What did you drive before your Tacoma?

[OffRoadUSA.com]

This was my previous vehicle.

Nice! How did you like it compared to the Tacoma?

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[hagglethorn]

Nice! How did you like it compared to the Tacoma?

It’s V6 is on par with the Taco’s hybrid (Google says the Taco is faster, but I had put in Ford’s Performance ProCal module), seats aren’t near as comfortable (seat jackers helped), the infotainment center frequently had problems connecting to CarPlay, and the interior overall is just not as high quality. The design of the dash was just stupid (2025 models looked much better), sound system is pathetic compared to the Taco’s JBL system, but with 35s, higher suspension, and locking front and rear diffs it’s likely more capable off-road.

The interior ambient lighting settings would frequently be forgotten and I’d have to redo them. Regular interior lighting was weak. Several recalls, 2 that still exist with no parts available. One was for the rear shocks and one of those already had the reservoir corrode and fall off.

Soft top was noisy, but not as bad as a Jeep Wrangler I used to have. I heard the OEM had top wasn’t much better.

 

[Wolf359]

Backwards in time.....see a theme?

 

[BraveDemon]

I like your taste! How do you like the GX?

I like it alot. It drives similar to the Taco and the more time I spend with it the more I appreciate the GX's 3.4L Twin Turbo V6. The IForce Max I4 Hybrid is comparable in the low end (i.e. below 40 mph), but it does not pull as hard once your in the upper end (i.e. above 60 mph). Wife and I have plans to build/mod both the Taco and GX.

 

[RokeHi]

2nd Gen 2007 Tacoma PreRunner 4.0 traded it in for the 4th Gen

 

[Crazy Mary’s Husband]

2005 Buick LeSabre. It smelled like a flea market but God I loved that car.

 

[eskudo12791]

2022 Rivian R1T

 

[TacoFreak]

2012 Toyota Venza

Now that is a big change! How are you liking your new Taco?

 

[XXFactor]

2022 GMC Sierra Elevation 3.0 diesel

 

[MJB4450]

Traded a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited. Excellent engine and trans, comfortable ride but the seats were torture and I really hated the two batteries under the passenger seat. I researched all the mid size and compact trucks for almost two years before discounting everything but the Ranger, Ridgeline and Tacoma. The Ridgeline had a weird vibration, was boring, has timing belt, D.I. only, cylinder deactivation and had no soul. I was set on the Ranger until I drove it. (I've had a couple Rangers in the past along with several F-150s, a few Generic Motors Shakerados and a Ram 1500). I was shocked at the bad brakes on the new Ranger, interior was cramped and dull and the ride was mediocre. The engine felt similar to the Tacoma but why have a D.I. only when you can have dual injection. The Tacoma won me over with the light steering, smooth trans, engineering on the 2.4 turbo and the ride on the SR5 (The ride on the Sport was way to choppy and almost turned me away).

 

[rchrds]

2004 Tacoma TRD Off Road. (in my profile pic behind my Trailhunter.)

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