LincolnSixAlpha
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I'm no Toyota fanboy. I've never been, but I'm very happy with this Tacoma. I wasn't even considering it replacing my '21 Silverado High Country. I wanted a smaller truck and had been wanting one of the GMC Twins (Colorado/Canyon), but after a few visits to several GM dealers, I was less than happy with their unwillingness to deal. While I've been watching the media, I know that I didn't want a new Tacoma, no particular reason -- but as mentioned I'm not a Toyota fanboy.
One day out of sheer boredom I decided to take a trip down to the Toyota dealer and during the first test drive, I realized how much I liked the Tacoma. So much so that I was able to make a positive deal with the dealer that day and have been driving this new Tacoma for almost a month now.
In some ways, I'm a spoiled man in that I've had a LOT of vehicles over the years, some very very nice. Needless to say I'm all about Cars, Trucks, and Motorcycles. But I'm as happy as a clam driving this Taco around. It's comfortable, rides well, fairly quiet. All in all a well-rounded vehicle for the money. That said, like other manufacturers I feel the auto manufacturers are taking advantage of their customers with their nonsense price gouging. With that stated, I have an OR model with only a few basic options. Its sticker was right around 45K, however, my feeling is that it should be more like 38-40k cost, but I'm not unhappy, just stating what I feel is obvious in my mind.
Needless to say, I think you'll be more than happy with your new Taco as I am with mine.
On a side note, the 4 cylinder in this truck has plenty of "get up and go", and I do feel that it will be a reliable motor. I state this because you really don't have to wind the motor up to get you moving. It seems to hang right around 1.2k to 2k RPM with most of my driving and I'm averaging around 22-2mpg. Something my 6.2 Silverado wasn't able to achieve, where it would get 15-16 mpg with the same driving habits. The key point here is that the motor isnt overstressing itself at all with regular driving. Nor is it dipping into the turbo much (at least for me) with my driving habits.
One day out of sheer boredom I decided to take a trip down to the Toyota dealer and during the first test drive, I realized how much I liked the Tacoma. So much so that I was able to make a positive deal with the dealer that day and have been driving this new Tacoma for almost a month now.
In some ways, I'm a spoiled man in that I've had a LOT of vehicles over the years, some very very nice. Needless to say I'm all about Cars, Trucks, and Motorcycles. But I'm as happy as a clam driving this Taco around. It's comfortable, rides well, fairly quiet. All in all a well-rounded vehicle for the money. That said, like other manufacturers I feel the auto manufacturers are taking advantage of their customers with their nonsense price gouging. With that stated, I have an OR model with only a few basic options. Its sticker was right around 45K, however, my feeling is that it should be more like 38-40k cost, but I'm not unhappy, just stating what I feel is obvious in my mind.
Needless to say, I think you'll be more than happy with your new Taco as I am with mine.
On a side note, the 4 cylinder in this truck has plenty of "get up and go", and I do feel that it will be a reliable motor. I state this because you really don't have to wind the motor up to get you moving. It seems to hang right around 1.2k to 2k RPM with most of my driving and I'm averaging around 22-2mpg. Something my 6.2 Silverado wasn't able to achieve, where it would get 15-16 mpg with the same driving habits. The key point here is that the motor isnt overstressing itself at all with regular driving. Nor is it dipping into the turbo much (at least for me) with my driving habits.
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) and I received a text from the dealership last week saying it will be in early next week!
