Custom Made Wooden Shift Knob
Every once in a while we get a chance to talk about a cool product made by someone we know. Nick, one of the members of TundraNetwork, has been making his own wooden shift knobs for his Tundra, and when he posted some photos of the shift knobs on his TundraNetwork profile, we had to ask about them.
A custom Cherry wooden shift knob in a Tundra.
Here’s what Nick has to say:
Q: How did you become interested in woodworking and when did automotive accessories become part of your repertoire? Read more…
GM’s OnStar Used to Locate Stolen Toyota Tundra
The OnStar system seems to be creating a large hurdle for professional car-jackers. Although designed to provide a number of convenient services, OnStar
Auto News from Around the Web December 25 2008
HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE! Here are some tidbits we’ve been meaning to share for a while now…
Finally, Our Latin Friends Down South Get the Tundra
Toyota Tundras are now being shipped from the Tundra plant in San Antonio to other regions of South America, especially Venezuela. This is good news for South American truck lovers and for American Tundra lovers everywhere.
It’s nice to know that this American made truck is alive and well around the globe. Muy bueno!
Three hundred cars have been shipped in the last month and Toyota says that approximately 1,100 will be shipped each year going forward.
Toyota Tundra a Kelley Blue Book
Toyota Continues to Tease Diesel Tundra Enthusiasts
Update: Read the complete story of the diesel Tundra
Here’s what our sources at Toyota have told us the last couple of years…
“Toyota’s going to build a couple of diesel Tundra’s, and one of them will be a real live heavy-duty monster. Count on it – 3 years after launch tops.”
“No – wait – we’re not going to build a HD diesel right now, only the light-duty diesel. The big diesel and the HD Tundra will be delayed until this whole truck market bounces back.”
“Uh, we decided to go ahead and back off the light-duty diesel too. We’re not sure that with fuel prices being the way they are that blah, blah, blah.”
In case you were wondering, this is an editorialized version of Toyota’s steady backslide on their commitment to build a diesel version of the Tundra. While Toyota is certainly entitled to change their mind about building a diesel Tundra (despite promises made to Toyota dealers to the contrary), what doesn’t make sense – what irritates the hell out of us, actually – is that Toyota continues to trot out the one-of-a-kind Tundra Diesel Dually that premiered at SEMA last year.
Visit Jalopnik.com to see their comments on this truck.
What’s the deal Toyota? You haven’t stomped on our hopes enough? Why keep showing us a truck you’re not going to build for at least another 5 years (if ever)? Read more…
Toyota and The American Auto Worker
If you’re a patriotic American and you drive a Toyota, you know first-hand the number of people that attempt to draw a distinction between “being a true patriot” and “driving a foreign car.” With the Tundra, the loyalties of Ford, Dodge, and GM owners are especially pronounced. It’s quite common to speak with someone who owns or drives a domestic brand and here a comment – whether a simple tease or an out-right insult – about the lineage of the Tundra.
To anyone who doubts the “American” credentials of the Tundra, or Toyota in general, we point to the following: Read more…
