TRD Sport tim...I do not understand it

OR with a scoop would have been much cheaper. I took that route.

 

I was devastated when I found out the scoop was fake

 

How did you find out?
Friend stuck his finger in there?
"Uh bruh, I hate to break it to you..."

 

I got the sport because I hate chrome. hood scoop looks cool, almost never off road, like a stiffer suspension, wanted 4x4 for slippery boat ramps. Wanted nicer seats and radio ,wheels over sr5. Sport fits in my systems just fine.

 

I wanted 3 things when I went to the dealership. Scoop, longbed, 4x4. Sport had all those and no chrome end caps on the rear bumper. that shit looks cheap. Very happy with mine.

 

Isn’t the sport and off-road the same price?

 

we're bamboozled regularly by marketing in this country. the sport is brilliant example of how effective the strategy works. worked on me.

 

I prefer the Sport suspension over the others. I test drove the different trims a few different times, and I always liked the Sport. It also has the color matched bumper and flares. Plus, the Skewp on the Inferno just makes me happy.

 

It's not like a naturally aspirated Tacoma needs a functional hood scoop anyway

 

If you don’t get the Spot, it doesn’t matter, they sell a bunch to people that do “ get it”. Just not your cup of tea.

 

I liked the Sport suspension... 95% of my driving is paved roads, and I didn't like how the OR drove on said roads. Lots of nosedive when I hit the brakes, and felt like driving a cloud.

 

All 3rd Gens except the Pro have the same ride height.

 

As a recent Tacoma owner, I went with the sport because:

• 4x4 (Light use for me,no need for the OR features)
• Drive (17" wheels, stiffer suspension than the OR makes it a better daily driver IMO)
• Looks (fender flares, not the biggest fan of the scoop but getting used to it)
• MPGs
• Price

 

Looks badass. Paved roads. Really good gas mileage so far, 23mpg+. Access cab...… did I mention it looks fukin awesome??

 

Toyota offers the TRD Sport (and Offroad) in 2wd only models as well, just throwing that out there since a few people have said they got the TRDs because they needed 4x4.

See plenty of them on the road out here in the Southwest, in fact they're more popular than the 4x4 variant in most places here. Almost every TRD 1st/2nd gen Tacoma I see is a 2wd model. 3rd gens it seems more of them are 4wd but I do see both around

 

I’m a big fan of the mirror turn indicators, think all models should have them for safety. I originally liked the sport suspension but quickly overwhelmed it with firewood and such, aesthetically I do prefer the color matched grill and bumper...
But I’m also a second gen so what do I know.

 

If you overwhelmed the Sport, you would have done it sooner with all the other models since we have the stiffest springs.

 

This a photo heavy post.
Well grab a glass of whiskey, start the fireplace, pull the recliner and I’ll tell ya!
I’m sure a shit ton of people will also break it down for you. This may take a while kid!

Sometimes you drive 700 miles per week and you wanted to buy the 4x4 truck. All those miles. So you settled on a brand new 2wd 2015 sr5 Prerunner.

Why a Prerunner? Well, because a used 2nd gen 4x4 with 70,000 miles was $30k! A 2015 Tacoma Prerunner SR5 2wd v6?
$23,989 new!
My daughter was in Girl Scouts. She’s a natural saleswoman.
It was great hauling cookies. The kid sold so many boxes I was forced to buy a truck. That’s how I bought my Prerunner


Ahhh I’ll miss the Cookie Monster mobile!
My daughter cried when I traded in BOB.

Too many memories!

You look at your outdated inferior interior. You think.... is it me or is this interior straight out of the 90’s?
Does it have that outdated Nissan Frontier interior? Yes!
Yes!



Fast forward 2 years later and you see a ton of 2nd gen Trd sports. You like them. You want one. So you go to the dealer and get a shit ton of cash for your used 2wd Tacoma that needs brakes, tires, shocks and a full array of maintenance.

Is Toyota serious?
I looked at the 2017 sr/sr5.
The interior had colored panels.

I didn’t want a driving circus tent. I can see the plastic trim that holds the air vents but door panels and the glovebox? Absolutely horrible.My wife talks about accent walls from home improvement shows but not my truck interior! I’m not 20 yrs old. I’m a old man.
The sport? A solid color interior!
Black interior! Yes . I decided I was buying it just in the upgraded non preschool, single color panel interior. Im sure SR’s had black color interior. None at any dealers in
South East Wisconsin that I went to.
I’m in my truck 3-5 hrs per day depending on traffic or weather.

My wife? She hates the hood skewp. Claims she can’t see over it and won’t drive it. I joked and put a phone book in my truck for a road trip. FYI it was a uncomfortable 1st 800 miles of silence. Ahhh sweet silence! She also said the color matched fenders look better. Things you convince your wife you need when you just bought a brand new Tacoma 2 years prior. I shot high. Told her the pro will do it all.

