Shipping With AutoSled Since September

[Alex Snyder]

Threw this together for Peyton to use on AutoSled’s social.

 

[Jon Singo]

Threw this together for Peyton to use on AutoSled’s social.

Great taste! After I move on from my 04 V8 4Runner project I'll likely start over with a GX build or Sequoia.

What are the details on the one you bought?

 

[Alex Snyder]

Great taste! After I move on from my 04 V8 4Runner project I'll likely start over with a GX build or Sequoia.

What are the details on the one you bought?

Thanks Jon! Very much a fan of the V8s and Toyota reliability. I have a build thread rolling on iH8mud if you want to follow along. Trying to get it more trail-ready by spring.

As purchased:

2020 GX460 w/95K miles

• CBI front bumper w/ Warn 10.5 Evo winch + Factor55 Pro
• CBI rock sliders
• Metaltech rear bumper (Stage2)
• Bilstein 5100 lift - needs upper control arms bad
• Good ole' Method wheels
• 285/70 R17 Toyos and doesn't look like any cutting to make them fit

 

[joe.pistell]

• CBI front bumper w/ Warn 10.5 Evo winch + Factor55 Pro
• CBI rock sliders
• Metaltech rear bumper (Stage2)
• Bilstein 5100 lift - needs upper control arms bad
• Good ole' Method wheels

AFTER MARKET! I know that space!

My 1st company was Installations Unlimited in NY. It was a one stop super store with every accessory for your car. We had an army of trained installers, ppl use to buy a car and drive right to our store It was a new concept back in the day. We were 100% bootstrap and grew to 3 stores in 7 yrs. Lifts, drops, wheels, tint, roofs, Audio, Remote starters, and on and on. Yup, we converted P/U's to convertibles. What a shit show that was (we stopped after the 20th conversion).


My specialty was building custom competition audio systems. . We were so big, that I had exclusive distribution for Alpine, Pioneer, Sony, Blaupunkt, Orion, RockFord Fosgate, Precision Power, and several exotic speaker lines. My ex-employer tried to copy us and he went BK trying.

I loved to build exotic showrooms. I cut a S10 p/u down the center and mounted high on the wall. The entrance of the sound room had the nose of a ford mustang exploding thru the wall. The floor was think glass and under the glass were dozens of power amps (all live and demo'able). When I sold to my partner, I was just breaking into home theater (back when lazer disc was state of the art).

Yea, I'm old.
Your mission is to get to my age talking more chances that I did.

 

[zande299]

My personal experience unicorn hunting mirrors yours. 3rd parties are getting more worthless as time goes on and Autotempest is the only one trying to find what you're looking for. Hunting for a specific option or package is still a nightmare due to poor search filters, poor merchandising, and poor photos.

I've sold on Carsandbids with great success and I've bid on a few. Haven't bought anything yet.

I still get emails from dealers I submitted leads to 7 months ago after repeatedly telling all of them I already purchased a vehicle. I have no idea how this is still happening. ONE dealer out of about 10 answered my lead in the appropriate way, answering my questions, and they are the one I ended up driving 3 hours to buy from. Coincidence? Doubtful.

Also, huge Autosled plug for those who still aren't using them. We're over a year in having them move all of our purchases. It's so seamless I don't even think about transportation anymore, exactly how it should be.

Bottom line, even for professionals in our industry, it can be challenging to find a specific car. How do you think unicorn hunter consumers feel who don't have our resources and expertise?

Unicorn hunting as a consumer is tough, and even with tools like Autotempest, it’s a grind. I totally get the frustration with dealers—I had a similar experience where most ignored my actual questions and just spammed me endlessly.