern Toyotas. The driveline should all be assembled in a nearly fully automated plant
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Originally Posted by Striker223
Nah, if you have been to a factory that makes modern cars or sub components they are all effectively the same. Humans can only effect operations that aren't automated so things like panel gap, bumpers, dash, etc that you see have issues in brands like Tesla and now the modern Toyotas. The driveline should all be assembled in a nearly fully automated plant
If you have poor quality parts and poor quality engineering, the parts will fail. There are some Toyota models that are made in Japan that are fully hand assembled

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