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Top 10 YouTube Videos of 2022

I was asked to provide TV/movie recommendations from 2022, and honestly, I don't have a whole lot to say on traditional media this year. Instead, let's dive into something I'm trying to cut back on in 2023 - my YouTube obsession.

I am subscribed to over 500 creators, and I used to try to keep up with all of them. In the past few years I've realized that was a losing battle, especially with the gradual transition from short-form skit content to hour and a half long think pieces. Doesn't prevent me from trying, however, which has been to the detriment of my sanity and my sleep schedule. But now my debilitating addiction can benefit you! Here's a list of the top 10 videos that were released this year.

#10 SethEverman - metal drummer listens to ABBA for the first time

Starting off easy, here's Seth Everman playing drums to "Mamma Mia". I've listened to this dozens of times, it hits so hard.

#9 Scene Queen - Pink Hotel

Scene Queen is the perfect intersection of my musical tastes, blending pop and metal while embodying the antithesis of every pick-me girl. I wish she were around back when I was in college and that asshat Perez Hilton was drawing dicks on Lindsay Lohan's face, then maybe I would have processed my internalized misogyny wayyyy earlier. Also she's unapologetically gay as fuck, which we love to see.

#8 Ted Nivison - I Drove to Every Rainforest Café in North America

I haven't been subscribed to Ted long, but this was my gateway drug. This video is exactly as advertised, and it is a literal ride. As someone who didn't go to a Rainforest Café until I was well into my teenage years, I don't really have the nostalgia Ted clearly rode on for 10k miles in a Toyota Tacoma. But honestly, the Rainforest Cafes are the least interesting part of this masterpiece . Instead tune in for a tale of perseverance that tested a friendship to complete a truly innocuous quest.

#7 Pinely - The MrBeast-ification of Youtube

Onma island is buried a treasure chest.

Orr focuses on how click bait-y spectacle charity videos have overrun the platform, and in the creator's effort to keep high view retention, how they exploit the people they intend to help for internet clout. Its a subject I personally find fascinating as I struggle with consuming true crime content for the same reason - it's hard to shine light on a corrupt organization or violent perpetrator without exploiting the victims in some way.

His follow-up video, The MrBeast-ification of Money, analyzes the influence of these videos on how people perceive wealth and how MrBeast-esque content affects how children consider the value of a dollar. Awesome duo, check out both to get the full picture of Jimmy's influence.

#6 Worthikids - BIGTOP BURGER: DOWN

Back in 2019 before The Rise of Skywalker killed all the goodwill Star Wars had earned in my mind, I stumbled upon this video on twitter and lost my shit. "I will use the force to heal my broken body" is my inner monologue every time I drink coffee. I immediately found them on YouTube and subscribed.

Worthikids is so unbelievably talented, not only animating in their own art style, but recreating the old school stop motion Rankin/Bass aesthetic. Bigtop Burger is an ongoing series about a clown-themed food truck beefing with a zombie themed food truck, featuring the vocal talents of some of my other favorite creators like Chris Fleming and ProZD. It's completely chaotic and about the best thing I've ever seen. It was this video, however, that had me literally crying with laughter. I'm not going to spoil it because I want you to experience it fresh, but Chris' unhinged voice paired with the elastic animation style just fucking kills me.

#5 Todd in the Shadows - The Top Ten '90s Buses

Todd in the Shadows is no stranger to top 10 lists - I look forward to his annual Top 10 Worst and Top 10 Best Songs of the Year videos. When I saw this video show up in my subscriptions feed, I, for sure, thought it was a troll. I should have known better. This is legitimately a top 10 list of '90s busses. The Spice World bus makes an appearance. It's a gem.

Todd is one of my comfort youtubers. Sometimes when I'm working on stuff I'll boot up a Trainwreckords, One Hit Wonderland, or Cinemadonna playlist and just let it ride. His disgruntled analysis, while sometimes I don't always agree with cause musical tastes are unique and varied, is strangely soothing. It comes with side effects like knowing more about Cher and Gregg Allman than I ever wanted to know, like that they were married at all, but you take the good with the bad.

#4 Drew Gooden - I took Ninja's Masterclass and it ruined my life

Drew Gooden is one of the members of the conglomerate of media commentary youtubers that I follow (there are so many, legitimately, I have a problem, so much content, make it stop, I'm sure I'm going to forget some, it's inevitable, I watch too much YouTube, how do I get anything done?), but his analytical nature and sarcastic tone really resonates with me. I particularly enjoyed his retrospective on Lily Singh's talk show that addressed the struggle YouTube creators face when adjusting themselves to fit within the confines of traditional media and expand their audience while trying to keeping their existing fan base. He also has a knack of finding the weirdest movies.

This is one in a series of videos where Drew reviews educational scams provided by content creators. He had previously covered the pains some creators face with maintaining their relatability, and offering online courses seem to be the natural progression of how to transition that online success into corporate dolla dolla billz. It's depressingly hilarious how low-effort these endeavors are, which is only proven when Drew ultimately tries to follow Ninja's expert advice to become a Twitch superstar.

As someone who spent like 450 hours streaming on Twitch this year, Drew's attempt is a great encapsulation of how isolating that experience can be. If you are also a Twitch streamer, this is a must-watch.

#3 münecat - Web3.0: A Libertarian Dystopia

I found münecat a few years ago through other anti-MLM creators because of her thorough coverage of the LuLaRoe shit show. Her videos have only gotten more detailed since then, culminating in this mammoth summary on Web3.0. I have stayed willfully ignorant of all things blockchain since I was forced to listen to some dude talk about mining bitcoin at a party back in like 2017. Münecat has done all the heavy lifting here to get me up to speed on cryptobros pyramid scheme of their very own. Plus, her work always comes with a bonus music video at the end. Score!

Also, because of this gem of a video on Russell Hartley, I now own a "Gaslight me daddy" t-shirt.

#2 Jenny Nicholson - Evermore: The Theme Park That Wasn't

Jenny Nicholson has been one of my favorite creators on YouTube since I found a video of her roasting discount Halloween costumes. What her brand has evolved into is truly remarkable, providing commentary on books, movies, theme parks, fanfiction, and random finds like church Easter plays and whatever the fuck the Hallmark channel was doing on YouTube back in 2016. I now know more about The Vampire Diaries and Bronycon than any adult should. "My horny drawing of Twilight Sparkle is presented upon this long pillow with complete neutrality," lives in my head rent-free. Any topic she covers, whether I have any familiarity with it or not, is well-researched and presented in such a captivating manner that it makes you forget how long you've been watching the video. This one is almost 4 hours long and I've watched it in its entirety more than once.

