non-TRD vs TRD forum ownership stats

Love my TRD, was in a a lot of tough places my locking diff got me out of!

 

Non TRD. I should have.

 

I love my SR5, I am sure it is capable of doing everything a TRD can, I've wheeled for years and never needed a locker.

 

Yayy for TRD!

 

Just went through this dilemma when buying my new truck on Thursday. I ended up going with the OffRoad just because i figured I would regret not having it. TRD Rocks!

 

TRD only for me, its worth it in the seats alone, and the hood scoop gets me at least 25hp and close to +5 mpg...

 

08 TRD O/R DCSB 4X4... debaged from day one... 2nd Tacoma I've bought this way... I hate getting stuck and having the locker gets you out of most (reasonable) situations.

 

Great choice.

 

10 dcsb sport 4x4. I like the sport seats and matched painted parts, but the hood skewp is a big anoying wart on my hood. Also sport seats are verry nice but in January-February when you wear a winter jacket and heavy clothes , the sport seats can be a little snug.

 

but it's 70 degrees in January-Feburary, I dont wear jackets

 

You can easily trade hoods with a TRD OffRoad and walk away from the deal with $150 in hand. Scoops might not be functional but they are in high demand for the look.

 

I imagine the problem was the dealer couldn't find anyone to finance a truck with 218k miles on it. A lot of banks aren't comfortable loaning on vehicles with that kind of mileage. Had you had the $12k to pay the residual in cash, you wouldn't have had an issue buying it outright. Unfortunately, no one was going to loan you the $12k for that vehicle.

It's really not the dealer's fault. The same thing could have happened if you had something catastrophic happen to your credit during the lease. When the lease came up, regardless of the mileage, no one would loan you the money to buy the truck.

 

SR5 4x4
Tow Pkg
LTD Slip

I wanted a Base 4X4 but could not find one. It was hard
enough just to find a stick.

The first deaer told me that Tacomas only came with an auto trans.
When I later discovered in the brochure he had given me that
he had lied to me I moved on.

 

definitely 4x4 off road TRD. see Sticky: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...-controls-trac-auto-lsd-trac-rear-locker.html


1) Normal street driving: H2 TRAC ON and VSC is on.
2) Slippery conditions, to get moving from a stuck: H2 AUTO LSD ON (VSC is off under 30 mph). Press VSC button once while moving or stopped.
3) Spinning tires prefered: H2 VSC OFF/ TRAC OFF. Press and hold down VSC button 3+ seconds, while stopped.

4) Loose dirt, sand, snow: H4 TRAC ON and VSC is on.
5) Spinning tires prefered, off pavement: H4 VSC OFF/ TRAC OFF. Press and hold down VSC button 3+ seconds, while stopped.

6) Spinning tires prefered with low gearing torque: L4 (with A-TRAC off)
7) Steep grades, large rocks, deep mud, severe traction conditions: L4 with A-TRAC ON. Press A-TRAC button once.
8) Spinning tires in front only: L4 with REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED.
9) L4 REAR LOCKED and A-TRAC ON. A-TRAC comes on automatically when speed drops to under 3 mph to provide front traction to get you going, again.

ALL Tacomas have 1-3. ALL 4WD Tacomas have 1-6. ONLY 4WD OFF ROAD TRD Tacomas have 1-9.

 

TX PRO TRD

 

TRD Sport DBL Cab with tow package. Was the only Tacoma the dealer had when I went in to buy. Don't do any real offroading, so 4x4 was not a priority. I hope it doesn't get stuck in the sand on the beach!

 

Im with u on that, i ordered a non sr5 or trd tacoma 4x4 dcsb and love it, saved a ton of money, did evedything i wanted to do to it, and its better and cheaper than a trd sport lol only thing i wish i had was the diff locker from the trd offroad xP

 

The salesman that sold me my truck mentioned that they would sell a ton of non TRD models if they could get them. Mine is an SR5 and I love it.

 

Interesting thread.

SR5 4x4 with towing package. All I need. I did test drive and consider TRD off-road, but I am positive I will never need those extras.

 

2005 TRD SR5 SPORT 4X4 Access Cab. Now say that 5 times in a row...