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Anybody regret buying TRD Sport over an Off-Road

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Captains1911, Oct 31, 2022.

  1. Jun 9, 2024 at 9:23 AM
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    faawrenchbndr

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    You are complaining about people dissing the OR, but you are dissing the hood scoop some people like?

    You need to get some thicker skin Sir and not let things bother you
     
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  2. Jun 9, 2024 at 9:29 AM
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    gudujarlson

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    I got lucky that way too. In 2020 I wanted the OR and a manual and they had one on the lot.

    Prior to that in 2016 when I was less picky about what I wanted, I test drove a sport and a SR5 and chose the SR5. There were no manuals on the lot and I didn’t want to wait because my Subaru was on its last legs. The scoop, 17” wheels, keyless entry, and other luxury features were not to important to me.
     
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  3. Jun 9, 2024 at 9:46 AM
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    canuck guy

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    I wasn't complaining just making a point.
    And who are you to tell me what to do ?
     
  4. Jun 9, 2024 at 9:52 AM
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    Blak Shinobi

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    yo daddy no zipp it, plus the scoop is a fashion statement :burp:
     
  5. Jun 9, 2024 at 10:11 AM
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    gudujarlson

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    People often forget that the locker is not the only thing that differentiates the OR. There is also ATRAC/MTS. It is a major upgrade over TRAC. I get much more use out of ATRAC than the rear locker.

    But if you don’t need it, you don’t need it. It’s silly to buy stuff you don’t use.
     
  6. Jun 9, 2024 at 10:24 AM
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    Buck Henry

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    Functionality or fashion?

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  7. Jun 9, 2024 at 10:32 AM
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    I rarely use Crawl Control, but am glad it's there...
     
  8. Jun 9, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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    gudujarlson

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    I don’t have crawl control, but it strikes me as a nanny similar to an automatic transmission. ATRAC/MTS on the other hand is an upgrade over open diffs that doesn’t replace any driver skill.
     
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  9. Jun 9, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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    Just following your suit…… treat others as you would like to be treated.
     
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    Heed your own advice before telling others what to do.
     
  11. Jun 9, 2024 at 11:01 AM
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    Atleast you guys got the offroad in a DCLB configuration unlike here... thst ended uo being my reason for buying a sport. I can add a locker I can't extend a bed
     
  12. Jun 9, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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    10 miles north or 400 miles south of the border.
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    No regrets!
     
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  13. Jun 9, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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    Pot and the kettle…….
     
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  14. Jun 9, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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    I don't really regret it. I don't know how the OR handles on the street, so I can't really say if the Sport's suspension is better in terms of on-road handling. I may add a locker later on if I need it but that's the only thing I would have wanted from the OR that I don't have right now in the Sport
     
  15. Jun 10, 2024 at 4:44 AM
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    Ahhh... many don't use the bed or even the back seat of a D.C. except for groceries.
     
  16. Jun 10, 2024 at 4:54 AM
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    Got a Sport with TRD lift kit , best of both worlds
     
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  17. Jun 10, 2024 at 5:06 AM
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    Purchased Toyota Certified, with Vijay bumpers, additional lights, and Falken Wildpeaks on Fuel rims. Prev owner apparently painted the grill.
    I've read here that it is required by EPA for ground effects and MPG - I don't think anyone has seen an appreciable change in MPG when taking it off though. I also had to choose between 3 pedals and long bed - 3 pedals and availability won in the end. I'm in a CPO '22 DCSB OR that the previous owner did some mods on. I've got all the off road goodies as well as the skewp - which blocks a small amount of view out the windshield. Prev owner replaced both bumpers, chin strap is nowhere to be found.
     
  18. Jun 10, 2024 at 7:53 AM
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    As I don't frequent malls or offroad, the TRD Sport has done well.
     
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  19. Jun 10, 2024 at 7:58 AM
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    I'd have preferred the hood scoop had not been on my tacoma.
     
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  20. Jun 10, 2024 at 8:07 AM
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    SSMTRDOR

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    Yeah, cause a hood scoop makes more sense than a locking diff on a 4WD vehicle.
     
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