Who’s switched from Tacoma to Tundra?

I just did. I just got a 2011 DC Rock Warrior just over a month ago, because my '97 Tacoma was totaled in an accident. I used the money from the insurance for the down payment. I still have the Tacoma and fixed it to where it's driveable again.

 

Beautiful! Any cons to the new purchase?

 

Ok so I have a similar challenge. I have a 21 TRD Sport with TRD lift. Love the truck but recently fell into doing a lot of construction repair work on the side for a friend and turned into a second job/ business. Used the Tacoma for the last year but it just can’t handle the day to day weight I carrry. Would love to stay Yota but just don’t know if the Tundra will cut it.
Need at least a 6 ft bed and my everyday payload is min 700lbs.
Wish they made a 3/4 ton

 

Major one, wife keeps taking it and leaving me with her Highlander lol. None really, parking can be harder with a larger/ longer vehicle. However it’s may more comfortable and the power is band phenomenal.

 

Add me to the list. I made the swap tonight.



Tried to like the 4th gen Tacoma, I just never warmed up to it. I really showed Toyota by buying a Tundra I guess.

 

I might head back into a Tundra Platinum w/ TRD off road package too. Just not sure if it will be a hybrid or not. Lots of deals to be had for the Tundras though! $2000-$7000 off!

 

I ended up getting almost 10k off. Mine is a non hybrid.

I know Tundras have gotten dragged through the mud lately and rightfully so, but I'm betting Toyota gets its act together and hopefully they did so before I bought mine lol. I tried to time the truck market I guess.

I can't even begin to describe how nice the Tundra Platinum is, just unbelievable.

 

Very nice! I hope when I get mine there is discounts close to $10k too How you like the massaging front seats?

 

This is how I felt, did you drive them back to back? To me they drove so similar I would rather have the Tundra's interior and size, not to mention the price after negotiating was so close.

 

Yep, twice I drove them back to back at different dealers. I felt like the Tundra drove smaller than it is while the 4th gen drove bigger than it was causing me to ponder why even bothering with the smaller truck?

I ended up going Platinum, so the price argument went out the window, but early in my search the Taco was within spitting distance of the Tundra in models I was looking at. Happened when I test drove the Ranger, then F150 as well. Pricing nowadays makes it hard to get a midsizer unless that's what you just want IMO. Turns out, I didn't really want one.

 

Didn't even know it had them until the next day playing with the screen. Dealer never said a peep about them.

I find them to be nice, but unnerving as it is a new feature for me and I prefer to feel the road as is.

Wife loves them though...

 

I have a bad back so on long road trips a built in massage feature is a God send I hear rumors 2026 might be a refreshing year for the Tundras. Hope it doesn't go too crazy

 

Seats are crazy good coming from the Tacoma. I have like 5 or 6 different massage types with differing intensities and my Platinum even has leg a leg rest thing on the front that can extend out to take pressure off your legs??? It's like driving from a recliner when fully extended haha.

Coming from a base '17 Taco OR to this Tundra is mind blowing.

8 year product run sounds about right for a Toyota so mid cycle refresh would be right there. You're probably right.