Sigarms
Super Member
You are way more laid back than I am...
The "TACO WAGON" has arrived
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BigBlue1
Veteran Member
Ah-ha. So I was right. Sorry to hear this.
Sigarms
Super Member
I have patience, but my expectations would be much higher if I gave them 50k for a vehicle that I don't have
This dealership should REALLY treat you like gold in the future just for you being such a nice guy about this IMO.
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oosik
Epic Contributor
Well, I'm told the vehicle is now in a sort of impound/holding area. It's been off loaded here in Spokane. It's awaiting a QA inspection after its train ride so it can be released and delivered to the dealer. We shall see.
I signed over my Jeep and they gave me a brand new Jeep Renegade( loaner ). Kind of a nice little vehicle. It has most of the same features on the dashboard as the Taco Wagon will. Learning about UConnect, SiriusXM, SiriusXM Travel, SiriusXM Guardian, Apple Play, etc, etc. This Renegade reinforces one of the reasons I like a pickup. I won't need a shoehorn to get into the pickup.
I've found that most of these "features" are simply a system allowing remote access & control thru my Smart Phone. Otherwise, these features can be accessed, twitched & fiddled with thru the dashboard digital display.
It's a system very much like I have on my BMW motorcycle - Nav V. Only my BMW has two digital displays. One for the motorcycle functions - the other for the Nav V functions.
I have set my cycle so that I CAN NOT modify any of the settings while the vehicle is in motion. Otherwise, too easy to go "ditch diving".
I sure enjoy the heated steering wheel. Going to be a nice feature on the pickup. Have the same setup on the motorcycle. Hot hands tend to keep the entire upper body warm. If I need to activate the heated seat - better be on the final leg for that day.
Riding home on the cycle this fall - enjoying the nice warm handlebar grips & heated seat. Got a flashing warning on the dash display 34F. Finally caught my attention. Nervous ride the remainder of the way home. No way do I need to experience Stability Control nor Traction Control on the cycle.
I signed over my Jeep and they gave me a brand new Jeep Renegade( loaner ). Kind of a nice little vehicle. It has most of the same features on the dashboard as the Taco Wagon will. Learning about UConnect, SiriusXM, SiriusXM Travel, SiriusXM Guardian, Apple Play, etc, etc. This Renegade reinforces one of the reasons I like a pickup. I won't need a shoehorn to get into the pickup.
I've found that most of these "features" are simply a system allowing remote access & control thru my Smart Phone. Otherwise, these features can be accessed, twitched & fiddled with thru the dashboard digital display.
It's a system very much like I have on my BMW motorcycle - Nav V. Only my BMW has two digital displays. One for the motorcycle functions - the other for the Nav V functions.
I have set my cycle so that I CAN NOT modify any of the settings while the vehicle is in motion. Otherwise, too easy to go "ditch diving".
I sure enjoy the heated steering wheel. Going to be a nice feature on the pickup. Have the same setup on the motorcycle. Hot hands tend to keep the entire upper body warm. If I need to activate the heated seat - better be on the final leg for that day.
Riding home on the cycle this fall - enjoying the nice warm handlebar grips & heated seat. Got a flashing warning on the dash display 34F. Finally caught my attention. Nervous ride the remainder of the way home. No way do I need to experience Stability Control nor Traction Control on the cycle.
Will it have that knob on the dash for the shifter? I rode in a Dodge last week and that seemed like a unique feature. The driver did say that it took a while before he stopped turning the radio up instead of putting it in gear.
dodge man
Super Star Member
I think the shifter knob is in the half tons. We have two of them at work. When we first got them there was more than one occasion that I grabbed air reaching for the column shifter.
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oosik
Epic Contributor
The shift lever is on the column. The 2WD, 4WDHI, 4WDLO is a knob on the lower section of the dash. Along with MANY other knobs & push buttons.
The PW has a feature that will be unique to any 4WD vehicle I've previously owned. I will be able to lock up the entire drive train - tight as a drum. The center differential & the forward and aft differentials. That will then be transmitting 25% of the power to each wheel(theoretically). One will have to be very careful to activate this feature. I've heard universal joints crack and fly apart - MANY times. Don't need that. At least, it will provide TRUE 4WD. Otherwise, each of the three differentials has Detroit-Lockers.
In my 4WD days - series 60 was the ultimate heavy duty axle/differential. The PW comes with series 80- fore and aft.
However - those who have actually been out "in it" recognize this as a fact. The truly heavy, muscular, all-decked-out rig makes a real good anchor point when winching becomes necessary. Otherwise - the owner soon becomes "deflowered" when his ubber rig has to be pulled/winched thru EVERY mud hole and bog.
Light rig, sufficient power, ultra wide tires - - the name of the game.
The PW has a feature that will be unique to any 4WD vehicle I've previously owned. I will be able to lock up the entire drive train - tight as a drum. The center differential & the forward and aft differentials. That will then be transmitting 25% of the power to each wheel(theoretically). One will have to be very careful to activate this feature. I've heard universal joints crack and fly apart - MANY times. Don't need that. At least, it will provide TRUE 4WD. Otherwise, each of the three differentials has Detroit-Lockers.
In my 4WD days - series 60 was the ultimate heavy duty axle/differential. The PW comes with series 80- fore and aft.
However - those who have actually been out "in it" recognize this as a fact. The truly heavy, muscular, all-decked-out rig makes a real good anchor point when winching becomes necessary. Otherwise - the owner soon becomes "deflowered" when his ubber rig has to be pulled/winched thru EVERY mud hole and bog.
Light rig, sufficient power, ultra wide tires - - the name of the game.
You will like the locker setup if you ever get into mud!! Same setup as the Rubicons have!!
