Any reason for me to go 4x4 over 4x2?

Why does everyone think having a 2wd hurts resale value lolz. I've purchased and sold more than six Toyota trucks over the last decade and can tell you 4wd or 2wd the trucks sell insanely fast and for good money.

I sold err traded a 2007 reg cab base, 2wd (non PreRunner) and practically had my phone ringing off the hook. Drove that truck 3 years and 48k miles and only lost $500 off the original price paid.

Just sold a 2010 PreRunner, V6 Double Cab to CarMax with 57k miles, they paid me exactly what I paid for the truck when I bought it used.

I don't get the "4x4 will have a higher re-sale comments" it's all relative to the higher cost you paid for that option when you bought it. Both trucks will effectively depreciate at the same rate, and relative to the price originally paid.

I just sold a 2011 Ford F-150, XLT, 2wd, super cab with 5.0 V8. Paid $26k new for it, drove two years and sold easily for $24k (I only lost $2k over 2 years and 38k miles on that truck) crap I lost more money selling my '13 F-150, EcoBoost, FX4. Grant it, not a Toyota, but proof 2wd's deprecate worse is a myth.

This would also be regional I admit. A PreRunner wouldn't be worth less per se in the snow belt, but would be a hard sell in a place like that. Out here in California, the 2wd .vs 4wd depreciation and dificulty to sell at later date holds no weight in my opinion.

Before I sold my PreRunner to CarMax (just out if convience) I had it listed on CL for a week, and I had a dozen calls a day on it. The dificult thing was to get someone to actually show up and look at the truck, and pay with real money.

Op, if you don't need 4wd, save the cash or splurge for a nicer trim or equipment like JBL sound, the full Entune or better tires (all Tacomas come with crappy tires stock) if you get 4wd it's nice to have of course, but will be largely a wasted expense if you never turn the dial.

My dad used to say it was more harmful to have 4x4 and never stir the oil up in the case. So if you do get 4wd, I would make it a point to find a gravel lot or dirt road, and engage the function periodically.

 

Hey!!!! Easy with the "dinky little bed" comments. When you know to pack them they work great....

 

All kinds of butthurt going to happen with all this talk of "size matters" and 4x4 vs 4x2

 

I agree with this comment. Surely there are times a 6' box is nice. But as a guy that went from a 6.5 box on an F-150, I pack my 5' box on my Tacoma much more efficiently.

In fact where I would carry more unecessary tools and supplies, I now only carry or keep what I need on the truck. The 5' box also is my cop- out of helping people move with my truck. I like the 6' box Tacomas, but geez is it a long bird. Would not want to deal with parking or turning it around.

Love the nibbleness of the short box, double cab. I feel like if your going to get the full 6' double cab Tacoma, might as well get a 1/2 ton full size as it's just as long.

 

The 4x4 adds a bit extra weight depending on the package, but I think the tires make the biggest difference. My DC LB 4x4 (TRD Sport) with supercharger gets about 20mpg if I drive with a light foot… in 4x2 mode, of course.

 

Yes

 

As far as statistics go...

 

4x2 = 8
4x4 = 16

16 > 8. more better. because science.

 

Can't argue science

 

Here we go!

 

I will be hauling decent-sized antiques with this truck (anywhere from ~300-1500 lbs at a time)...is it worth it to spring for the towing package? Or is that literally just for towing?

I assume 4x4 over 4x2 doesn't really impact hauling stuff on city roads?

 

I wouldn't even consider a 2 wheel drive, 4x4's sit better, ride better, LOOK better, resale better, but that is just me, to each their own, of course from the Midwest, a 2wd isn't really considered a truck. jmop

 

I don't think you will see much mpg difference between a similar 4x4 and 4x2.

 

4x4 weighs more than a 4x2 cutting into your available payload. I'm sure it's nothing major though. I'm not sure what the specs are off the top of my head.

 

The towing package comes with an oil cooler and an axillary transmission cooler. Both will lead to cooler operating temperatures which should help with fluid lifespan and integrity. Cooler temperatures are supposed to also translate into a longer life span, especially on the transmission, so there is some benefit there.

1500 lbs is a lot of weight in the back of a Tacoma. I believe the double prerunner maxes out around 1400 lbs and the 4x4 around 1200 lbs. If you're going to have to do it you may want to check out some airbags or upgraded leaf springs for your truck. In any case all that extra weight means more transmission heat so the towing package will help keep those transmission temps down.

 

Yes it is a very significant difference, due to the 2WD being rear wheel drive and the beds on trucks being very light. For traction it's worse than having a front wheel drive car where the 2WD is in the front under the heavy engine.

When it rains my truck in 2WD will not make it a couple of my family's driveways, but I can get up them in a front wheel drive car no problem. My rear tires just spin on the wet ground with no weight above them. In 4WD no problem.

 

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was about to post the same...but agree...it's TWICE as good

 

After two Outbacks and the Tacoma, I will never own a 2WD vehicle again. Regardless of if I were to ever be crazy enough to move somewhere that it doesn't snow.

That is all.