Consumer Reports’ Quick Take on the Cadillac SRX and Toyota Tacoma

Consumer Reports usually does a “quick take” before doing a full review on a vehicle, and the latest two cars to go through their battery of tests are the Cadillac SRX and the Toyota Tacoma pickup, both of which are deemed competent in their respective classes, but far from perfect. Read more »

Irked Toyota Driver Couldn't Wait to Get His McDonald Burger and Rammed a Car

Sit-down and take-away restaurants like McDonald's are called "fast food" chains for a few good (and bad, but that's another story) reasons, one of which has to do with the speedy service. Sometimes, though, people are so impatient that not even fast food restaurants can satisfy their need for a speed-lunch…

In an incident that occurred at a local McDonald's drive-through in Farmville, North Carolina, on Tuesday, March 14, two drivers were in such a hurry to get their orders in that they didn't hesitate to overtake each other at the drive-thru lane.

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Toyota Issues Recall for 2001-2004MY Tacoma Pickup Trucks to Fix Spare Tire Holder

Another week, another recall for Toyota, which this time, has announced a safety recall in the U.S. involving around 150,000 Tacoma pickup trucks from the 2001-2004 model years that were originally sold or are currently registered in the 20 cold climate states (see list below) and the District of Columbia. Read more »

New Toyota Tacoma TRD T|X Baja Goes on Sale Priced from $32,990*

It took Toyota a while to bring it onto the market, but the 2012 Tacoma TRD T|X Baja that was first shown at the 2011 Texas State Fair last September is now available for order with prices starting from $32,990 for the V6 Access Cab, not including an $810 (*) processing and handling fee.

The Tacoma TRD T|X Baja Series is offered as an optional limited edition package on both the Tacoma Access and Double Cab 4x4 models at an MSRP of $5,015 minus a $650 Factory Credit, which brings the price down to $4,365.

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