gak_pdx
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- First Name
- Greg
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- Mar 3, 2024
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- Location
- Chehalem Mountains, OR
- Vehicle(s)
- 2003 Tundra, 2023 Corolla Cross, 2023 Audi Q5
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Was on the hunt for an Off Road Premium, but they appear to be basically impossible to get a hole of. Needing to get out of my Audi before the value plumetts even further (panic buy for a new job with lots of driving in 2022), I found an Off Road with the Upgrade Pack, Moonroof, and 14" screen just sitting on a dealer lot here in Portland. Apparently, someone with a deposit backed out when it arrived - it was available for a total of about an hour before I got there and snagged it.
Toyota History- 4th Gen 4 Runner, 5th Gen 4 Runner, FJ Cruiser, and currently own a 2003 Tundra. Wife drives a 2022 Corolla Cross.
So Far?
Overall, this is a huge winner for Toyota. Way more comfortable than the previous gen Tacoma. My job has me running 4 states, so lots of driving - the old Tacoma would have been a punishment box. This one? Comfortable, composed, quiet. Totally ready to eat up road miles.
Like:
- The tech is pretty excellent. Safety Sense 3.0 is everything I would want out of the newfangled autonomous driving technologies.
- Both myself and the wife thought the 14" screen was going to be dumb. Now I probably can't go back to a tiny screen. She decided she likes it as well.
- Handles better than anything this capable off road should. Is it my Audi? No. But my previous Toyota trucks were precarious - one of my most fond memories from a couple of years ago was the Deadman curves on I84 in my 174k mile 4 Runner; slightly terrifying. This? Will be perfectly fine, though probably not exactly "fun."
- It is neat to get stopped once a day by someone and asked to see the New Tacoma. This area (south of Portland, OR) is absolutely Tacoma country, so lots of folks are extremely excited to see the new one. That'll wear off, but it is amusing for the next couple of weeks.
Regret:
- The Premium Pack is kind of the way to go. All the tech you saw in the YouTube reviews - power tailgate, the camera system, the advanced trailer stuff - all of those things are Premium features. I thought the Upgrade pack would go a long way towards all that, but nope. Can't say any of it would have been worth the money - I had to get the rear power window for the dog though.
- I picked this up in the Portland Spring Teaser Season, where the rain is on and off in the craziest ways. That is when I realized these don't have auto sensing wipers. WTF? The thing is festooned with cameras/sensors, but Toyota couldn't pitch in the extra $0.50?
I won't be modding it beyond replacing the stock tires with KO3s when they wear out, and probably a set of dedicated snow wheels/tires for dealing with getting on/off our giant hill driveway.
Only minor things are I need some rear seat covers or a rear seat delete kit (see: dog above). If I could find a way to hack the backup camera to come on with a switch, that would be sweet.
Totally happy with it so far!
Toyota History- 4th Gen 4 Runner, 5th Gen 4 Runner, FJ Cruiser, and currently own a 2003 Tundra. Wife drives a 2022 Corolla Cross.
So Far?
Overall, this is a huge winner for Toyota. Way more comfortable than the previous gen Tacoma. My job has me running 4 states, so lots of driving - the old Tacoma would have been a punishment box. This one? Comfortable, composed, quiet. Totally ready to eat up road miles.
Like:
- The tech is pretty excellent. Safety Sense 3.0 is everything I would want out of the newfangled autonomous driving technologies.
- Both myself and the wife thought the 14" screen was going to be dumb. Now I probably can't go back to a tiny screen. She decided she likes it as well.
- Handles better than anything this capable off road should. Is it my Audi? No. But my previous Toyota trucks were precarious - one of my most fond memories from a couple of years ago was the Deadman curves on I84 in my 174k mile 4 Runner; slightly terrifying. This? Will be perfectly fine, though probably not exactly "fun."
- It is neat to get stopped once a day by someone and asked to see the New Tacoma. This area (south of Portland, OR) is absolutely Tacoma country, so lots of folks are extremely excited to see the new one. That'll wear off, but it is amusing for the next couple of weeks.
Regret:
- The Premium Pack is kind of the way to go. All the tech you saw in the YouTube reviews - power tailgate, the camera system, the advanced trailer stuff - all of those things are Premium features. I thought the Upgrade pack would go a long way towards all that, but nope. Can't say any of it would have been worth the money - I had to get the rear power window for the dog though.
- I picked this up in the Portland Spring Teaser Season, where the rain is on and off in the craziest ways. That is when I realized these don't have auto sensing wipers. WTF? The thing is festooned with cameras/sensors, but Toyota couldn't pitch in the extra $0.50?
I won't be modding it beyond replacing the stock tires with KO3s when they wear out, and probably a set of dedicated snow wheels/tires for dealing with getting on/off our giant hill driveway.
Only minor things are I need some rear seat covers or a rear seat delete kit (see: dog above). If I could find a way to hack the backup camera to come on with a switch, that would be sweet.
Totally happy with it so far!
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