Evermore is a "theme park" located in Utah that has undergone several changes since its initial announcement back in 2014. This video, which has a longer runtime than The Irishman, goes into acute detail about the man who cooked up the concept, the development process, its lackluster implementation, and the park's current operationally neutered state that leaves it with an extremely unstable future.

I don't know if YouTube is Jenny's main gig or not, but she should 100% be a script doctor or creative consultant. Her feedback is thoughtful and presented with purpose, not just for the sake of roasting (although she's also great at that). I'd want her to be my editor if my writing wasn't garbage lmao.

#1 Defunctland - Disney Channel's Theme: A History Mystery

If you're looking for exceptional quality YouTube content, look no farther than Defunctland. Starting out with videos focused on deprecated theme park rides, over the years they've expanded their repertoire to cover retro television shows, fast-food restaurants, and theme park management. Their series about Jim Henson is legitimately one of my favorite deep-dives on a creative. This documentary, however, may be their best work.

Defunctland has always done a phenomenal job balancing humor, history, and sentimentality in their videos. "Disney Channel's Theme: A History Mystery" is no exception, functioning as a love letter to unsung creatives whose impact is immense, but their identity hidden. By the end of this masterpiece I was crying for the legacy of a person I had no awareness of an hour and a half before. Kevin should be proud of his videos, because in the act of immortalizing the media and experiences that have influenced us the most, what truly stands out is their ability to tell the story in a way that is both effective and emotional.

Keep doing what you're doing, Defunctland. You're the best of the internet.

Also, for shits and giggles, my top-rated traditional media of 2022:

Movie: RRR

Music: Scene Queen - Bimbocore Vol. 1 and 2

Television: Shoresy

Game: The Frog Detective series and Psychonauts 2

Podcast: Ear Hustle

Book: If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe by Jason Pargin

Disclaimer: I follow a lot of excellent creators that did not make this list. If I posted every single video I liked this year we'd be here forever. If you want specific recommendations for creators in certain spaces, like crafting, beauty, animation, examining religious fundamentalism, etc, go ahead and ask me. But I think this is more than enough content to entertain you for the foreseeable future :)

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2019 Toyota Tacoma Redesign Rumors, Release Date

2019 Toyota Tacoma Redesign Rumors, Release Date

2019 Toyota Tacoma Redesign Rumors, Release Date – The newest 2019 Toyota Tacoma is Toyota’s high-end twice cabin pickup truck. This truck is one of the Toyota’s TRD series. Basically, this multilateral off-road motor vehicle want to be away from the sidewalk and yes it does well off-road, yet it is remarkably perfect in the pavement also. On the streets, this truck acts similar to a ballerina…

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2019 Toyota Tacoma Access Cab, Price And Diesel

2019 Toyota Tacoma Access Cab, Price And Diesel - It is obvious this Nissan Frontier is undoubtedly in no way freshly brought out, but this pickup vehicle has an item which helps to this vehicle to be refreshing and best and newest. It includes also procured considerable recognition with its Read more at https://www.nstoyotatacoma.com/2019-toyota-tacoma-access-cab-price-diesel/

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New Toyota models for the 2020 model year

In the automotive world there seems to always be a new model year coming with a whole loadout of vehicles. While 2019 brought with it some pretty impressive new vehicles like the Clermont Toyota RAV4, a new Toyota Avalon, and the Corolla Hatchback, that’s all in the past. The 2020 model year is here and it’s already impressing us. These new Toyota vehicles are coming soon to Toyota of Clermont and in the meantime, we have all the info you’ll need on these vehicles.

2020 Toyota Corolla

The world’s most popular vehicle is returning for the 2020 model year better than ever. A new exterior and interior redesign is on the way, features like Toyota Safety Sense and Entune 3.0 are coming standard, and (for the first time for the Clermont Toyota Corolla) a hybrid option is in the works!

2020 Toyota GR Supra

Toyota’s Hollywood star of a vehicle, the Clermont new Toyota Supra, is returning to dealerships in a bold new way. While it still retains some iconic Supra characteristics (like the straight six engine), this vehicle is all new and ready to conquer a street or race track near you.

2020 Toyota Tacoma

The tactical midsize Clermont Toyota truck we all know and love is making a return for the new model year and it’s more capable and stylish than ever. Well, at least we think it will be! Not much has been revealed about the new Tacoma, aside from a half image and a video showing power front seats. Regardless, we’re excitedly awaiting the reimagining of this vehicle.

2020 Toyota Land Cruiser Heritage Edition

After 60+ years of history, it’s time to celebrate! The new Toyota Land Cruiser is returning with a new limited-edition trim level. Only 1,200 units will be sold so get yours fast!

2020 Toyota Highlander

With only a camouflaged picture circulating the internet to go off of, we’re still excited! The popular Clermont new Toyota family vehicle will be returning this year with a new design.

Excited for the arrival of these vehicles? Give Toyota of Clermont a call at (352) 404 – 7000 for more details on when you can expect to see these vehicles at the dealership.

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Ranger Fighter: Is This Ram’s Dakota Midsize Successor?

UPDATE: We may have jumped the gun with our Dodge Dakota successor theory, as previous spy shots of a similar prototype show what appears to be an independent rear suspension setup. It’s more likely a mule for the upcoming Jeep Grand Wagoneer, which will be built at FCA’s Warren truck plant and is likely to share basic architecture with the Ram 1500. Still, a cool sight to see in our own neighborhood.

FCA can no longer ignore the booming global midsize truck market. It has the Jeep Gladiator now, but with its starting price of just over $35,000, that model isn’t an ideal competitor for mainstream variants of the Toyota Tacoma, Chevrolet Colorado, and Ford Ranger—not to mention other small pickups sold around the world. In its five-year plan announced last year, FCA vowed to fill that gap with a midsize Ram truck, and we may have gotten our first look at it.

MotorTrend Group video production assistant Austin Cronkrite spotted this odd Ram 1500 wearing full camouflage in our backyard of Manhattan Beach, California, and had the good sense to snap a few pictures. We’re glad he did, because there’s definitely something going on with this mule. First, ignore those bed bars. They might be functional to some degree, but we think they’re just tacked on to throw us off the scent. What interests us most is what’s beneath the wheel wells.

From the profile view, it appears the rear wheel isn’t quite centered in the wheel well. The 2019 Ram 1500 Quad Cab has a wheelbase of 140.5 inches. The Jeep Gladiator, on the other hand, has a shorter 137.3-inch wheelbase. Could we be looking at a Ram 1500 body grafted to a Gladiator chassis? It’s possible, especially considering the Gladiator’s JT platform was co-developed by Ram. Further evidence that something’s up with this mule can be seen in the tailpipe, which is tucked beneath the bumper like the Gladiator (though the Jeep truck has its exhaust exiting on the driver’s side).

