No to the 2016 Taco...sigh~ The Test Drive Blues

Exactly! Anyone want video of me packing up my gas garden edger for the repair center this weekend? Not fun in a M3 hatchback. They are zippy, responsive and fast...but with my life moving out to some land...I need more. I've already had my M3 pulled out of soft mud last month.

 

Denicio, go check out an F150.
If you need a truck, you need a truck. Am I right?

 

My complaint is the transmission.

 

I test drove both the TRD Sport and the Off Road versions and my experience was the Sport was very bouncy. The off road version had much better ride going up over speed bumps, pot holes, the curb into the dealer lot. Those Hitachi Shocks on the Sport are garbage IMO.

 

You must have the longest torso or sit 100% upright. I am 6'1" and still had 4" to spare to the headliner..... And I wasn't even reclining the seat.

Edit: no moonroof installed on the truck.

 

Moonroof or not?

 

You may want to check out the Dodge Ram 1500. I remember a consumer reports discussion where they said it rides more like a car due to not having leaf springs in the rear.

 

Hmmm....I have 2007 TRDOR, I'm 6'1" no issues and my new 2016 Limited no issues. How tall is your hair (w/gel)? Granted I
have embraced my baldness and don't have this unfortunate problem.

 

The STI models come with a deer rack on the trunk. Some people think its for aerodynamics but thats silly

 

I keep my hair short, but a head full of it. Just long enough to glue back with some Bed Head gel. Maybe an inch off my head, maybe less. The salesman even said some folks have stated the moon roof eats up headroom.

 

Glad to see it was not just me.
Bouncy ride + low ceiling clearance = Not for me

 

I guess I have a short butt.

 

I'm confused.. you said you have a "sporty" Mazda 3, which is really an Econo Car.. smooth suspension, not meant to be harsh. Then you drive a Midsize truck with TRD shocks.. it's going to hop and feel like, well... a truck.


Then you mention lastly you have an M3 (unless thats "Mazda3" slang?)... which means, BMW M3! That car might have some of the harshest suspension ever from a factory vehicle (I've owned 2 of them). What exactly are you looking for??

 

I stopped at, "my gelled back hair".

Good luck finding something to suit that doo!

 

Haha I was confused too... thought he had an M3 but I later realized he is just calling his Mazda3 an M3...

 

Yep! Context. Just like earlier I called it Blind Spot Monitoring and then started with BSM.

 

Nice! Thanks for the input.

 

Thats the slang on other forums. Ignorance is bliss

 

MS3s are no joke (when built right). I've seen several 450+ HP Mazda Speed 3s (to the wheels).

Seriously though, give other small trucks or an F150 a shot. You might like those better

 

I'm 6''2", sat in sport with roof and had no issues at all. I don't understand the complaints. Not even straight up would I have had a problem.