Tacoma Stalking, er...uh, Spotting, with Charlie™ (4th Gen Edition)!

Sloane Toyota in Glenside apparently has one, so @Stitchgirl90 and I are going to check it out!

 

Almost $46K and the damn thing doesn't even have leather seats!


February 17th, 2024:

Glenside, Pennsylvania

 

After taxes and fees you are looking at damn near 50 grand for an SR5, that's nuts.

 

An absolute bargain without the 10k market adjustment.

 

smh $59,764 (5k dealer mark up)

 

Stealerships...

 

Wait till the Pro and Trail-Hunter come out later this year.

 

Maybe we’ll see a $20,000 markup.

 

I dunno. Looks too “plasticky/fragile”. Too many body lines, and that chin strap?…

 

Yeah. Fuck them.

 

Why fender flares don’t go all the way down protecting the metal? Those areas are gonna get trashed off-road. Just even driving on FSRs and peppering those areas with rocks. I do not get it.

I know that’s an SR5 but still.

 

21 combined MPGs. Pretty disappointing…

 

Well don't forget the dealer will add side step to protect the paint. Lol. Then you get to step over them getting in and tripping over them getting out.

 

Plus it looks weird too. Strange decision by the designers.

 

It looks like the current Nissan Frontier...

 

I think on the SR5s those fender flares are stamped metal. Part of the fenders, bumper and box panel.
The sport, limited and TRD offroad have plastic fenders that sit on top of the sheet metal fenderflares and stick out another half inch apparently. But even the plastic fender flares don't go low enough to protect the paint.

 

That would not make sense financially for Toyota, having to stamp a different bed and fenders would be too expensive.

 

Definitely needs some mud flaps at minimum behind the wheels.

 

I think what i meant to say is, all the 24 Tacoma's have stamped metal fenders, and for the higher end trims, the plastic fenders are just added on top. Just like the 3rd gens.
Your right, Toyota cant afford to make different stamped panels for each trim.