TRAILHUNTER won't sell?

[Rubenc87]

Buy what you like Period.

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[Rubenc87]

I don't have the TH, however I opted for the TRD PRO. I had told the guy at the dealership what I was looking for and to let me know when they got one in. This was in 2024. They received one in Terra but was sold immediately. He tried to sell me a TRD OR Hybrid but I told him that I would cost way more to make it into the TRD PRO and it would be easier to just get the TRD PRO. Cost of suspension, flares, grill, seats, etc. Plus it would still not be a TRD Pro. I told him that I would just wait for the TRD PRO. Turn key ready for what I wanted. I know it's not the TH. but same idea. Turn key ready and as Gaston said. I plan to keep this till the end.

 

[lauren01]

I would like to comment on your question.
The Hybrids were indeed marketed intensively and were a significant brake on the Tacoma's traditional design.
Someone here said they are not visually pleasing, but my 24 Trailhunter still gets praise from strangers in parking lots.
I refused to accept the roof rack, and $1500 were discounted, and they gave it to me to take home.
The truck behaves great off-road; several folks have done videos of different trails, and no one has been disappointed.
The 8-speed transmission is almost as good as a manual, the power is 1000 more powerful than any truck out there, the snorkel is no problem, I hardly hear it, and the inside is as silent as a luxury sedan, and I can hear my music much better than my old 2016 third-gen.
Yes, it is expensive, but if you are financially ok it is not really a problem since you get a truck that, really, needs no mods to go out and have fun.
I am planning to keep mine till I croak. I love the way it handles both on the pavement and on the rocks.
I am convinced I got a bargain!
Like they say, to each his own.
All the best
Gaston

Ditto!!

 

[TacoFreak]

Buy what you like Period.

Exactly!

I recommend that people buy what they want and not worry about other people's choices. In the past I have owned everything from the least expensive stripper to my current Pro. None of the choices are bad as long as they fit what you need and can afford.

 

[tgrneal]

Agreed. People on the internet are weird. Everywhere I go people love the truck and ask if I love it. The snorkel comments are especially weird. I thought every man loved the sounds of turbos and superchargers. Not every person is a car guy so I guess I get it. But I LOVE it! Some days after work I like to remind myself why I love my truck and I’ll roll down the window and hit the gas. But then I remember that my gas tank is small. That’s my biggest con with this truck, after that is the lack of storage.

When I had my 21 SR5 4Runner I loved it but I did want some of the features that came with the TRDPros or ORPs. Like many of you I saw the announcement of the TrailHunter and I thought it looks cool but I can’t afford it. Then a lady rear ended my 4Runner and the insurance payment was enough to get my TH.

 

[Rubenc87]

Agreed. People on the internet are weird. Everywhere I go people love the truck and ask if I love it. The snorkel comments are especially weird. I thought every man loved the sounds of turbos and superchargers. Not every person is a car guy so I guess I get it. But I LOVE it! Some days after work I like to remind myself why I love my truck and I’ll roll down the window and hit the gas. But then I remember that my gas tank is small. That’s my biggest con with this truck, after that is the lack of storage.

When I had my 21 SR5 4Runner I loved it but I did want some of the features that came with the TRDPros or ORPs. Like many of you I saw the announcement of the TrailHunter and I thought it looks cool but I can’t afford it. Then a lady rear ended my 4Runner and the insurance payment was enough to get my TH.

Wish the tank was bigger as well.

 

[TacoFreak]

Wish the tank was bigger as well.

Yep, pretty much all of us wish for a bigger gas tank and back seat, but few of us wish for a Tundra. lol

 

[Rubenc87]

No Tundra. No Tundra.

 

[ridetime]

For the uninformed, the snorkel is for water crossing, something a “limited” pavement princess literally could not survive

Yeah I have a solution for that. A proper water crossing vehicle with a real snorkel so my pavement princess doesn't have to get her feet wet.

 

[TFOUTS]

Yeah I have a solution for that. A proper water crossing vehicle with a real snorkel so my pavement princess doesn't have to get her feet wet.

Yeah, that’s a good one, 35’s or 37’s

 

[ridetime]

Yeah, that’s a good one, 35’s or 37’s

35”

 

[coldtaco]

my local dealer has a $6995.00 mark up on the TH and supposedly two are sold. of course there is no way of telling if the buyer paid the markup or how much of the mark up. I thought I saw a $10,000 markup on a TH at this dealer. They also mark up the 4Runner TH/Pro the same amount.

 

[shackley]

my local dealer has a $6995.00 mark up on the TH and supposedly two are sold. of course there is no way of telling if the buyer paid the markup or how much of the mark up. I thought I saw a $10,000 markup on a TH at this dealer. They also mark up the 4Runner TH/Pro the same amount.

Holy moly, Mountain States never marks up, but only sells at MSRP, but 10 grand mark-up on a truck with a $63,000 base price?

 

[maxx075]

my local dealer has a $6995.00 mark up on the TH and supposedly two are sold. of course there is no way of telling if the buyer paid the markup or how much of the mark up. I thought I saw a $10,000 markup on a TH at this dealer. They also mark up the 4Runner TH/Pro the same amount.

These are the dealers that I avoid and give bad reviews to.

 

[shackley]

Yeah, that’s a good one, 35’s or 37’s

I traded my 2024 Gladiator for a TH. I was getting tired of 12 mpg and replacing the AUX and Main battery every year. Lots of good things about the Gladiator, but look at the all the repair issues/complaints on the Gladiator forum. I was left on the highway/freeway twice because of a failed AUX battery. Off-road, the Gladiator is probably a bit better, but not by much.

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