Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:34 pm
In other news, a month or so ago I reached out to my local Toyota
to let me know when they got a new Tacoma with power seats in so I could come sit in it and take it for a drive. Dude contacted me today out of blue
to let me know they just got in a TuRD Sport I can come check out.
Word is the power seats make a big difference in comfort and headroom, so I'm looking forward to checking the truck out. I won't be buying it, but if I like it, I may discuss with them trying to get a TuRD OffRoad Access Cab in somehow.
Honestly there is no big difference between that and before. Toyota forum bros talk about the power seat as if it is a god send but it's honestly a minor improvement.
With a minor gangsta lean you'll fit just fine with a moonroof and without shouldn't be an issue as you're looking into SR5 models.
They are not the most comfortable vehicles, I would expect significant downgrades from the full sizers that you're used to.
Turd Sports are one of my least favorite trims. As you get the fake hood scoop + painted fender flares which make the truck look blah IMO.
I would absolutely NOT be looking for a Tacoma right now. Based on what I am seeing in the market (I spent a lot of time on the yoda forums) the stealers are absolutely racking everyone over the coals at the moment. Toyota shut down production in september and it destroyed all on hand inventory. So now dealers are playing games with "mark ups" "mandatory protection packs" etc etc etc.
However on the flip side there is money on the hood of Gladiators again.
That said the "unicorn" spec is the Turd off road
which obviously isn't made anymore but frankly I am not sure what the point is, yes the bed is exactly 1 foot longer but I doubt it'll make any sort of real world difference unless you carry 6' long shit on the regular.
A trd OFF road manual is how I would roll if I were you, but they won't be available for another 2-3 months. Inventory is non existent. And dudes are trading in 4 year old trucks with 100k miles for near MSRP and dealers sell them at NEAR MSRP.
When I was shopping for my PRO, the pricing for a TRD off road manual was 37k msrp-1-3k so around 35k... obviously that isn't there today.
Base tacos also have some really shitty headlights btw, so you may want to upgrade them as soon as you get it. Other than that it is pretty much the same across. Let me know if you have any sort of trim level/tacoma questions I have spent way too much time on that forum.
Also for those ragging on the 2.7L I4, yes it is an abysmally slow POS engine paired with an anemic 6 speed auto NOT 4. But that said it is the only million mile engine on the market today. It literally has 0 known flaws, even by 300k you can expect to get there by changing the air filter 3 times, and doing oil changes every 20k miles.
The 3.5 is surprisingly UNRELIABLE, especially in the earlier years, I'd avoid 16/17 models like a plague. They sorted it out by 19... and the fixed the transmission tuning in the auto as much as they could in 20+ but it is frankly still shit. Once you adjust to driving it, it is bearable. But overall if you were to swap from another vehicle you will HATE IT for the first week/month, so bear that in mind. As this truck feels like it has 100hp until you learn how to drive it.