Though basing the Ram midsizer on a platform FCA already has seems like the easiest solution, there are some arguments against it. Recently, FCA CEO Mike Manley said the company is still deciding on a platform for the smaller Ram model. He said the automaker is looking to build the midsize Ram in a region with low production costs. Our intel suggests the JT platform could be too expensive for the rest of the world, and currently the Gladiator is built exclusively in the U.S. at Jeep’s plant in Toledo, Ohio. Still, it’s possible that building a JT-based Ram truck elsewhere in the world might net the cost savings needed for it to compete in other markets.

For now, all we know is there’s a weird Ram 1500 mule running around our neck of the woods. We’re very curious what it’s hiding, so you can bet we’ll be keeping an eye out for it in the future.

Scott Evans, Christian Seabaugh, and Alisa Priddle contributed to this post. 

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Volkswagen Passat facelift: mostly digital

Volkswagen Passat facelift: mostly digital

Volkswagen Passat facelift: mostly digital

Hat After 4 years of career, Volkswagen is updating the latest Passat. The most important changes are subcutaneous, especially for the mechanical part which is updated. The 30 millionth Volkswagen Passat is due to be produced in early 2019 and Volkswagen has ensured that it is a restyled model that comes out of production lines. This is not easy to identify, however, because the renewed Passat does not have many differences with the previous model: only the optics and shields have been slightly reworked. Fires that use (optional) also matrix diode technology introduced with the latest Touareg . In fact, the review of this Passat is virtually invisible to the eyes, as the majority of the changes are subcutaneous.

Volkswagen Passat facelift: mostly digital

Fully digital Behind the wheel, the Passat makes the most of digital with a cockpit now fully digital with additional features. On the wheel too, the evolution is required since the model adopts tactile buttons like what is done at Mercedes. Volkswagen announces better trim materials while the new infotainment system "MIB3" is installed on the center console. The device already supports the Wi-Fi protocol for the Apple CarPlay (so wireless) while Android users will soon access (open and close) to their car with their mobile phone brand Samsung.

Volkswagen Passat facelift: mostly digital

To do the housework Volkswagen obviously still believes (a little) in Diesel. This is illustrated by the new 2.0 TDI "Evo" 150 hp that reduces its carbon footprint by 10 g / km CO2. Next to this one, three other Diesel are available (1.6 TDI of 120 hp, 2.0 TDI of 190 or 240 hp) as well as three engines "essence" (1.5 TSI of 150 hp, 2.0 TSI of 190 or 272 hp). The GTEPlug-in hybrid still counts on the 1.4 TSI (although it is more and more the 1.5 TSi that replaces it following the new WLTP standards) given for a cumulative power of 218 hp with the electric machinery. Note, however, that the capacity of the battery is increasing (13 kWh instead of 9.9 kWh) for a range of 55 km on the NEDC cycle. All engines obviously meet the Euro 6d-TEMP standard and even the Euro 6d standard for the GTE rechargeable hybrid.

Volkswagen Passat facelift: mostly digital

Volkswagen Passat facelift: mostly digital

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2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Release Date, Price

2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Release Date, Price

2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Release Date, Price– Toyota introduced all of the next technology in the Tacoma again following 2015 and also since they in fact continually current that. Nonetheless, the idea today appears to be the particular facelift to the truck could possibly be with its manner. Regardless of whether this approach has got, however, is proved, this will most likely come about in…

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2019 Toyota Tacoma Release Date And Redesign

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2020 Jeep Gladiator Review: You Know You Want This Off-Roading Pickup

2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon 4x4 Jan-Feb 2020 - Lisle NY Town Hall - Route 79

What you see is what you get with the 2020 Jeep Gladiator: It has the soul of a Jeep Wrangler SUV, which means it goes off-road. It has a pickup bed, which means it goes to and from Home Depot. And it has four doors and two rows of seats which (along with the pickup bed) means it’s more than 18 feet long, so even if the Gladiator goes everywhere, you can’t park it just anywhere.

The Gladiator rides alright, tows up to 7,500 pounds, and has a decent drivetrain. But highway handling is not great, wind noise is noticeable, and you have step up almost two feet to get in.  The cheapest Gladiator is $35,0o0, and the Gladiator Rubicon meant for serious off-roading tops $62,000. But if you can choose to get one, you’ll have fun.

2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon 4×4 – a serious off-road Jeep with a 5-foot pickup bed.

30 Inches Longer than Jeep Wrangler

Jeep Wrangler SUV.

Jeep dates to World War II and the first General Purpose (GP, pronounced geepee and eventually jeep) light 4×4 utility, the first civilian Jeep (CJ) in 1945, and pickups produced 1947-1992. There was a 10-year gap until the first new Jeep pickup truck concept vehicle was shown briefly in 2003, with adaptations teased and reteased for 15 more years until the Gladiator pickup finally arrived last year, a gap of nearly 30 years. Too long.

Compared to the four-door Wrangler it is based on, the Gladiator is 30 inches longer overall, 218 inches vs. 188 inches, with a wheelbase 19 inches longer for a truly comfortable legroom in the rear seat. The Gladiator also tows more and costs more, but just $2,000 more comparing entry model to entry model. Both have easily-owner-removable doors and tops, which makes both fun crawling over boulders or sand dunes in good weather, and louder and sometimes harsh in day-to-day highway driving. No surprise there. Still, 75 mph on the highway in the Gladiator feels better than 55 mph did in a Jeep a generation ago.

  Center stack bristles with buttons and knobs. Lever on left controls four-wheel-drive. If you can’t find the electric window controls on the door, they’re here, in the very middle of the picture.

Jeep Gladiator On- and Off-Road

I test-drove the nearly top-of-the line Jeep Gladiator Rubicon 4X4, $62,020 including a healthy $1,495 freight fee from the Toledo, Ohio, factory. The Rubicon is the most serious off-roader in the line. To get in, you have to step up almost two feet. Don’t even think about wearing a skirt. (Damn. And here I am, stuck with this new leather mini – Ed)  The front windshield is essentially a flat piece of glass. The doors are rudimentary. The center console and stack bristle with controls for the four-wheel-drive system but if it’s initially confusing, just press the starter, pull back on the main shift lever, and off you go.

