review after 5 days abd 425 miles coming from 15 tundra crew

15 tundra crew tss 4x4. too big for garage/ Hard to fit between many narrow lanes i drive/ mpg 15 overall the driving i do/ ride very smooth and great power/ lots of room on interior/ tech needs to catch up on it on interior/ love the layout and interior and exterior looks/seats are very comfortable.
16 Tacoma is very smooth on smooth roads and not as smooth as tundra when roads gets rougher but great ride over all/ fits in garage/ much easier to handle on narrower lanes and parking lots/ Love the size of truck/ Love the interior layout and looks/ love the Exterior looks!!/ Love the storage compartments throughout truck/ mpg after 425 miles and 5 days same type driving as tundra 23.6 mpg. I was shocked!!/ Love the tech inside this truck over tundra tech. Havent had any off road but being smaller will make it much nicer for my use on trails and the creeks i go too fishing in bad weather and narrow areas to cross through. Id recommend both trucks to anyone!!

 

Yeah tacomas ride like shit, it would be nice if they were more like a Cadillac, that way you could break most of the suspension components that would still be functional as it rides now

 

Nice move and congrats! How much of a loss did you take on the tundra?

 

So a full size Tundra with a 1/2 ton suspension rides better [and I'd bet the vast majority of all manufacturers 1/2tons ride better then a Tacoma] but suspension parts don't fall off but if a Tacoma was designed to ride better, it would shed parts........

I like my Tacoma but honestly, my 1998 Sonoma rides better then it does and it's still on the original suspension [sans shocks] and I've had the dumb thing dragging on the ground before full of rock. Nothing broke.

My SWB FJC has a ride 10 times better then my Tacoma. With it being so much shorter, I figured it would at least have ''chop'' but it doesn't.

 

Why did you get rid of the ridgeline if I may ask? I just got my 16 Limited Tacoma but had considered waiting for the 2017 ridgeline to come out to test drive before buying.

 

re did review due to I didn't obviously come across correctly in what I was trying to do. Wanted to let others know that may be looking to switch differences and where I thought those differences was on give and takes and what fits them. I like the smaller trucks and to me it is why I changed from tundra back to smaller truck. As far as Ridgeline got it new in 09 and traded it in with 160k miles on it and had no trouble. I usually only kept a truck 2 years 60k with my mileage and just swapped ever 2 but that truck I really liked and they didn't really change all those years so I kept it and was trouble free whole time except normal services when due. I chose it over the 09 Tacoma due to it road lots better than the other trucks due to unibody. The Tundra was great truck but bigger than I need and I really like the smaller truck. this new 16 Tacoma rides much better than older ones and I really like it a lot or wouldn't of traded. Also love the interior and exterior looks. Don't know what the new ridgeline will be but we will see what they did. Old one was very nice. But if you want to of road seriously it was not the truck. it was very good for how most use the 4x4.

 

Hey I rode in a fjc and they do ride very good. And yes better than the Tacoma I agree. Wonder why the Tacoma they couldn't get to ride as good as it?

 

They gave me $34k trade on it with 16324 miles on it. It was 13 months old and new I paid $41800 all in. So I don't call it a loss but more it cost me $6800 or $552 a month. I think that is very good. I will see how next 6 months go with new Tacoma and hopefully I really like it and all the pros it has works out better for me. I know I really like the new interior and exterior looks a lot. Yes I do miss the better ride in tundra which was more than I thought there was and my 09 ridgeline was better than tundra. But Tacoma is very nice still!! Just not as good ride as those two,

 

Not too bad on the loss....

I'm curious how the 2017 ridgeline will look and perform...rumor is that they want to steal away Tacoma buyers

 

