Do you find the Gen3 Tacoma interior a bit small/crowded?

Just took a road trip with 2 kids/ car seats ……. and I think we’re ready for the new Tundra………….
Is anyone else in the same boat?

 

Well it is a midsize "truck". It's basically a corolla with 4x4

 

Nope.

 

Did you not test drive it?

 

I’m thinking between 4Runner and Tundra ……..

 

You are doing it wrong if you are taking road trips in boats...





What I know though... maybe you are doing it right!

 

kids are growing and starting to press into the seats more ….

 

Yes. When little kids complain about it being cramped....you know its bad

 

Get the Sienna. It's a great people mover. Tons of space and even gets pretty good gas mileage.

 

Only reason I considered a small truck was because my kid has moved out, no longer needed the full size Crew Cab Ram.

 

When I was married my ex had a 3rd gen 4Runner. We drove that pretty much everywhere with my daughter for 10 years. But I took the double cab tacoma I had lots of places too. And the Mustang. I just traded a 5th gen 4Runner for my Tacoma and I really have to admit it's a much nicer vehicle. Better interior quality, lots more torque, the rear seat reclines. But it sucked for dump runs and hauling building materials. Moving anything tall required a trailer... And I had mine on 285's so it got like 17mpg tops. Overall much happier back in a double cab. And now that I'm divorced usually it's the now teenager in the passenger seat and the dog in the back seat. Works fine for me.

 

We have a 2022 (5th Gen) 4runner and we use it when we have to haul people or the dogs.

Taco is used for me and the wife, only ever had people in the back a few times.

 

Doesn’t change the size of the Tacoma but I get what you were saying. When I bought the Tacoma I knew it’s limitations with passengers so I don’t find the interior crowded. I would have bought a Tundra

 

My 4Runner looked pretty much identical. Same wheels and same color. 2011 Trail. I loved it but it no longer fit my needs. And the gas mileage... Ugh. It was great before I messed with it.

 

we have one vehicle.. I actually had the RAV4 as a rental and I really liked it for running 95 errands around town……..

 

the problem with test drives , is you don’t really get to feel it out in different situations…. Like long drives and such……………

 

I suppose. I brought the car seat to the dealer and installed it and fixed all the seats how I would normally use it with the car seat. Pretty obvious the backseat doesn’t work all that well for car seats. We made sure the wife’s care would be comfortable with car seats.