Around town the Gladiator drives reasonably well and you feel as if you’re sitting up high. (You are since it’s 75 inches high.) On the highway, the road and wind noise builds from the lack of sound insulation and the big, knobby 33-inch (diameter) tires on the Rubicon. The steering feels imprecise at speed, meaning you sometimes make repeated small adjustments to keep it centered in the lane. The bucket seats are pretty flat, and some adjustments are manual. The front left wheel well is so big, there’s no room for a driver footrest. On bad road surfaces, you feel the bumps, although there’s less pitching than on the Wrangler with its shorter wheelbase. The Gladiator uses the sophisticated coil spring suspension of the Ram 1500 pickup and that helps. Another nice touch is the damped tailgate that comes down smoothly, rather than banging open.

Off-ready tires on the Gladiator Rubicon.

Once you’re off paved roads, the Gladiator is in its elements. The Rubicon has 11 inches of ground clearance and fords 30-inch streams with the doors on. It has a 43-degree slope approach angle. The front breakover angle, the measure of how steep an angle you can approach without scraping anything, is 20 degrees. The rear departure angle is 26 degrees. Both are less than the Wrangler because of the longer Gladiator wheelbase and the pickup bed.

There’s nothing else like this among midsize pickups in terms of off-roading.  The Gladiator Rubicon employs a two-speed power transfer (between front and rear wheels), locking front and rear differential to improve traction, a disconnecting front sway bar (it raises off-road clearance), Dana 44 front and rear axles, and a 77.2:1 crawl ratio for low-speed travel. An Off-Road+ mode that modulates stablity control, throttle, and gear selection. In 4WD High, it’s dialed in for romping in sand; in 4WD Low, for traversing rocks and small logs.

All this from a 3.6-liter, 285-hp V6 engine and eight-speed automatic that gets to 60 mph in about 7.5 seconds. A V6 diesel is coming, expected this calendar year; it’s down 26 hp versus the V6 but the 442 pound of torque tops the gas V6 by 70 percent. The EPA rates the gasoline Gladiator at 17 mpg city, 22 mpg highway, 19 mpg combined on regular fuel. The six-speed manual also offered is rating at 16/23/19. Expect the diesel to boost mpg by 2-3 mpg or about 10 percent. A Rubicon weighs a bit more than 5,000 pounds, about 500 pounds more than the competing Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro or Ford Ranger Lariat SuperCrew 4×4, 300lbs more than the Chevrolet Silverado ZR2.

Want to ride bareback (Ialmost)? Undo a couple bolts and each of the doors comes off in a few minutes. The top comes off and the windshield folds flat.

Jeep Gladiator Models

There are five Jeep Gladiator model variants, or trim lines. Altogether, there are enough options to make the top of the line loaded Gladiator approach twice the base price of the entry model.

Gladiator Sport, $35,040, including $1,495 freight. Four-wheel drive is standard, as is a six-speed manual, and reasonable 17-inch steel wheels with 245/75R17 all-season tires with all-terrain tires optional. Seating fabric is cloth. The UConnect 3 infotainment screen is a modest 5 inches diagonal, with eight speakers, and there is a remote USB port, but a bigger LCD is not an option, nor is Apple CarPlay or HD Radio. The instrument panel multi-information is a 3.5-inch monochrome LCD. Towing capacity with the better of two options packages is 7,650 pounds. A Torx toolkit is included to remove the doors in just a few minutes.  Skid plates, tow hooks, and a soft top are standard.

Gladiator Sport S, $38,240. The Sport S goes upscale a bit, with alloy wheels, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, power windows, heated power mirrors, auto-on headlamps, keyless entry, and a security alarm. A optional 7-Inch Radio Group makes satellite radio

Upper trim lines include an AC jack, and it’s not an extra-charge option.

Gladiator Overland, $41,890.  It steps up to a 7-inch center stack display, UConnect 4, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and seven USB jacks. There are side steps, a 7-inch color multi-information display, 115-volt outlet, and garage opener. During 2019 production, this was the top end Gladiator focusing on comfort and smoother driving while still being able to match or beat most any all-wheel-drive vehicle off-road.

Gladiator Rubicon, $45,370. In addition to the serious off-roading features, it steps back down to 17-inch alloy wheels and offers optional driver assist features. Its top speed is governor-limited to 97 mph vs. 110 mph for other models.

Gladiator North Edition, $47,410. It’s the model for more comfortable cold weather driving. It has an 8.4-inch display with navigation, Alpine premium audio, cold weather group (remote start, heated seats, heated steering wheel), black hard top, and slush mats.

Gladiator Mohave, price TBA. Sold as a limited editon, it’s intended for higher speeds, up to 50 mph, in the low driving range. Most typically you’d be running sand dunes rather than creeping over rocks. It rides an inch higher than Rubicon and uses a different set of Fox shocks. The frame and suspension parts are even heavier duty to deal with a vehicle that might (correction: will, if you play hard) go airborne from time to time and land hard. The Max Tow towing package comes standard to get the more powerful cooling package. Pricing will be in line with the Rubicon-North Edition models, Jeep suggests.

The Gladiator comes with three or four serious tow hooks. The Gladiator Rubicon bumper is steel, allowing a winch to be added.

Options, Driver Assists Boost the Price

It’s the options that push the top Gladiator models into the sixties on pricing: higher-capacity tow package, LED Lighting Group, driver assist packages, a wireless Bluetooth speaker, forward-facing trail cam, three kinds of pickup bed covers, pickup bed cargo rails, premium alloy wheels, a modular hardtop (three pieces, separately removable), a hardtop liner for insulation, premium paints, premium audio, leather seats, and a winch-capable steel bumper. The eight-speed automatic raises the price by $2,000 alone.

Driver assists are options rather than standard. The Active Safety Group, $895, comprises blind spot detection, rear cross-traffic alert, and rear parking sensors. The Adaptive Cruise Control / Forward Collision Warning Package, $795, is what the name says. ACC goes down to 0 mph but will return to speed; it holds the car stopped for 3 seconds then disengages.  Lane departure warning / lane keep assist are not offered, nor is pedestrian detection.

There are two front airbags and two side airbags, but no side air curtains.

Bill Murray reprised Groundhog Day, this time in a Jeep Gladiator, during Super Bowl 54.

Gladiator Vs. the Competition

The 2020 Jeep Gladiator competes with several midsize trucks, most of which have an off-road version. They are, in order of end-of-2019 sales: Toyota Tacoma, Chevrolet Colorado, Ford Ranger, Nissan Frontier, Jeep Gladiator, Honda Ridgeline, and GMC Canyon. The Gladiator sold 40,000 units in 2019, its first year, but didn’t reach full output and sales until the second half when it sold 33,000 units, the peak month being a bit over 6,000 in October. Sales may pick up in the wake of the the Super Bowl: The Bill Murray / Groundhog Day ad featuring the Gladiator was seen as the best ad of the game. In its first year, the Gladiator named a bunch of truck of the year awards including North American Truck of the Year from NACTOY.