And so... BOB 2.0 was born.

Go fill you glass back up!!


I used 20 different dealers against each other and got the lowest price I could.
Did I think I’d need crawl control to scale rocks? No.
If I did where would I put my real Oakley’s from the sun glass hut?

I just wanted 4x4 for winter. Here’s the day I drove 4hrs in a blizzard

to get new A/T’ tires

On the way home there was a 50+ car pileup and the hwy was shut down. The worst ever on the road to the tire store.
https://www.kmov.com/video-shows--c...deo_1d55fdc8-5f88-5a32-8051-6bdf85bd9483.html
A deal I couldn’t pass up

Sometimes I call in sick during snowstorms just to drive around in it

I never had 4x4 and did some stupid shit in 2WD trucks. Anyway.., I saw the Blazing Blue sport and I bought it.
Now I want to use it.

I do! It hauls my shit
The TRD SPORT suspension is set up for the highway . Fine with me. Get 21-23mpg.
I drive fast!
All highway.
I like the look. My wife doesn’t like the skewp because she’s short! She won’t drive it!
Well one more reason!!!
SOLD


After all that it was the cheapest price I could get on a new Tacoma with all the options I wanted.

As a side note the Sport hood is sought after. People offered a hood swap plus $500 cash. A few offered light bars even a OEM rack and ditch lights. I’m at the gas station and people pull up and tell me they want the hood but on the off road. 20 minute conversation about a hood. Lol!

You know it looks good!!!!


It’s the perfect size tailgating






I was working my way up to mall ready!!! Baby steps buddy, baby steps! Now fully certified









Driving on Bonneville was awesome. My daughter laughing as we were doing donuts! The wife of course wasn’t thrilled so I tossed her out to get a few photos.
https://youtu.be/WmTQQPgp9n4

Now I get to sit home, drink a beer, wax my truck

and think about the next truck in 2020



As always, WHITE LETTERS OUT!


You ever reach that point where you got more shots of your truck than family?

I love TW. You can’t wait to see what others have bought and installed. In a blink of an eye you take a ass kicking from others telling you how much of a idiot you are for buying something you like.

The sport is like every thing else. Some love it , others can’t stand it.

I’m a fan. It’s done what I needed and I’m sure more to come.

I’ve heard so much crap about the scoop. Now people grumble and are saying there’s no space in a dcsb. Useless? Hauled my block for a fire pit big enough for large skids. Apparently you can’t work at fedex, UPS, or anywhere stuff needs to be packed.Little dcsb . Let’s hit the list. Ready? 6 person tent, pop up canopy, 6ft table, Coleman grill, Coleman griddle, kitchen tote full of utensils,bags, silverware (kitchen prep stuff). Drink cooler, separate food cooler.,3 camp chairs, 6 sleeping bags,3 blankets, 4pillows , dog blanket and bed, 4 fishing rods, 2 tackle boxes, a duffle bag of towels (bath/kitchen) , a backpack of electronic devices(teen), 2 suitcases of clothes, a backpack for me, 3 pairs of boots, 3 sets of shower shoes, case of water, case of beers, a duffle. Ag of dog supplies (2 bowls, 12 ft dog chain, dog food, dog treats, misc dog toys). A 2 1/2 gallon water jug.
Also 2 adults, 1 smart mouth teen, and finally a 120lbs shedding Akita.
Storage bins under the seats had a few tarps, bungees, and the glovebox was cleaned out and became a entire first aid box.

You can’t beat any Tacoma. I see one in the mirror and I squint to see if it’s one of you bastards I met!
Glad to be part of the TW community!



I love dumpster Fire Friday!
I’ll always pour more gas on that bitch!Happy fire pit Friday!


Timmy!
My sport Tim is a gas saver I avg 22mpg but....should get 440-450 miles on this tank! Absolutely fantastic.

 

Was going to get sport trim because:

-Loved the FAKE hood scoop
-Wanted 4x4 but probably would be 5% of my driving time.
-Only trim that offers MT (off road offers it too)

Got Off Road because:

- I cried like a baby to get discount on the only MT Tacoma in the Miami area.
-The sales man told me directly: I am not going to order a sport for you at “loss” BS for me.

GLAD I bought Off Road MT

I already scraped one of my black unpainted fender flares and applied black trim protectant and voila! Disappeared. Got to understand how tear locker works...

Al I wanted was MT. Everything else didn’t matter too much.

 

I bought mine because it was pretty much everything I was looking for, and I got a good deal on it while in college. Next one will probably be an OR, but I don't plan on selling anytime soon.