Noob: Moving from Washington State to Indiana

After 13 months in Seattle, I accepted a role in Northern Indiana. While in Seattle, I managed to keep my 2008 Mustang GT Bullitt garaged. I only took it out when there was no rain and no traffic, which was only twice a month. I purchased a new 2017 Subaru WRX for my wife in late 2016, which is deemed "the family car". I can appreciate the beauty of AWD, however I must admit we were spolied by walking most places or using uber

Now that I am moving to Indiana, I'd like some tips from the locals on a third vehicle. The new 2018 Toyota Tacoma OR seems to be a contender as it seems to have more offroad prowess that I will ever need and appears to be a good vaule. I acknowledge that my research has just began and I have a lot of searching to review previous posts, but as a supplement I would like to hear some suggestions about any experiences you may have with purchasing new Tacomas (preferred dealer?) and life in Indiana. With the Indiana snow, I need something in addition to the Subaru. Requirements are, it must be 4WD, have some 'ummph', and be reasonably good on gas mileage. I will resume my review of previous threads now, but just wanted to say hello! Any advice would be appreciated.


Thanks!

 

Welcome to TW! TRD Offroad is fantastic.

 

Welcome! TRD OR gives you rear diff lock, crawl control and some other cool off-road do dad's. But more specifically:

Tacoma TRD Off-Road Features

• 16-Inch Alloy Wheels
• Projector Beam Headlights
• LED Daytime Running Lights
• Integrated Fog Lights
• Gray Grille with Smoked Finish and Chrome Surround
• Black Fenders
• Chrome Rear Bumper
• Bilstein Performance Shocks
• Locking Rear Differential
• Multi-Terrain Select System

Tacoma TRD Sport Features

• 17-Inch Alloy Wheels
• Projector Beam Headlights
• LED Daytime Running Lights
• Integrated Fog Lights
• Gray Grille with Smoked Finish and Chrome Surround
• TRD Hood Scoop
• Body-Color Fenders
• Body-Color Rear Bumper
• Sport-Tuned Suspension

Here's the link for the info:http://www.jpauleytoyota.com/blog/2017-toyota-tacoma-trd-off-road-vs-2017-toyota-tacoma-trd-sport/

 

Hi!

 

did you ever decide on a new ride?

 

Welcome to TW!!