Should I spring for a TH?

[AZTaco]

I suppose it depends on how you define good looking. There really isn't much different looks wise of the pro vs the offroad that stands out other than the hood and grille. Which you can buy and change for considerably less than the price difference between the two.

Also, I'm not talking about resale value, per say but more outright cost. The Pro and Trailhunter are 16-17k more than the offroad msrp out of the box, even more for the ICE version but I'll count that out. There really aren't that many visual differences between the Trailhunter, Pro, and Offroad. Even fewer functional differences. So every part that you take off that differentiated the TH or Pro from the offroad makes that initial cost difference more of a waste.

To put it simpler you could take an Offroad, run a complete dirt king mid travel kit, banks intake, carbon fiber hood, heritage grille and OTT tune and it would only run you about $9k. You could get your choice of Method wheels and 35" tires for another $2700-3000, less for off brands. You would then have a truck just as capable as a Pro and save $4k, or spend it too, go long travel and be more capable. (Other than Iso seats) You can do all those things on a trail hunter or pro too, but you start out with that $16k-17k base difference.

Again, that's not to say anything is wrong with either trim, they are great trucks out of the box. But it doesn't make much sense to me to spend the extra money just to take off the parts that you paid extra money paid for in the first place.

Agree it doesn't make sense to spend extra money to take off parts you paid money for but you paid for the stock suspension, wheels, tires, and grille on a TRD OR too. The new stuff you put on will add little to nothing when you sell/trade. Hanging on to your old parts to swap back on (besides involving double labor and storage) still won't likely you get much for your upgrades. A Pro/TH will depreciate at the same rate as regular trims. You're still paying for the upgrades but you're getting a lot more of it back when you sell/trade. For something as expensive as a new truck, lifetime cost is just as important as up front cost.

Pro/TH is 16-17K more than OR msrp? Pro/TH is 65-66K and an OR premium is 55.5K (w/o hybrid, w/SDM), so 9.5-10.5K difference. I guess if you're paying a premium for the Pro/TH vs a discount for the OR the difference would be a lot more. It's not just suspension, wheels, and grilles, the OR "premium" interior isn't anywhere near as nice as the Pro/TH. The seat upholstery with padded doors and glove box really change the look and feel.

This is a thread about should I spring for a ... Some people spend twice as much for coffee at Starbucks vs McDonalds. Everyone's idea of value for the money is different.

As far as looks, beauty is in the eye of the beholder...

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[tacorancher]

Thanks eerbody for your thoughts. Alas, I went with an ORP LB. TH had things I liked: SDM, OME, LB. Some things I didn't much care for: sport rack, wall paper, financing. pizzazz and price. But in the end it was the dealers. All haggled around MSRP, while I got the OR under 10% off. I nabbed some TH sliders, though.

On the octane convo, I've noticed a difference with 93, but wasn't sure if it was placebo. I've driven a lot of turbos and usually can tell a difference. One other thing to add, generally power gain likewise comes with efficiency. If you're getting 10% more torque/hp, you might get 10% better fuel economy, so 2mpg or ~35¢ off the ~80¢ price difference. Just a thought (filled with spurious assumptions).

Plenty of videos showing 91/93 gets you 20 hp or so bump on the dyno - I didn’t believe it until I tried it

 

[Airborne]

Love my TRD Offroad, i- max. However when the next Trail hunters come out , depending on. Color ,i will strip my current truck to stock, and buy trailhunter
David

 

[AZTaco]

Love my TRD Offroad, i- max. However when the next Trail hunters come out , depending on. Color ,i will strip my current truck to stock, and buy trailhunter
David

For those on the fence between a TH and an OR, why are you going to trade up?

 

[Airborne]

For those on the fence between a TH and an OR, why are you going to trade up?

Well i love my offroad, i did extras and im very happy, the reason would be just to trade my truck in for a new one and since the prices seem to have calmed down I figured id have a go at trail hunter, i am very happy with my offroad, its paid off ,low miles so when time comes ill see …if your on fence, and can fit comfortable dollar wise in offroad, id say go for it , its not inferior to trailhunter
David

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