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Old 08-23-24, 01:49 PM
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I'm surprised that there was orange peel on that Tundra. I've been looking at them and the paint jobs have been pretty smooth. There's always a chance that it was hit and repainted, but also a chance that it came from the factory that way.
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Old 08-23-24, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by JDR76
I'm surprised that there was orange peel on that Tundra. I've been looking at them and the paint jobs have been pretty smooth. There's always a chance that it was hit and repainted, but also a chance that it came from the factory that way.
They are really bad, I'm not impressed at all.
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Old 08-23-24, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by JDR76
I see. That would be much better. Does your center console include the armrest or are the armrests seat mounted? I don't like the seat mounted ones as I had the seat elevated a bit for my own visibility out of the van (I have long legs but a super short torso), but raising the seat meant my arm rest on my right was higher than the arm rest to the left on the door, which is awkward at best.
Yeah it has a full console armrest, much better than the seat mounted armrests


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Old 08-23-24, 06:01 PM
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Saw a capstone in traffic, I could see the insane orange peel from 2 lanes away......man the quality is just not there. I wonder how long for it's engine to blow lol!
Believe it or not the orange peel is part of the design lol

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Old 08-23-24, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Motorola
Believe it or not the orange peel is part of the design lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoT0C8IeIrI
And on the upper parts of the bed, hood, cab? It just looked really shockingly bad
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Old 08-23-24, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Yeah it has a full console armrest, much better than the seat mounted armrests

The size and height of the console armrest is one of my favorite things about my Pinnacle.
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@AMIRZA786 My cousin was pumping gas in Beverly Hills today. I believe she said 20 gallons was $114. They should’ve rented an EV!!
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Old 08-23-24, 09:44 PM
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@AMIRZA786 My cousin was pumping gas in Beverly Hills today. I believe she said 20 gallons was $114. They should’ve rented an EV!!
That's just insane prices. BH is one of the most expensive cities in California. I haven't seen a Full service station since I was a kid, it figures they would have one in BH. Wouldn't want to get those rich hands dirty pumping gas 😂
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Originally Posted by BayeauxLex



@AMIRZA786 My cousin was pumping gas in Beverly Hills today. I believe she said 20 gallons was $114. They should’ve rented an EV!!
Lol damn that's getting up there! That's where my W12 was first sold as well, lived there for a month
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Old 08-24-24, 04:28 AM
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The total prices are of course crazy high, but it's been at least 15 years since I've seen that small an incremental price (30 cents) between regular and premium.
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Old 08-24-24, 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by geko29
The total prices are of course crazy high, but it's been at least 15 years since I've seen that small an incremental price (30 cents) between regular and premium.
Yesterday I drove by a BP station near me and the difference was $1.10 per gallon.
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Originally Posted by Motorola
Believe it or not the orange peel is part of the design lol
A friend at work just got a 24 Tundra. I couldn't believe how terrible the orange peel parts look.
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Old 08-24-24, 07:32 AM
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I've deleted a few posts and am going to remind everyone of the rules in the first post:

5. Remember that the CL rules of conduct still apply within this thread. Refrain from name calling, rude or offensive posts, flamebaiting, political or religious discussions and overwhelmingly dominating the conversation. Refusal to respect those rules could result in you being asked not to participate in the thread any longer. As a reminder, those rules are located here.

There will be ABSOLUTELY NO political discussion in this thread, full stop. You all are regulars, you know this. Next one gets booted.
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Old 08-24-24, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by BayeauxLex



@AMIRZA786 My cousin was pumping gas in Beverly Hills today. I believe she said 20 gallons was $114. They should’ve rented an EV!!
That’s about the only gas station I can think of in the thick of BH. Prices are ALWAYS even higher there. I used to park down the street and walk right by that gas station to go to work, my god that was 10 years ago almost—insane.
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Old 08-24-24, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
That’s about the only gas station I can think of in the thick of BH. Prices are ALWAYS even higher there. I used to park down the street and walk right by that gas station to go to work, my god that was 10 years ago almost—insane.
It's the only gas station in California that still has full service. Is that Santa Monica Blvd or Wilshire Blvd? Used to drive through that area all the time, brings back memories of lots of traffic I had to drive through
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