[dmiles2493]

really good to know about the oil pumps.. was that a Sequoia specific, or the 4.7? AFAIK, my 2000 Tundra has the same motor (more or less). Ive only got 80k miles on it

We had a local Lexus Master Mechanic that we took all of our stuff to. When it started leaking, he said he had seen 10 failures in the last 6 months on 4.7s in a variety of cars(of the gasket, not the pump), and never one before that.

 

[stupidchicken03]

Not exactly Trek related, but kinda - kinda not lol..
Borrowed my buddies first Gen Seq over the weekend to play musical cars in the garage. It fit, it was tight, but I think it would be doable. If push came to shove, I could obviously park it outside like I have done with teh truck for the last several years too.

AND the GX is smaller than the Seq (about 4 inches narrower and 16 inches shorter... SIXTEEN - the GX is 29 inches shorter than the Tundra) so it would fit even better in the garage.

Played parking spot mix up to find the best combo. More than likely the Trek (smallest) would go in the middle for max door opening from all vehicles.

 

[gudentyte]

Garaging a vehicle really shouldn't require using copious amounts of Vaseline!

 

[stupidchicken03]

Garaging a vehicle really shouldn't require using copious amounts of Vaseline!

Yea.. automakers dont care to try and fit new vehicles in a garage that was built in the mid 80s lol

 

[Cutlass]

Yea.. automakers dont care to try and fit new vehicles in a garage that was built in the mid 80s lol

It isn't the automakers in this case. It's the housing developers.

I was over a friend's house the other day, and he has a 1st gen Crosstrek. It's house that's somewhat large for a ranch. At last as they were being built in the 80s. But his garage, which is technically a "2 car garage", could not comfortably hold 2 Crosstreks. Much less 2 mid sized cars. Without not having enough room to open the doors. So the developer sells the house as advertised "2 car garage". But...

Good luck with that.

 

[cbetts]

So the developer sells the house as advertised "2 car garage". But...

Good luck with that.

Just get a good run start . . . They will fit.

 

[Cutlass]

Just get a good run start . . . They will fit.

But then how do you get the doors open?

 

[cbetts]

But then how do you get the doors open?

Sunroof!

 

[gudentyte]

It isn't the automakers in this case. It's the housing developers.

I was over a friend's house the other day, and he has a 1st gen Crosstrek. It's house that's somewhat large for a ranch. At last as they were being built in the 80s. But his garage, which is technically a "2 car garage", could not comfortably hold 2 Crosstreks. Much less 2 mid sized cars. Without not having enough room to open the doors. So the developer sells the house as advertised "2 car garage". But...

Good luck with that.

Garage dimensions are like dick-size puffery. Apparently 20' x 22' is a Monster! His 'n' her F-150's ? No problem!


QUOTE="cbetts, post: 2177576, member: 293881"]
Just get a good run start . . . They will fit.
[/QUOTE]

In machine design, that's called an "interference fit".

 

[Montanan]

Residential garages in North America are getting bigger, just like most peoples' cars are getting bigger. The need to overcompensate in our culture runs rampant ...

 

[stupidchicken03]

I will always appreciate more garage space, even without buying a larger vehicle lol.

A few years ago, I pushed our side fence out towards the street to gain an extra 14ish ft of backyard.. Told my wife in 20 years when no kids are living here, I want to build a detached garage (2 or 2.5 wide and 2 deep, with enough height for a lift) in that space. She thinks im nuts.. we'll see lol

 

[MA Subie]

Yea.. automakers dont care to try and fit new vehicles in a garage that was built in the mid 80s lol

I own a house that was built in the 1980s. When I took my Crosstrek into the dealer for service last winter, they gave me an Ascent as my service loaner. That's a big honkin' vehicle, but it fit in my garage OK with room to spare up front.

I never measured my garage in my current home. My previous home which was built in the 1940s was 21 feet front to rear.

 

[stupidchicken03]

I own a house that was built in the 1980s. When I took my Crosstrek into the dealer for service last winter, they gave me an Ascent as my service loaner. That's a big honkin' vehicle, but it fit in my garage OK with room to spare up front.

I never measured my garage in my current home. My previous home which was built in the 1940s was 21 feet front to rear.

My last house I owed was mid 1960s, smaller garage for sure.

I test drove a 2023 Toyota Sequoia earlier this year when I brought my wife's car in for service. They had me test drive it home to see how it would fit hah.
I could make it fit.. but with our garage fridge, you would have to open the 2 car garage to walk around to the passenger side, or to access the 3rd car garage... not happening.
And it would be an even tighter squeeze compared to a first gen Seq with the current cars.

new Seq is 1.6 inches wider and 4.2 inches longer than the first gen.
All the while having 4.3 cu.ft. LESS cargo space than the first gen lol

 

[Cutlass]

Garage dimensions are like dick-size puffery. Apparently 20' x 22' is a Monster! His 'n' her F-150's ? No problem!


QUOTE="cbetts, post: 2177576, member: 293881"]
Just get a good run start . . . They will fit.

In machine design, that's called an "interference fit".
[/QUOTE]


A number of years ago I was living in my sister's place while she was living elsewhere. That was a raised ranch with a fairly tight under house garage. 10*22, I think. But it also had a detached garage. 24*24. Now that was a comfortable space to use.

Eventually I noticed that the garage door opener for the under house garage was run off what was intended to be just a light fixture for the room. But then they ran a 14guage wire off that, and out to the detached garage, and that entire building, with 2 garage door openers, was run off of that.........

 

[gudentyte]

Eventually I noticed that the garage door opener for the under house garage was run off what was intended to be just a light fixture for the room. But then they ran a 14guage wire off that, and out to the detached garage, and that entire building, with 2 garage door openers, was run off of that.........

👀 Yowzah!

 

[gudentyte]

Residential garages in North America are getting bigger, just like most peoples' cars are getting bigger. The need to overcompensate in our culture runs rampant ...

Well, our cars may be getting bigger but not the garages. Most new suburbs in North America are comprised of homes with front-drive, attached, micro garages plus a slab of micro driveway. Front yard be damned. No alley ways or back lanes, either. Hence no detached garages. Then when you look into the the inner core of any municipality, it's all about densification, multiplexes, condo apartments and a continuous war for on-street parking. A dedicated barn for your "mechanical steed" is becoming a thing of the past.

 

[stupidchicken03]

Well, I think it is finally almost time to replace the ORIGINAL OEM battery. Ive now owned the car for 6 years and 2.5 months (who knows how long it sat around before getting installed into my car too). I didnt drive the car for about a week during Thanksgiving holiday (we were in SoCal at the wife's parent's house). I drove it Monday morning and I always turn the key, wait for a couple seconds for the fuel pump to prime, and then start. While waiting for the pump, my radar detector stated "low battery" and a second after that when I went to crank, it was slow and took more than normal. I think now that the cold is setting in, the battery is finally on it's last leg.

 

[irv_usc]

Mine had some weak cranking but it turned out the water was low. Replaced it anyway because I didn't want to risk getting stuck on our trip into the mountains.

 

[stupidchicken03]

Mine had some weak cranking but it turned out the water was low. Replaced it anyway because I didn't want to risk getting stuck on our trip into the mountains.

I topped mine off within the last year or so, couldnt hurt to check it again.

I always carry a portable jump box in the trunk for the "just in case" situation.

 

[stupidchicken03]

Battery is still holding out.. took a trip last Thurs up to the foothills to pickup some amazing pies for a Friendsgiving.. think the longer freeway drive helped a bit.. but i know its only a matter of time.

In other news, i just got home with this...

05 GX470