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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.

Mythbusters Equips Truck with Square Wheels?

In a sign that Mythbusters may have run out of things to “bust,” the show recently decided to build square wheels, retrofit a Ford truck and take it for a test drive. Why? Any reasonable person make ask, for entertainment it seems. Even though the premise of driving on square tires seems silly at best, it is pretty interesting how the show goes about developing them.

While the full show video is not released yet, here are some clips that pretty much give you the general idea on how it came out.

Simple Truth – Hybrid Owners Don’t Buy Another

A recent survey by Polk has confirmed what we have known for a while, the jury is still out on whether Hybrid’s make financial sense to buy. The survey stated a simple fact, 65 percent of Hybrid owners won’t buy another one.

Simple Truth - Hybrid Owners Don't Buy Another

While the Toyota Prius Hybrid maybe more earth friendly, the truth is that many owners are one and done.

Bad Day at the Car Dealership

We all have had those days when we daydream of taking our frustrations out. And in the fact that the frustration is a car dealership and quite often, we don’t have pleasant thoughts. In case you were wondering what those “unpleasant” thoughts may look like, check out the video below.

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Huntington Beach Lifeguard Toyota Tundra

Huntington Beach lifeguarding has always been a “cool” job with all the scenic views. Add that to the ability to drive around in a full-sized Toyota Tundra, it is definitely that much cooler.

Lifeguard Toyota Tundra

One sweet looking Toyota Tundra to cruise the beaches while checking out the scenic views.

Toyota CEO Jim Lentz Speaks at N.Y. Auto Show

Toyota’s Jim Lentz, President and CEO of Toyota spoke about the auto maker at the 2012 New York International Auto Show. Here is a quick recap of what he said according to torquenews.com.

Toyota CEO Speaks at N.Y. Auto Show

Toyota CEO Jim Lentz spoke about Toyota's past and future at the N.Y. auto show.