I was very happy. We will see on Ridgeline. I really think the new Ridgeline will be like comparing the tundra to a degree. Tundra is smoother more comfy not much more money and toes lots more and gobs of room and big foot print low mpg. I think it will ride much better even than the tundra if anything like old one and I expect better. New technology like new Tacoma and mpg about same as Tacoma. I think the real hard off road side will be same as old one. So for those who want that which many taTacoma owners do then Ridgeline dont compare or offer. If someone like me that needs off road but not serious hard core off road but wants mid size truck that is real comfy roomy and good mpg than I think it will win. The Ridgeline is much better truck than other midsize but many hated the look. If you drove one and used it u found it very nice and lots better and great function. But it had its own 4x4 system that actually on snow roads handled better than any truck.I've been in. Just wasnt for deep snow and rock climbing and hard core off road or where lots of clearance was needed but very capable for most. I imagine it will come available late this year as a 17. Im very anxious to.see it and would of waited but thought id come back to Tacoma with this new interior and exterior. I really like it. Plus it does ride better than older ones. Space in back seat area still small but I have no kids anymore around and its just me commuting or wife and me on weekends. She doesn't like the ride it gives but we have teo very nice suvs that are smooth as silk and the Ridgeline and tundra was real good also. The new tacoma although better than older ones seats are not adjustable and not as comfy and ride when u are not on smooth roads definitely rougher and u feel it. Like stated its not supposed to be and for my use is fine and I love the truck. I really do. I can't keep from going to garage looking at it. Cant wait to go off road and try it on trail. All these vehicles no matter brand make or whatever have different good stuff and some not so good. That's why we all buy different to fit which is most important to us. I plan on making this truck.my commute truck and weekend toy. Will use lexus when taking wife on weekends around so she is comfy. Plus dont want it just sitting. She drives only her new 14 vw tdi.tourareg she got last dec and she loves that thing. She had that gx 460 since new in jan 04. It still only has 85k on it and that's only because I drove it commuting since last dec and put 22k on it. Wasnt driving tundra except. Weekends. Like I stated let the mpg bother me on tundra and drove it. Its a v8 but gets 20 average. I knew the tundra would only get 15 but I let it bother me. Before Ridgeline like I said I usually trade every 2 yrs due to high mileage and that really is best sweet spot cost wise for my use. We will see how in like this new tacoma as time goes and more I am in it. It seems more I'm in it more I love this new Tacoma. Just so.much positive about it with my use that it out weighs the only two.real negatives to me which is seats comfy and I knew that and ride not as good when rough but otherwise it is smooth and quite.

 

Well that sucks if that's the case.

 

Boy, the '16 Tacoma sure rides a lot more mushy than my '68 Land Cruiser. That darn thing rides like..... a Land Cruiser. The Tacoma rides like, well..... a darn Tacoma!

 

Much more modern coil spring link suspension. I truly was shocked at how well they ride {FJC]

I'm quite surprised Toyota Didn't go with a coil/link rear suspension on the 16 Tacoma. Not like they are rated for really heavy loads and the ride would have been much better. I'm betting you'll see many 1/2 ton P-up manufacturers go to a coil/link rear in the next few years, leaves just can't match the ride quality.

 

Coils do produce a great ride. Dodge/Ram went that way on the 1500 back in 2009. Ford/Chevy/GMC etc did not change to that design.

 

That is what makes the difference then. Its coil not springs. I wish they would of did that also. Oh well. See how things go this next 12.months and see what changes come about in 17 on all the new trucks. Only 2 things to me that was something that now inn in it more than test drive is seat comfort seems to be not great and I knew wasnt as good as tundra but i thought I found it pretty good after getting it set but its pretty hard and not as good as I thought it was now in it longer time. Then the ride when on rough roads or bumps very noticeable but reading why is the fjc has coil not spring ride. Thanks for explaining difference. Going to see what happens in next year and maybe some of these will make it to the midsize truck. Seat comfort seams many are very happy and I am ok but it isn't comfy to me but is ok. More adjustable seats and more padding needed in my opinion. Those 2 factors with what they already changed would of made the 16 a grand slam. Seat comfort and ride like the fjc. But hey every truck has pros and cons.

 

I think the new Ridgeline will be more in line with a Tacoma, and not a Tundra

 

Glad you are liking the truck.

Paragraphs would help convey your thoughts as well, that was a tough read for me. Not trying to be a jerk...

 

Your Sienna has coil springs.............

Progressive coils are nothing new. Coils under a pickup are nothing new, Chevy was using them under the C10 in the 60s.

 

Sorry. Im bad about that.

 

Leaf springs are cheap, easy to maintain, easy to upgrade, fail incrementally, spread the load across the chassis, etc...

Coil springs are more expensive (to make), would require a more robust frame on the Tacoma, along with heavier duty components. Control arms to locate the axles, etc...

I don't know why the Ram has a lower capacity. It certainly could be made with coils & have a higher capacity. Heck, freight train cars use coils.