Yep by far the hardest part and biggest PIA. I do my own every once in awhile when I have a trip planned to the local transfer station to get rid of the oil. But most of the time I just bring in the oil and/or filter I want them to use and have the local shop do it.
I am with you. My DD is an 2004 4Runner. That is before they decided to make them larger and add the 3rd row seat for the soccer moms. That killed the platform for me. I get it, you can’t make money designing cars/trucks for an outdoorsy couples that are smart enough not to have any kids :)...
Buying out of state will not save you sales tax in CA. They will hit you when you register it AND you will have to pay to have it smogged since you bought it out of state.
In with most of the others. Jeep’s have been available to buy off the lot since the day you made your reservation. I can’t imagine waiting that long for a vehicle I was excited about to bail at the last minutiae to buy something that everyone and their brother already has. One of the things...