If you just want to take a 4×4 pickup onto a dirt or gravel road with ruts and the occasional rock sticking up a bit, they’ll all get the job done. Others will be better at highway driving, smoother, and quieter. What the Gladiator offers is the Jeep aura, off-road abilities that go from good to great. For now you’ve got a very long vehicle with a roomy cockpit (front and back), and a shortish pickup bed. Jeep suggests other Gladiator size configurations will come.

This is definitely a car you want your partner or spouse to understand and appreciate before you sign the papers. See if you can test-drive it a couple miles on an interstate, not just local rounds. The Gladiator is no Jeep Grand Cherokee (upscale two-row SUV) if you want a smooth ride, quiet cockpit, and soft leather upholstery. And the Gladiator is one step ahead of the Grand Cherokee in going way-off-road, which Grand Cherokee in turn is one step ahead of most all other all-wheel-drive cars. Jeep understands unpaved roads and obstacles.

For serious off-roading, or if this is not your only car, the Gladiator Rubicon is the best choice. You’ll easily pay in the mid- to high-fifties on list price once you check the options you want, perhaps top $60,000.  A more cost-effective Gladiator is the Sport S with automatic transmission, hardtop and insulating liner, the two driver assist / safety packages, the 7-inch (LCD) radio group with CarPlay and Android Auto, the less costly trailer tow package, and a convenience group package required by one of the other options. That’s $43,165 before the incentives, so you might well wind up paying under $40K (see below).

(If you want the nicest all-round midsize pickup, that’s the Honda Ridgeline, the most car-like pickup. The Toyota Tacoma is another good choice. Toyota, Ford, Chevy and GMC make off-roading versions of their pickups.)

If you’ve shopped for a Jeep Gladiator over the past several months, you may know Jeep dealers were marking up the Gladiator, especially the Rubicon, by as much as $10,000, sometimes $20,000 (asking, if not getting) at mid-year when the Gladiator starting arriving in quantity. By year’s end, the markups were gone. Now, it’s Jeep that’s giving back money: a $2,000 incentive for virtually all buyers, $5,000 at many dealerships, and, says CarsDirect, as much as $9,000 in a few cases. Some incentives excluded the Rubicon.

The bottom line on the Jeep Gladiator is that it’s a little rough as a highway cruiser and many contractors / tradesmen want a bigger bed for hauling stuff, but it’s great off-roading, and it has character in droves.

