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.
Tattoo Artist Corey Miller Will Customize 2014 Toyota Tundra
Dave Cramer, the 2014 Raybestos Rattlesnake Toyota Tundra winner.
UPDATE: Winner announced for the 2014 Raybestos Rattlesnake Toyota Tundra contest on Nov. 7, 2013. Dave Cramer, property manager in Vancouver, Wash won the truck.
“To say I’m excited would be an understatement,” said Cramer in a press release. “I must have entered 10,000 contests in my lifetime, and this is the first time I won anything.” Cramer said he’s a bit of a car fanatic. “I’m single, but I own five cars!”
The Raybestos Rattlesnake ups that to six. Cramer’s son Eric, a deputy sheriff and retired army ranger, joined him at the presentation.
The signature-edition truck was the grand prize in the brands’ 2013 North American summer sales promotion. The winning entry was pulled from more than 170,000 entries received.
2014 Toyota Trucks Best Resale Value – Kelley Blue Book
Another year, another Kelley Blue Book award for both Toyota pickups. The Tundra and Tacoma were just named top resale value winners in their respective categories. Toyota won the overall award for best resale value by brand.
Another year and another award for the Toyota Tundra.
Toyota Trucks Top Residual Value Rankings – 2013 ALG Report
The Toyota Tacoma and Tundra top the residual value rankings, once again proving that consumers looking for the best value in trucks should look at Toyota. These awards join the multitude of accolades both trucks win year, after year, after year, after year …
Toyota trucks have the best residual value according to an ALG study. This gives leasing customers the best return on investment versus other truck makers.
Magic Towing Dust Explained, Sorta – The Fast Lane Truck J2807 Investigation
Our friends over at the The Fast Lane Truck, seriously Tim knows Roman personally, have filmed a couple of pretty interesting videos talking about the “magic towing dust” that manufactures have used to improve their towing capacity. The end result of the video investigation? Toyota does it right, the others do not.
The Fast Lane Truck took on the magic towing dust issue and here is what they found.
What We are Driving – 2013 Toyota RAV4 Limited
This morning our 2014 Toyota Tundra Crewmax 1794 was picked up and they dropped off a 2013 Toyota RAV4 Limited. Yes, it isn’t a truck. But, what sometimes you have to think outside the box. Any questions or comments let Tim know below.
