buy last minute six cyl or wait and get the new fours

So I had an accident in the middle of covid that should have totaled my 4Runner, but because prices were so inflated they fixed the truck. It hasn’t been the same since. It just broke 150k. I’m really not trusting the new 4 cyl that seem to be the new trend but I’m no engineer so what do I know. I can grab one of the last 3rd gen tacomas that my local dealers have, and at least have piece of mind about reliability, or wait and take a swing with next gen, which I really don’t want to do for a few reasons. Mainly first year bugs and reliability of these new 4s. Kind of on the fence here, any suggestions or insights?

 

There are still some 5G Rangers on the lot. Old design, new engine tech if the bugs are as worked out as they will be there. It's not a Toyota though, these could end up being the last North American Rangers built in the US. Who knows what they could fetch on a bid site a decade from now if that happens?

 

True, but this is a daily driver. I put 150k on every truck I’ve had the last 20years. I doubt it would be worth much when I’m done with it.

 

FWIW, I'd been planning to get a Tacoma in late spring 2020 after my taxes were all paid up - and then COVID happened and Pandemic Pricing - followed by the questionably related supply chain price hikes - kept me on the sidelines.

Had come to terms with biting the new pricing bullet and was going to get the 2024 but when I found out the 4WDs aren't out until Summer 2024, that was that. I'd spent too many seasons already bumming rides from pals to get places I needed to be to do things I love to do, so I jumped on a 2023.

In my case, I'm pretty damn delighted to KNOW I have a rock solid vehicle that's going to last me hundreds of thousands of miles. I don't think any truck manufacturer has a decade-plus of reliability to point to from their hybrid platforms and, while I'm confident the 2024 Tacos will be solid up to and beyond 100,000 (maybe, right?), I'd be not surprised at all to find out that the hybrid systems need some significant maintenance/replacement once you're getting up over 150,000+ miles.

I plan to make this truck my last "adventure vehicle" and to ride it until the wheels come off and, by that time, my body probably can't well keep up with the shit I love to do anymore anyhow...

TL;DR - I went with the proven platform and feel damn good about it. YMMV.