Serious accident, safe truck!

These trucks do hold up well in offset crashes. Both the 2nd and 3rd Gen do very well according to IIHS, even better then the new 4Runner which I wouldn't want to be in...my biggest fear when driving on freeways is having to deal with a truck/trailer that has jackknifed coming your way. Good to hear everyone was ok.

 

...I would have been wearing brown pants after something like that! It's been a long time since I've seen that kind of damage on a vehicle. I can't imagine the impact force or what would have been going through your head seconds before the impact. Everyone always thinks of physical injury in accidents like this, people seldom think of the psychological effect going through something like this has on people.

 

Well now that things have settled down, I was able to secure a new vehicle. After considering another Taco and coming thisclose, as well as test driving an F-150 (dodged a bullet there) we decided on a 2016 trail edition 4Runner. This was hard as I have had two Tacomas, but at this point in our lives, a 4Runner just made sense. And with the deal I got, I feel it was a great financial decision. And I have to admit, it is more comfortable on long drives.

Of note for all of us faithful Toyota fans, I purchased my 2016 Tacoma DCSBOR for a shade under $35k 8 months ago and with 5 miles on the odometer. State Farm called and appraised the 8 month old Tacoma with 11k miles on it as a total loss and offered market value...$35.5k! They really do hold their value...

Hard to say goodbye, but our needs have changed. I am sure the Tacoma would have worked for us for a long time, but truth be told I am glad I am back in the trusty, albeit thirsty, 4.0 V6 in the 4Runner. With how the Tacoma kept us safe in the accident, I don't think I will be straying from Toyota anytime soon. Thanks for all the support on this forum, it's been fun learning and sharing here. I'm headed over to the 4Runner forums under the same username. Although who knows, maybe one day we will need a pickup truck in the future...

Adios!

 

I guess you didn't check the offset crash video on IIHS.......not good brother. It's why my wife ended up getting an Xterra over a 4Runner. Happy Trails. No pun intended.