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Hey - Pat from StarterStory.com here with another interview.Today's interview is with Gretchen Bayless and Taylor Hood of ROAMERICA, a campervan rental business.Some stats:Product: Campervan rentals.Revenue/mo: $10,000Started: January 2016Location: PortlandFounders: 2Employees: 2Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?We are Taylor Hood and Gretchen Bayless, founders of ROAMERICA. A company that specializes in adventure vehicles, including 4wd campervans.ROAMERICA offers campervan rentals for the ultimate road trip. We have 4wd and 2wd campervans available. All have 5 seat belts, 2 beds, fridge, sink, stove, heat and plenty of storage for all your gear. All are car seat friendly too! The fleet comes fully stocked with everything you’ll need to camp off the grid (camp chairs, table, full kitchen set up, bedding, Rumpls, headlamps, etc.).There are so many people these days looking for adventure and what better and more comfortable way than a campervan? Most of our customers come from out of state and about 10% are international. Our customers differ depending on the season. In the high season (June – August), we meet lots of families and in the low season (Sept – May) we meet lots of couples, groups of friends & retirees. Overall though, our customers share the same love for the outdoors and exploration.Last year, 2018, we both became full time. We are hiring our 1st employee this spring and are expanding our fleet quickly. It took a couple years of both of us working our ‘day jobs’ and ROAMERICA but we knew that in order for this business to really grow and be where we knew it could, we needed to give it 100%. It was an exciting transition in becoming full time and not a day goes by that we aren’t happy with our decision.As of today, everything the business is making is going right back into the business. In order to add vans, build vans, hire people and expand our offerings, we’ve come to terms that we personally will be sacrificing a ‘more comfortable’ lifestyle…but we are so happy with that.Exterior of one of the 4wd rigs, DELTAInterior of DELTAWhat's your backstory and how did you come up with the idea?We are two adventurous souls who met on the Oregon Coast in February 2010. In the beginning, it was all about traveling to find surf and deep snow without the crowds. We originally traveled around in a 1998 Toyota Tacoma with a canopy. It was a great vehicle for accessing all sorts of amazing places but when it turned cold and wet, it became quite uncomfortable, especially with our 2 dogs.We always dreamt of having a vehicle that could keep us dry throughout the Northwest winters and allow us to access snowy mountains and desolate sandy beaches. In 2013, we upgraded our vehicle to a 2006 4x4 Ford Econoline cargo van. We threw a cooler, futon mattress and a couple seats inside, we had our perfect set up. 6 years later, we have a toddler and baby #2 due in May so we’ve upgraded the layout of a newer Ford Econoline to include a sofa bed that has seat belts for the car seats, a portable fridge/freezer and plenty of storage and room for the 2 pups and all our gear. As our life changes so does the layout of our van. See a little more about our family on our Instagram Highlight Reel.How we came up with renting campervans is a funny story. We were both trying to unwind one night in early 2015. (Taylor was working in construction, Gretchen in web development and living in Portland, Oregon). These were careers that we both knew we wanted to get out of. It was a lot of computer time and only adventuring on the weekends. We knew we wanted to start a family, move back to the Columbia Gorge, and have a more flexible schedule. So Taylor looked over at me and said, what if we rented Sportsmobiles? Now, Taylor comes up with A LOT of ideas and I usually turn them down but this one just stuck. I said yes right away and that night we were researching the idea.We didn’t have any experience with a rental business but Taylor has a background in construction and I have a background in branding and web design. We both love traveling, exploring and getting lost on dirt roads. Turns out, this was a good combination and we figured, the rental part is something that could be learned.We started with one 1998 campervan. We wanted to ‘test the market’ before we bought a $100k rig. We operated out of our home to save money and without any marketing we booked that 1 van for the entire summer in about 6 weeks of being online. The power of search engines! We had a total of 20 reservations for that 1 van in 2016. We were hoping for 6 total! So, after the beginning of that first season, we knew we were on to something.Our first van , ALPHA - 2016Take us through the process of designing, prototyping, and manufacturing your first product.It has been a long process. In 2017, we decided that we needed to start building out our own campervans instead of purchasing used pre-converted campervans. Originally we tried to work with a few builders so we wouldn’t have to build in-house. Those partnerships fell through and we decided the only way we can guarantee high quality, consistent products is to take it in-house. So the next step was to find a designer. After going back and forth with 3 that couldn’t get the job done, we started to run out of time and just did it ourselves...again. Seeing a theme here? This is why you have to be resilient and you have to love what you are doing.Setback after setback gets really frustrating. We had another one yesterday when we called to check the status of new bed/benches for the vans. They are expected to arrive this week. When we called to check in, we quickly found out the manufacturer “lost the order” and the (4) bed/benches have not even been started. These take 4 weeks to make and 1 week to ship. One more setback, one more thing to learn….triple check all orders.We are currently building out our first Ford Transit van interior and the process is going very well. We did a lot of planning on the front which is helping to facilitate the build tremendously. If the vendors can ship the products on time, we can meet the deadline to finish the builds.Here is a BEFORE picture:Here is a During picture:Final Transit expected to be completed May 2019.Describe the process of launching the business.We knew the website and branding needed to make an impact. Luckily we had the background and passion to create that. We also knew SEO would play a huge role. What’s the point of putting an awesome website out there amongst millions, if no one can find it.So for about 6 months prior to ‘launching’ the website, we were building the brand and working on the SEO. This meant, designing our own logo and website. We knew how important these would be in the success of the initial launch. So we did a lot of research on keywords and what people were interested in learning about when searching for road trips or campervan rentals. We took what we learned and added it to our website.We learned people wanted information on Oregon and for the process to be easy. So our website was super simple and resourceful. We also did a few road trips in our own van to test out our process, to make sure it was actually easy for customers. This was in November of 2015, so it was cold and wet but almost perfect. We did make one major change, we knew built-in heaters would be a must!Crater Lake National Park - November 2015Oakridge - 2015We started the typical social media channels as well, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.Luckily, we didn’t have to shell out a ton of money for the website since the business was 100% bootstrapped. Again, Taylor and I were both working full time jobs and operating ROAMERICA out of our home. Luckily, we received a super low interest rate for that 1st van so our overhead was really low. This first van was completely converted too so that saved us time. It was a 1998 Ford Econoline Sportsmobile. We didn’t have any employees either and neither of us took money out of the business to ‘pay ourselves’. We originally talked with a few banks about a business loan so we could buy a van but we were a pretty unique business and banks wanted 2 years of financial history on the business before they would even sit down and talk to us. So with our own savings to get the business up and running, we got to work. Between getting the van ready for the road, updating the ‘look’ of the van, building the site, brand, etc. we were busy...but really excited.Our first van , ALPHA - We removed teal and purple pin stripes, removed the running boards, upgraded the tires to BF Goodrich All Terrains and added a 2” lift.Prior to launching, we also did a lot of research about pricing. There weren’t any other campervan companies in Oregon offering what we were going to offer. So between, AirBnB, hotels, car rentals, etc we came to the decision of pricing the campervan to compete with what it would cost a person to rent a car and hotel. Our goal was to rent the van for 3 days a month. We far exceeded this goal, which meant we were prices too low. Our first customers were nice enough to tell us this as well:). So we increased our pricing and offered more in terms of gear and customer service.Looking back, our launch was pretty amateur. We literally posted something on Facebook, no promotion or boost or anything, letting the ‘world’ know we started a business and had a website.However, luck was on our side, we received a phone call that week to rent one of our Roof Top Tents (which we hadn’t even purchased yet!) for that weekend. This customer happened to be a photographer, so we offered the RTT to him at no cost in trade for images.After his trip, he posted some pictures on his social media and tagged us. We did this once more with the van that May. We posted these images on our Facebook and Instagram and it helped a ton. Prior to these images we were just taking our own (not great at all!) so having these professional images at no cost to us, really helped propel our brand.We pushed our website live in May of 2016 and by early June we were booked for the summer.One of our own photos, early Instagram days: 28 likes, 2 comments.Working with professional photographers helped propel our online brand.Since launch, what has worked to attract and retain customers?We