My local dealer has dressed up another one

toyodr513 · Nov 24, 2016

Plain Jane Taco said: ↑

TW accounts for a tiny percentage of Tacoma owners. Most owners have never heard of TW and wouldn't dream of wasting time on an on-line community. We just like to think we're THEE place for all things Taco. But the average buyer couldn't possibly care any less about us.

Also the average person wouldn't have a clue where to begin with modding a vehicle. Buying something like this...prebuilt...is a perfectly acceptable thing to do for a lot of people. Somebody will buy this truck and will be proud of it. And more power to them.

Dealerships aren't preying on people by offering vehicles like this. They are filling a need. They have to pay either a 3rd party shop or their own service department to perform the work. They do not get anything for free. In turn, they have the right to ask for a profit above and beyond what the cost of the parts and labor for the mods are. That means they will ask for a premium above and beyond the MSRP of the truck. Nothing illegal or immoral about that.

These threads are always the same.
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+1

Taco Addiction · Nov 24, 2016

Plain Jane Taco said: ↑

But why call someone an idiot for buying it?

Looks and style aside.....which are subjective....once the actual buying price for this particular vehicle is negotiated down some the difference between that and what it would cost to build this rig shrinks. For some people...that's their only option to obtain a vehicle like this. They either buy it "turn key" like this one or they purchase a stock truck and have a shop to do the mods. That's going to cost some cash regardless of which route they choose.

Not everyone....in fact most people....lack the knowledge, capability, tools or even the desire to perform these types of mods. In addition, most folks don't have friends that invite them over to "build your rig bro" over the weekend....where the only labor charged is a couple of 6 packs.
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Why "idiot"

It's ugly, dealer-installed, likely low quality parts on an over-priced new vehicle. Add in the idiocy of buying off the lot when the vehicle depreciates 20% minimum and the known/unknown '16 issues in play documented here and elsewhere.

Don't be offended by my opinion, you certainly have yours. But mine is as I stated above.

Spare Parts · Nov 24, 2016

Taco Addiction said: ↑

Why "idiot"

It's ugly, dealer-installed, likely low quality parts on an over-priced new vehicle. Add in the idiocy of buying off the lot when the vehicle depreciates 20% minimum and the known/unknown '16 issues in play documented here and elsewhere.

Don't be offended by my opinion, you certainly have yours. But mine is as I stated above.
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So uneducated in this area

Plain Jane Taco · Nov 24, 2016

Taco Addiction said: ↑

Don't be offended by my opinion, you certainly have yours. But mine is as I stated above.
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No ones offended.

Taco Addiction · Nov 24, 2016

Plain Jane Taco said: ↑

No ones offended.
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Good Plain Jane. Just my opinion partner. Have a great Thanksgiving!

CusterFan · Nov 24, 2016

Plain Jane Taco said: ↑

Not everyone....in fact most people....lack the knowledge, capability, tools or even the desire to perform these types of mods. In addition, most folks don't have friends that invite them over to "build your rig bro" over the weekend....where the only labor charged is a couple of 6 packs.
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Amen Brother! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

WhiteNight · Nov 24, 2016

chuckmiller[OP] initial post: ↑

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Some bro somewhere just nutted and is in the process of sellin all his bro tanks to buy this

chuckmiller · Nov 24, 2016

rz2mbc said: ↑

Yo Chuck, by any chance was this the dealer at 301 & 60 ?
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Yes, Courtesy Toyota .

dYL0n · Nov 24, 2016

Mine is better.

CusterFan · Nov 24, 2016

https://www.courtesytoyota.com/new/...ar+Tampa-52df130c0a0e0a6b6c53d046b5d80394.htm

Price is going lower..

Plain Jane Taco · Nov 24, 2016

Scooter62 said: ↑

https://www.courtesytoyota.com/new/...ar+Tampa-52df130c0a0e0a6b6c53d046b5d80394.htm

Price is going lower..
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Gotta draw in that post Thanksgiving buying crowd. You'll see lots of "internet specials" this time of year.

Spare Parts · Nov 24, 2016

Who thinks it still gets the 18-23 mpg they still advertise in the write up.

aiir_iik · Nov 24, 2016

What pissed me off was the this Toyota dealer had told me they had a 4x4 sport in the lot and asking price was just under 36k. Went in the next day and they had it sitting like this, TRD wheels, and a leveling kit for a whopping 46k. Shit pissed me off since I had spoken to the sales manager the night before and not once did he mention any of the upgrades they had already done to it. Total waste of my time!

tanabersx · Nov 24, 2016

aiir_iik said: ↑

What pissed me off was the this Toyota dealer had told me they had a 4x4 sport in the lot and asking price was just under 36k. Went in the next day and they had it sitting like this, TRD wheels, and a leveling kit for a whopping 46k. Shit pissed me off since I had spoken to the sales manager the night before and not once did he mention any of the upgrades they had already done to it. Total waste of my time!

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Looks good, buy it!!

Toyota Kawasaki · Nov 24, 2016

#ASSRAPE

fdbyrne · Nov 24, 2016

It's not my cup of tea, but I see at least one advantage to paying extra for a dealership-modified truck. There's no way they are going to be able to deny warranty work for needle bearings, wheel bearings, differential, etc. If you buy the truck and do any of that stuff yourself that same dealership is going to laugh at you and send you on your way when something inevitably goes wrong.

TacoFister · Nov 24, 2016

Michal006 said: ↑

usually they put rough country lift kit on Tacoma vehicles
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More like a spacer lift..

vale46 · Nov 25, 2016

Um I'm starting to think that is a Florida Dealer thing? There was a one just like it when I was looking around

chuckmiller · Nov 26, 2016

Maybe Toyota Southeast asked every large dealership to take an Inferno and kick it up a notch.

Normagene · Nov 26, 2016

vale46 said: ↑

Um I'm starting to think that is a Florida Dealer thing? There was a one just like it when I was looking around

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Like to see the the sticker on this truck. Did they swap out all the badges for black ones, or paint them then reinstall? Just curious to see what the charge is on the badging.

I dipped my badges but I'd much prefer gett'n them OEM black.

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