Author Archive for Tim Esterdahl
Associate Editor Tim Esterdahl is a married father of three who enjoys all things automotive including wrenching on his collection of old pickups. He also plays an absurd amount of golf. Like really absurd.
Breaking Wheel Caps on Toyota Tundras?
Recently, we found an interesting thread on Tundrasolutions.com about breaking wheels caps. As a potential problem with Toyota Tundra pickups, we thought it best to follow up on this. Here is what we found.
Do Toyota Tundra trucks have a breaking wheel cap problem?
Turbo-Diesel Preview for Toyota Tundra?
Toyota will begin shipping a new cab-over-engine Class 5 Hino work truck to select U.S. markets sometime in the third quarter. While that isn’t so exciting, the turbo-diesel electric-hybrid powertrain developed for this truck is creating quite a stir for Toyota Tundra fans. This powertrain could be adapted to be an option for future Tundras.
Speculation is growing that a new turbo-diesel engine powering the Hino could be adapted for a Toyota Tundra.
How To Make a Helicopter From Your Used Toyota
When a car finally out lives its usefulness in the U.S., it is shipped off to the junk yard to be used for scrap metal. But, what else could we do with it? How about building a helicopter from the parts? This is exactly what one Nigerian man has done.
A Nigerian man used left over car and motorbike parts to build a helicopter.
New Automaker Problem – Lack of Rail-cars
Automakers have been reporting large sales increases over the past few months, turning over inventory at a much faster rate than last year. This has created a new problem, a bottleneck of new cars waiting for specially built rail-cars to ship them to dealerships. This means you might just be waiting on a rail-car for your next pickup.
Automakers are dealing with a new problem, a lack of rail-cars used to ship vehicles to dealerships.
Ford’s Escape Problems
Ford is currently dealing with several problems related to its new Escape as well as past versions. This is not good news for the automaker and its trademark SUV that it needs to compete with other automakers.
The 2013 Ford Escape has been on the market for a month and already has been recalled twice.