are firm believers in ‘the more you give, the more you get’. We love helping people, offering advice, trip planning, van trip giveaways, etc. and our reward is seeing the smile on people’s faces. We develop a relationship with every customer and really get to know them. It’s a natural thing for us to do and it just so happens that it probably helps the business.Another thing we believe in and has helped attract customers is to never pass up an opportunity. Always exceed expectations of the customer and always give before you take. You may be overworked, tired and have other responsibilities but if something presents itself and you know it may help the business or is super low risk, take that opportunity. Even if it means later nights and earlier mornings.We haven’t come across the perfect formula to increase sales or traffic but we’re always tweaking and learning. We work a lot on SEO and our brand awareness. We work with a lot of companies with the same values and promote each other, which helps our reach.In order to attract new customers and retain our customers, we really have to look at our website analytics. Most of our web traffic comes from organic Google searches which means we pay a lot of attention to SEO. That is our top priority.Next, we focus our effort on social media and just staying present and keeping our brand fresh and inspiring. In order to stay present and in front of our customers and attract new customers, we look at our social media and website analytics every week. We use Iconosquare for social media analytics and Google Analytics for our website. It was pretty evident early on, that everyone LOVES pictures of the van. Specifically, exterior shots of the van set up in all its glory.Our most ‘most liked’ post. Taken by @spreadsheetqueen.We are a small business, just the two of us and we don’t outsource any marketing which is why we don’t do much in comparison to other brands. However, this also gives us complete control of what we put out there because we personally have created it.In order to stay relevant, we send out an e-newsletter once a month and have a sign up on our website. We use MailChimp to design and schedule our newsletters and MailMunch for the pop up form on our website.We also ask for emails at events or to sign up for our annual giveaway. We just added this newsletter January of this year, 2019. We had been wanting to do this since we started but we just couldn’t find the time. We still don’t have the time but we know how important it is to stay in front of your customers and offer something to prospective customers. Our newsletter has travel tips, trip ideas and more. This is also how we notify our customers of announcements.For example, we recently updated our logo and dog policy (we now allow dogs!). So we sent out a super simple and quick e-newsletter to let our subscriber list know! It’s actually quite fun to create every month! What we’ve come to realize is that our email list doesn’t expect a highly professional newsletter with in depth articles. They expect relevant information that is up to date and they just want to hear about the business. So we try to not analyze too much about what we ‘should’ put out every month. We just look at our most recent blog posts or social media and share the information. Then if we have exciting announcements to share, we’ll send those as well. We have a 34% open rate and great click through as well.Another way to to market the business and attract new customers, was to create partnerships and be a part of events/raffles. We partake in events and causes like the Children’s Cancer Association annual auction and the annual auction for the Native Fish Society. We love giving van trips away to causes like these. Once a year, we hold a big contest where one winner can win a campervan trip and a pile of gear from our partners. This gets a lot of attention and is super fun for us too! We also have our vans in raffles for Patagonia Portland events, Royal Treatment Fly Fishing and others. In the end, this attracts new people to our brand and one day when they’re thinking about taking a road trip, hopefully they remember us!How are you doing today and what does the future look like?Today, business is good and the future is exciting. Gretchen has been putting a lot of effort into the website, SEO and content (check out our new blog!!!), we are hiring our 1st employee this month and Taylor is busy building out new vans and forming new partnerships.There is always room for improvements but as of now, our web traffic is around 3k visitors a month and about 10k pageviews/month. Each user spends about 3.5 minutes on our site too. Our conversion isn’t stellar but we also have very high demand and very little supply so we have to take that into account. However, with that in mind we are expanding. We just have to. We keep having to turn customers away because we don’t have a vehicle. This is something we don’t want to continue to do. So we are expanding our offerings and adding 4wd SUVs, Backcountry Motorcycle tours and a few other fun projects. We also plan to expand locations and offer one way trips.However, right now, our short term goal is to increase our van fleet size before we have our baby. We are due with our 2nd baby May 4th and have a 1 1/2 year old. So needless to say, we are busy! We need to have the vans built and ready for the road before baby shows up, so we can soak in all that new baby goodness!Our long term goal is to continue to increase our fleet size, expand to new locations and offer guided trips. In the long run, we see ourselves traveling to new locations and forging new partnerships. We’ll leave the cleaning, trip scheduling and planning to the awesome folks we will eventually hire!Through starting the business, have you learned anything particularly helpful or advantageous?We’ve learned a ton! However, the top 6 would be:When starting a business; make sure your mindset is rock solid. Always be looking for ways to improve and overcome self doubt in not only yourself but your team as well.How valuable a good lawyer and business insurance can be. Unfortunately, we learned all about this early on and the hard way. If you have a good product/brand/name etc. make sure you protect it! If someone wants what you have, they can take it and it can cost an unbelievable amount of money to keep something that is rightly yours.Design is crucial and must be represented consistently wherever a customer will see your product or service. We spent a ton of time on the branding of our company before we launched, and when we launched, it helped solidify the business as trustworthy and dependable.Be aggressive: We started this business to help people get out more. However, we learned of this ‘thing’ early on. Ever heard of the #vanlife movement? Well, we hadn’t but it seemed like everyone else had. We just wanted to help people explore the world in a badass van. It turns out that this was a massive movement that helped push us into the mainstream. If we had waited 1 year longer, we would have been the 5th or 6th company on the West coast trying to rent vans or adventure vehicles by leveraging #vanlife. Being aggressive can help or hurt. We got lucky on this one.If your marketing budget is small (or in our case nonexistent), partnerships/trades/collaborations are what you should be leveraging. Donate products or services in trade for photos/social posts/reviews/blogs etc.. Find creative ways to get attention; raffles, fundraisers, school events, etc. whatever it takes. The more you give away the more they will see you.Lastly, make a list every morning of tasks that need to get done. Put the 5 essential ones at the top and don’t go home until they are crossed out.What platform/tools do you use for your business?We use a handful of tools for our business, including Slack, MailChimp and Iconosquare.Slack is great at keeping our conversations organized and searchable! The search function is our favorite. We have multiple channels like ‘office, marketing, web, rental fleet, customers, etc.’. This is way easier than texting or emailing, faster too!We use MailChimp for our monthly newsletter and sign up form. This is a great product for the price and easy to use and integrate with our website. We also like that it has an app, so we can keep an eye on our open rate from our phone once we send out a newsletter. Ahh, the little things that gets an entrepreneur excited!Iconosquare is great for managing Instagram conversations. We have a hard time keeping up with comments otherwise. They have a scheduling feature but we don’t use that as much.We know we haven’t even scratched the surface with what these tools can do, but it's a start!What have been the most influential books, podcasts, or other resources?Taylor devours Podcasts. With a 45 minute commute through the Columbia Gorge twice a day, business podcasts help motivate and are quickly becoming the new Alt-MBA. Tim Ferris, Jocko Willink, Mike Glover, Andy Frisella are just a few he frequently listens to.Jocko Willink is a ex Navy SEAL turned business leader and his books speak volumes on leadership. Extreme Ownership and The Dichotomy of Leadership are must reads.GaryVaynerchuk is an absolute genius when it comes to social marketing. His podcast motivates without sounding like a pep talk. It is as real as it gets and if you are curious about being an entrepreneur, he illustrates it perfectly.Advice for other entrepreneurs who want to get started or are just starting out?START NOW. If you have an idea for a business get started ASAP. The more you know before you start, the more likely you will find a reason to not go for it.Find something you’re passionate about and look for a way to monetize it. To make a business successful, you have to play the long game, and during that game you will most likely be close to broke, SO YOU MUST LOVE WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO CARRY YOU THROUGH THOSE HARD TIMES. The ones who press on and don’t quit, are the ones who reap the rewards.Where can we go to learn more?Website: www.roamerica.comEmail: info@roamerica.comIf you have any questions or comments, drop a comment below!Liked this text interview? Check out the full interview with photos, tools, books, and other data.Interested in sharing your own story? Send me a PM

