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First Pick-up truck is a Tacoma

Discussion in 'New Members' started by Caverbob, Mar 9, 2018.

  1. Mar 9, 2018 at 7:44 AM
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    Caverbob

    Caverbob [OP] New Member

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    Last Saturday I bought my first pick-up truck, a 2018 Tacoma TRD Off Road with tow package and all the tech package. I was going to replace my fifteen year old 4Runner, which I loved, with a new 4Runner until I learned that Toyota doesn't offer the new safety features on the 2018 4Runner. Since I sometimes go way off road, and sometimes tow a small camper, the Tacoma was the choice.
     
  2. Mar 9, 2018 at 7:46 AM
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    ChadsPride

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    Congrats on the truck & Welcome! :wave:
     
  3. Mar 9, 2018 at 7:47 AM
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    1DVS-BSTD

    1DVS-BSTD is probably confused

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    Fine choice. Hope you get as many years out of the Taco as you did the runner.

    :cheers:
     
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  4. Mar 9, 2018 at 7:47 AM
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    NAAC3TACO

    NAAC3TACO Middle aged member

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  5. Mar 9, 2018 at 7:52 AM
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    nvrenuf

    nvrenuf Whatever

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  6. Mar 9, 2018 at 7:58 AM
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    Clearwater Bill

    Clearwater Bill Never answer an anonymous letter

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    I may be confused in what you are saying. But I don't understand how the 'safety features' help you when you are way off road?
     
  7. Mar 9, 2018 at 8:09 AM
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    Caverbob

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    I wasn't clear. The electronic safety features don't help off road,but they do help when driving down the interstate to get where I'll go off road. I really like the blind spot warning that shows in the side mirrors, the lane change alert which beeps when you drift out of your lane, and the radar setting on the cruise control that keeps you from inadvertently rear-ending a vehicle going slower than you are. This package is available on several Toyota models, but not the 4Runner.
     
  8. Mar 9, 2018 at 8:25 AM
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    ODNAREM

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  9. Mar 9, 2018 at 10:20 AM
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    buckhuntin-tacoma

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  10. Mar 9, 2018 at 4:17 PM
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  11. Mar 9, 2018 at 4:59 PM
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  12. Mar 10, 2018 at 1:57 AM
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    Howdy :wave:
     
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  13. Mar 10, 2018 at 7:44 PM
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