I rented a 2022 Tacoma when I took a trip and I enjoyed it. My brother enjoyed it so much that he bought one. The biggest problem I have with the older model is that it’s a $27K truck being sold for $40K+. It’s such a cheap and old platform that it flat doesn’t deserve the price tag. The new model seems to fix that, but buying the first year of a new vehicle is always risky. You’re the beta tester for everyone else.
My dad had a 2019 Ram Laramie, which was a rock solid truck, completely problem free for 100K miles, but he decided to get a new truck. He had his heart set on a High Country Silverado or a Sierra Denali, but I told him that he needed to test drive the F150 too. He’s not really a ford guy, so he was being reluctant about it, but he agreed to test the F150 after he tested the GM offerings.
Yeah, he drove home that day in a 2022 F150 Lariat. It craps all over the GM offerings. His is a 3.5L ecoboost, which is knocking on 50K miles without a single problem.
I did it for a while. I did an Angry Video Game Nerd style review system, full of foul language and crude humor, but underneath the character was my actual experiences from being a car dealer and mechanic. I told people about the known problems and what to look for in the average craigslist cars. I did OK for a while, but, a lot of people get pissy when you crap on their favorite car and youtube wrecked me when they went family friendly, so I pretty much gave it up.
I have a 65 Impala with factory manual brakes and 4 wheel drums. Feel and performance wise, they’re almost identical to power brakes. So if set up properly, you should be fine.
I daily drive a 1970 GM product, so I am mostly used to it, but yeah, drives me up the wall. I crank the radio so I don’t have to listen to it.
It’s a lot of stuff. The old generation getting old, the new generation having few car enthusiasts, the absolute morons ruining car meets, the EPA getting pissy about modifications, tracks shutting down, police hounding the street races, and social media.
Hot, dry air does the best. Oh and RainX anti fog long before you get to that point.