hart24601
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Despite that I don’t plan on doing many if any mods to the tuck I’ll still post my truck and the few things I did.
Basically I wanted to sell my Audi A3 etron plug in hybrid before it starts having issues. 2016, a nice small car but very rare even the dealer had to special order parts for regular service and while low mileage it was getting old. I also had this car before kids which are 2 and 4 now.
I budgeted ~70k cash for a new car, was open to any make or type. A used telsa plaid was tempting but I had a GT-R before and a zx-14 - plug a 66 vette 427 with a totally rebuilt custom forged engine and sold all those so my speed days are behind me.
I liked the land cruiser but we have a Subaru suv for most family stuff so I thought well I will look at trucks. And thinking more about if it would be nice to get something to pass to one of my kids down the road as I want to keep it for ages so that rules out most domestic vehicles (I have had bad luck with them).
I am in Iowa, so off-roading doesn’t really exist unless you have some non-farmable land and might mud or something but it’s a stretch. I do go off road for kayak fishing but it’s nothing wild.
I also have no desire for a full size truck. Been there and didn’t come close to using their higher towing ability.
I saw the taco was redesigned for this year and after driving one I cancelled my Land Cruiser order and got a limited taco. People complain about price but it seemed pretty spot on for what you get however I’m sure many disagree but that has been the case during any time of inflation.
Overall I am very happy, it came with the roof rack and bed cover which I wanted. I wish the roof rack was a bit more elegant, but at least no worries supporting a couple kayak I suppose!
It has a 20 year power train warranty from the dealer. Not sure if that’s standard or not and despite the fact I almost never buy extended warranty, after a lot of back and forth, they sold me a 15 year one for around $2,500 which I found acceptable since I want to have it that long.
Basically I wanted to sell my Audi A3 etron plug in hybrid before it starts having issues. 2016, a nice small car but very rare even the dealer had to special order parts for regular service and while low mileage it was getting old. I also had this car before kids which are 2 and 4 now.
I budgeted ~70k cash for a new car, was open to any make or type. A used telsa plaid was tempting but I had a GT-R before and a zx-14 - plug a 66 vette 427 with a totally rebuilt custom forged engine and sold all those so my speed days are behind me.
I liked the land cruiser but we have a Subaru suv for most family stuff so I thought well I will look at trucks. And thinking more about if it would be nice to get something to pass to one of my kids down the road as I want to keep it for ages so that rules out most domestic vehicles (I have had bad luck with them).
I am in Iowa, so off-roading doesn’t really exist unless you have some non-farmable land and might mud or something but it’s a stretch. I do go off road for kayak fishing but it’s nothing wild.
I also have no desire for a full size truck. Been there and didn’t come close to using their higher towing ability.
I saw the taco was redesigned for this year and after driving one I cancelled my Land Cruiser order and got a limited taco. People complain about price but it seemed pretty spot on for what you get however I’m sure many disagree but that has been the case during any time of inflation.
Overall I am very happy, it came with the roof rack and bed cover which I wanted. I wish the roof rack was a bit more elegant, but at least no worries supporting a couple kayak I suppose!
It has a 20 year power train warranty from the dealer. Not sure if that’s standard or not and despite the fact I almost never buy extended warranty, after a lot of back and forth, they sold me a 15 year one for around $2,500 which I found acceptable since I want to have it that long.
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