GA Tacoma Owners BS Thread

The XP model should. I think it is basically a top of the line SR5. If 3 kids is not in the picture, then I'd go with a Trail Edition Premium, TRD Off Road, or PRO model. Those all have the manual xfer case instead of the electronic switch.

I have not. I'm not nearly as familiar with the Ford as I am the Toyota. Pretty sure my wife will kill me if I modify the Expedition. So where do I start?

 

It concerns me when there are no pictures of the inside, but this might be another case of the dealership not knowing what they have.

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for...ode1=TOYOTA&modelCode1=4RUN&clickType=listing

If it has leather, it's a premium and they only have it listed as 4WD...

Here's one that already has a lift and wheels: https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for...ode1=TOYOTA&modelCode1=4RUN&clickType=listing

^^^ I can tell by the seats that it isn't a "premium" so another case of them being confused.

 

The manual shift case isn't really a priorty. I think i'm learning that if i she wants a sun roof and heated seats it needs to be a premium trim level but that will also come with leather seats.
Sound about right?

 

It says it has a moon roof and heated seats. Does it look like it's got a moon roof in this pic?

 

You can see the moon from the roof. Checks out.

 

I'm not seeing any moon roof. Just head liner.

 

That's the joke.

 

ahh my bad, I read your post to fast and read it as " you can see the moon roof". and thought to myself maybe i'm just really missing something haha. My bad.

 

LOL.

Technically, even the premium models don't have leather seats. IIRC, Toyota calls it something like Softex, which is a faux leather.

Having had kids in a truck with cloth seats and the 4runner with "leather" I would advise heavily toward the leather. It is black so it won't show everything, and it will be easier to clean.

 

Dang that sucks man. You can probably just pop those larger ones out with a heat gun and the backside of a screwdriver. Thats what i did to my fender after my accident lol. But yea i know its not pretty bu you can probably make it less noticeable for a bit until you replace it. I would have been pretty pissed though lol.

 

This is good info and advice. Thanks. We drive our cars forever. Last 4runner I had was my dads, then mine so it was with me for 31 years. We were just worried about leather cracking over time. Her xterra has the cloth off road seats and is 15 years old and her seats still look new minus the dog hair. So that's why we like those type of seats. I guess if we get leather and they start to crack years down the road, she will be getting so wet okoles then

 

I had leather in my Acura and have it now in our Caravan. I wanted leather in the Taco, but was happy to not have it as well. I think with the cloth, there's always the option to get quality covers down the road. That said, if you get one with leather and not end up liking it, there's a good chance you can find someone to swap seats with.

 

https://www.f150forum.com/f118/forscan-software-enable-disable-features-your-truck-348987/

I haven’t been brave enough to try it with the F150 yet, but it’s used to change “hidden” settings (global open windows, adding OEM brake controller or subwoofer, enabling SYNC themes/features, etc).

 

LOL. Forscan.

 

haha, heard it in my head too...we are children

 

Agree on leather for kids. It sounds like the opposite of what you would want, but leather cleans so much easier. My cloth seats in the back of my truck look like they are 20 years old, wife's audi when we traded it in looked new. With leather though, definitely get a carseat pad to keep the seats from being punctured by the carseat and to protect them, something like this:

$28 Viaviat Car Seat Protector Leather Waterproof Child Safety Seat Protector Cover with Thick Pad and 2 Large Pockets Durable Kick Mat for All Auto Seat (Beige)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H84JLZC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

awesome advice, added that to my Amazon list. thanks!

 

No problem... also once they get to be toddlers they'll kick the seat in front of them, a ton, with dirty shoes, and cleats, etc... At that point will want something like this (they make them as just pads without the organizers too, but we got this one because it matched the leather perfectly in her new car)

$30 Viaviat Car Seat Organizers Waterproof Backseat Protector with Storage Pocket Large Leather Kick Mats for Kids Pets Automobile SUV Truck (Beige, Large Pocket)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WZ9W1QX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

added to the list too! thanks!

 

I wouldn't worry about rust,I don't know where the salt rust theory comes from with FL vehicles... But unless it was parked ON the sand at the beach or used to haul a watercraft where it backed into the water, you're not going to have any issue with rust if it lived in FL. Maybe it's from Midwest folks retiring down there and trading in their rust buckets and then people think it's from FL. Even if it was used as a tow vehicle, it rains a ton so it's not like it wouldn't get washed off while driving.

There may be one place somewhere in FL, but you're not getting salt spray anywhere near cars or roadways. The Northeast or Pacific coast.. is more plausible as you can taste the misty spray from the waves, but would worry more about exterior than undercarriage.