Archive for March, 2008
Toyota Tundra Production Cuts, Good Time To Buy Or Lease
Toyota, in response to large dealer inventories of the new Toyota Tundra and Toyota Sequoia, has cut back production slightly for an indefinite period.
Toyota sites increasing gas prices and a slow housing market for slowing Tundra and Sequoia sales.
The specific numbers aren’t known, but the rumor is production is being cut by a little more than 10%. That would put the annual production figure between 200k and 225k units. Depending upon summer sales, it’s possible that number could be cut further.
What this means:
Search terms people used to find this page:
- tundraheadquarters
Ten Thousand Spam Comments? Come on!
So a little news about TundraHeadquarters.com. First of all, our 1 year anniversary is coming up on Sunday. Thank you to everyone that has visited, commented, and emailed. This has been a great experience for both of us here at TundraHQ. We hope the site will continue to grow, and we hope we can continue to provide news, reviews, and information that people will find interesting and useful.
Second of all, Jason, our admin, is moving to NYC in the next few months. While it’s a good move for him personally (that won’t take away from his ability to contribute to TundraHQ), it means parting with quite a few possessions (those NYC apartments are notoriously small). One of those possessions included a tricked out 07 Tundra. Bummer. The good news – we’re looking for people to help contribute content (like videos, reviews, installation instructions, etc.). If you feel like you can write a good review (and include a video and some pictures), contact us. We might be able to work out something where you get some free parts as long as you’re willing to do a little show and tell…
Third, the title of this post. It’s unbelievable. It’s crazy. It’s ridiculous. But, as of today at midnight eastern time, the blog at TundraHeadquarters.com has received 9,558 spam comments. That’s approximately 26 spam comments a day. For all of you who aren’t exactly sure what comprises a “spam comment”, they typically say “Wow. Great article. Really like your site.” followed by “Pharma link. Adult link. Gambling link….etc.” Thank goodness the blog software does 99% of this for us. Here’s a screen shot:
So, we got that goin’ for us.
We’ll try and complete the redesign this weekend. Thanks to everyone that voted on the new design – it seems to be a successful upgrade.
Mickey’s Traveling Tundra Crew
UPDATE: Mickey’s rig has hit 100k miles! See below.
When we found out about all the equipment Mickey added to his CrewMax, we just had to have it for our Featured Tundras section. When he told us he’s put 18k miles on it in 8 months, we understand why he’s tricked it out. He spends a lot of time in this thing…
Check out the projector lamps. Cool photo in the light drizzle.
LED Lights Are In – Everything Else Is “Out”
LEDs (light emitting diodes) are the next “big” thing in automotive lighting. LEDs have been around for a long time, but they’re finally bright enough and, more importantly, cheap enough to be used in most automotive applications. LEDs are superior to traditional automotive lighting in a lot of ways. They use less power – a typical halogen headlight is rated at 55W, yet the most powerful LED uses less than 20W, with most LED’s using less than 5W. LEDs are nearly shock-proof (great for off-road use), unlike flimsy bulb elements. LEDs also have a very long lifetime – a good one will last at least 10,000 hours before failing. If you figure you drive an average of 1.5 hours a day, it will be about 18 years before your LEDs burn out. Finally, LEDs can be made in a variety of colors and sizes for nearly every application.
