SR5 4x4 or TRD 4x2

- First determine the actual resale value of a 4x4 and 4x2 in your region after several years/miles.
Around the Sacramento area, a 2013 tacoma with 60,000 miles, for an otherwise identical truck, the breakdown is very roughly: $21,500 VS $18,100. A $3,400 delta...

- Secondly, search around for the various articles from fleet owners/work trucks regarding running costs/MPG of a 4x4 VS 4x2:
http://www.businessfleet.com/blog/auto-focus/story/2015/02/are-4x4-pickups-worth-the-extra-cost.aspx

Data from Utilimarc, a fleet analytics and benchmarking provider, dispels some commonly held notions in the 4x4 versus 4x2 debate. Utilimarc crunched some numbers gathered from 40 of its clients (utility fleets) that use half-ton pickups. The sample includes more than 5,500 Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado 1500 models.

Utilimarc clients reported that the average number of days between repairs (“unscheduled/demand repair events”) had increased from 2009-2013 for both the 4x2 and 4x4 models. This is obviously a good thing, as truck quality continues to improve. But while days between repairs used to favor the 4x2 models, the 4x2 and 4x4 models were in a virtual tie at about an 80-day interval in 2013.

In terms of operating costs, not including fuel, the average operating cost per mile for a 4x4 pickup over a 10-year period was $0.16 — the same as a 4x2 pickup.

“The argument that a four-wheel drive truck requires more maintenance isn’t really true anymore,” says Christopher Shaffer, partner at Utilimarc. “They [4x4 models] really are performing almost identical [to 4x2 models] in terms of parts-and-labor costs per mile and number of days between a demand repair event.”