GA Tacoma Owners BS Thread

Yeah, Toyota of McDonough is awful (love my truck though!)

 

I work at Lowe Toyota!

 

Mall of GA toyota gave my dad a good deal on his tundra... The techs are ABSOLUTELY RETARTED is the only downside.... But if you want a cheap used truck, they price low and then move from there on used trucks

 

I'm thinking about going to a 4Runner for my next vehicle. Originally I wanted a 3rd gen Taco, but the more I think about it the more I don't like rear drum brakes. Plus I like the luxury options on the 4Runners that you can't get on the Tacos since traffic makes me sit in this thing for at least an hour, maybe 2. I know that's being super picky, but whatever. Haha. I just don't know how bad I'd miss having a bed for mountain bikes and stuff.

Alternatively I saw that some dealers around here having used Focus ST's. Would be a blast to drive and killer on gas savings. And way cheaper upfront too.

Not in any hurry at all though. 2nd gen tacos aren't exactly known for dying.

 

T4R's are bank. I love my wife's runner. Gas milage leaves something to be desired, but handles and rides great on and off road. fold down the back seat, and you have a lot of room for cargo. For that matter, I think the back storage area alon is rather roomy. The question there, is, if you don't mind hauling dirty stuff in the back of your SUV?

 

I grew up with an old 2nd gen Explorer (back when they were still just Rangers with a covered back), so dirty crap in the back doesn't bother me much; I'd get another weathertech cargo liner or something for back there. It's more so that with bikes for example, I can just roll up my tonneau, hook it to my rail mounts, and be on my way. SUVs would take a little more finagling I think. Not impossible but something I think about.

For the record, a 4Runner is the only SUV I'm thinking about. All the others on the market I'm not a fan of.

 

Hitch mounted bikerack

 

Yeah, that's an option. I have a cheapo Bell one that isn't the greatest but could always buy a better one.

I realize I could get excommunicated here for saying this, but I'm not gonna lie. Used FX4's have definitely been catching my eye...

 

Those focus STs blow a head gasket at 90k miles...

 

I purchased mine from Toyota of Roswell. Now with that being said, the gentleman that helped me has since moved over to Cobb Toyota off Cobb Pkwy in Marietta.

 

I’ve been there a few times for service and TSBs (they’re the closest dealer to me at about 45 mins away). Not a fan of their service dept. a 45 min fix turned into a 3 hour fix. A 2 hour fix turned into a 3 day fix, all because they told me they had all the parts, drove 45 mins to get there, they said they didn’t have all the parts after getting the truck torn apart and I’d have to rent a car. Refused to give me a courtesy car until I fought with them for an hour and threatened to call corporate. Then when they ordered the part, they didn’t order ALL of them, so they had to keep it another day. Then tried to charge me for the courtesy car.

 

My wife has a 4Runner, too. We like it. Great for trips to the grocery store and we've even taken it camping and slept in the back of it comfortably.

I looked at a few F150's before settling with my 2015 Tacoma. Only upside is the extra room...glad I went with another Tacoma though.

And this is why places get burned to the ground.

 

for future reference .. I do have the capability of checkin to see what dealerships have what parts in stock

 

Can you also see what they're selling them for? I've noticed around here there's sometimes a notable difference for the same part.

 

My wife just traded her Highlander in for a new SR5 Premium 4x4 and she loves it. I've driven it quite a bit, including a trip from NY to GA and I have to say I'm impressed. Haven't been off road in it. The only thing lacking is the acceleration seems pretty sluggish. But they have a ton of leg room, comfortable interior, and a huge cargo area, and IMO the best looking SUV for its segment. The only thing my wife preferred in her Highlander was the smart key in the XLE trim. Could have gotten that in the Limited, but she didn't like the front end as much as the SR5 / TRDOR/ Pro.

When we have to swap vehicles for the day for some reason, I don't mind one bit.

 

Did you buy from Richard Warren as well?

 

Yes I did. Funny that you knew that. How was your experience?

 

Ha, yeah I remember getting an email from him saying that he moved over to the Marietta dealer.

This was my first new vehicle purchase and it went a lot better than I expected. I found the truck I wanted on their website, test drove it, and we agreed on their best online price... Not much haggling at all. The only thing we had to work on was the $600 dealer fee to be removed (website said no dealer fees, so they took it off) and to try and get the $200 tinted window fee removed/lowered (didn't work).

I would definitely recommend him.

How about your experience with him?

 

Cobb County Toyota, ask for Richard Warren. I'm gonna make a note of this.

 

My experience went pretty smooth. I stopped by the dealer, the day after New Years to check out the truck. Placed an order with the options I wanted, no extra stuff I knew I wouldn’t use. I was told it would take 6-8 weeks before the truck would arrive. I was ok with that since I needed to put my FJ back to stock to trade-in. Two weeks go by and I get a call from Richard saying they were able to get one sooner by doing a dealer trade. It had everything I wanted except The original selling dealer had already tinted the windows and added a red/black pinstripe to it. I tried to work it in the deal to not pay for either of these items but didn’t anywhere. When I brought it home, I didn’t even walk inside to tell the wife I was home, I immediately removed the ugly ass pin stripe.