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New or used? These cars will help you decide

If you’re on the fence about buying a brand-new or preowned vehicle, consider comparing a new model to its lightly used equivalent to help you make a choice.

Auto research site iSeeCars.com has compiled the top 10 cars to buy in each case, which identify the largest potential savings on used cars and vehicles where it could be worth paying just a little extra to be the first owner.

Based on seven million recent car sales, the findings show that the average one-year-old car costs 23 percent less than when sold new, but these savings stretch up to nearly 40 percent for the following mix of vehicles.

  Ford’s off-road-capable Expedition is a clear choice to buy used rather than new when it comes to price.

  The Ford Expedition full-size SUV has the greatest price difference at 38.5 percent, or $24,690, while other SUVs that may enable you to save big include the Infiniti QX80 and Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. There are six sedans to think about, led by the Chevrolet Impala, as well as the Kia Sedona minivan.

  Top cars to buy used over new

Includes percentage and dollar price differences 1. Ford Expedition, -38.5 percent, $24,690 2. Kia Sedona, -37.8 percent, $12,918 3. Chevrolet Impala, -36.4 percent, $11,837 4. Infiniti QX80, -34.9 percent, $26,188 5. Ford Fusion Hybrid, -34.3 percent, $9,301 6. Infiniti Q50, -33.1 percent, $4,938 7. Nissan Altima, -32.6 percent, $7,984 8. Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, -31.4 percent, $9,368 9. Kia Optima, -31.3 percent, $7,574 10. Hyundai Accent, -31.0 percent, $5,136 Overall average: -23.2 percent

Besides benefiting from much lower average prices, buyers of gently used cars can typically take advantage of remaining manufacturer warranties, too.

However, some cars really retain their value after the first year which diminishes such savings and, coupled with a used car’s uncertain history, can make a new car more appealing.

  One to buy new, the 2019 Honda HR-V comes with an updated look and new trims including the Sport, pictured, and Touring.

  The 10 cars iSeeCars.com suggests to buy new range in price from just 10.5 to 14.7 percent more than a one-year-old model. This group is dominated by compact and subcompact SUVs with the Honda HR-V offering the smallest difference – only $2,260 more than at a year old.

“Subcompacts are a rapidly growing segment because they strike the right balance of cargo room and other SUV perks while maintaining a price tag that is comparable to sedans,” said Phong Ly, CEO of iSeeCars.com.

These vehicles are joined by the midsize Honda Pilot and two compact sedans, the Honda Civic and Subaru Impreza, along with the Toyota Tacoma truck.

  Top cars to buy new over used

Includes percentage and dollar price differences 1. Honda HR-V, 10.5 percent, $2,260 2. BMW X1, 11.7 percent, $4,194 3. Subaru Crosstrek, 12.2 percent, $2,978 4. Honda CR-V, 12.2 percent, $3,230 5. Toyota Tacoma, 12.3 percent, $3,891 6. Honda Civic, 12.3 percent, $2,505 7. Honda Pilot, 12.8 percent, $4,518 8. Mazda CX-5, 13.4 percent, $3,457 9. Porsche Macan, 14.5 percent, $8,302 10. Subaru Impreza, 14.7 percent, $3,035 Overall average: 30.2 percent

When financing a purchase, depending on interest rate, the price differences you see here could translate into an even smaller disparity over the course of an average six-year auto loan.

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It was August of 2006 and I was home sick from work the day the truck came into my life. My husband had gone to take his ’97 Toyota truck into the dealership to have it serviced. I was sleeping when the phone rang. It was my husband calling from the dealership to tell me that someone would be calling from there and to help work a ‘deal.’

A deal??? What deal??!!

It turns out, he was negotiating the purchase of a new truck. Well, not completely new. It was a couple years old, with great mileage and in beautiful shape. Well, I wasn’t much help with negotiating a good deal but, sure enough, he came home with this ‘new’ truck.

I was dubious about it at first. I really didn’t think we needed a new truck but my husband had fallen in love with this one and I could see why! It was a 2004 Toyota Tacoma, all white and so handsomely proud looking in stature!

It had a unique sound to it when it pulled up in the driveway and in no time, the truck also grew on me! So stylish! So capable looking! We named it the White Steed.

Well, the White Steed has been my savior during snow storms when I couldn’t get around in my own car! We traveled to Oregon, Idaho, Eastern Washington and made several trips to the Olympic Peninsula with it.

This truck fast became our fishing buddy!

Hauled many a salmon catch!

Crabbing off the satellite dock!

Dungeness crab!

Waiting for us at Erie Lake.

White Steed has taken us to so many beaches to fish!

Pole reflection…

White Steed seen from the boat….

  The Big One that didn’t get away!

  We picked many black berries using this truck. We pulled our boat with the truck to fish and crab. The White Steed had become an integral member of our family. We took great care of this truck and proudly rode in it.

The 2004 Tacoma is still a coveted year for that model. They tend to hold their value more than any other year or model of Toyota trucks.

Then, on February 10th 2019, during a break in the wave of crazy snow storms we’d been having, we drove our truck into town for a couple things and to get out. Snowmaggedon had left us shut in for a few days and we had cabin fever.

We slowly navigated into town safely without any problem. We’d driven the White Steed in snow many times! It always got to places where other vehicles couldn’t, like up the steep hill to get to our home.

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On the way back, I was shooting pictures of the snowy roads and my husband was at the wheel, driving maybe 25 mile per hour, when suddenly it was as if an invisible hand lifted the back end of the truck, sending it sliding sideways. Helplessly, we both braced for impact and I shouted, “No! No! No!” over and over.

The truck came to an abrupt, crashing stop up against a huge basalt boulder someone had placed at the entrance to their driveway. The truck was sideways, up against this rock on the passenger side door. On impact, my camera was knocked out of my hand and landed on the backseat floor behind the driver seat. It lay growling, trying to retract its lens but unable to.

It was me, the caved in door and that boulder. We’d hit hard!!!

I looked down at my right arm and saw two huge monkey bumps rise up from my flesh. I flexed my arm and hand. Thankfully, nothing was broken but my forearm was badly bruised and my camera broken.

Our truck was now broken, too.

My husband immediately started the White Steed with no problem and we drove home, grateful nobody else had been involved in this accident.

Just us.

We hit the ONLY un-sanded patch of ice on that road that would spin us off into the ONLY boulder on that road. There were plenty of fields and ditches, but did we slide into any of them?

No.

Just that ONE boulder.

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Well, we immediately filed a claim with our insurance carrier and when the roads had adequately cleared, we took our White Steed to the local collision experts to have an estimate of repair done.

The bottom line is that the insurance company deemed White Steed a total loss.

The collision experts told us that the cab would need to be completely replaced which would mean there would be an issue with mismatched VINs.

So, with deep sadness, my husband surrendered the White Steed.

It was gut wrenching to see the tow truck haul White Steed away.

This post memorializes the deep gratitude we have for such a handsome and great truck! I’ve never felt so deeply saddened by the loss of a vehicle until now. I did not realize HOW MUCH that truck meant to me! It’s almost like losing a family member! Hence, this post.

To many folks, my emotions about this may seem silly. Even to me, it is, but, surprisingly, this is what I feel!

I’ll get over it, for sure, and we’ll buy another vehicle that can tow our boat, take us fishing and crabbing and go on many adventures with.

However, I’ll still miss the White Steed…..

Good Bye My Friend It was August of 2006 and I was home sick from work the day the truck came into my life.

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