Hi all,
New here, but active on the Tacoma forums. My son now has my 2G Tacoma and the automotive disruptions have made its replacement a never-ending cross shopping journey. Sharing for fun, who else has multiple deposits?
First - Had a reservation on an F150 Lightning. Then Ford locked the extended range with other options and an XLT penciled out @ $82K. Cancelled and rolled the deposit into a Bronco Wildtrak order.
Then Ford couldn’t give a build date and to get a build date I was advised to drop the options I wanted (Lux, Hard Top, Towing). I chose not to drop configuration and got tired of that game. When I saw the GX/250 announcements and decided that @ $70K+ OTD the quality of material in the Bronco was lacking. Cancelled that and got deposit back in August. Funny thing is now that the UAW is on strike Ford sends me an email my truck has a VIN and is ’in production’. I’m glad to skip the strike-built unit.
Currently have refundable deposit on both GX550 and LC250. Planning on trying for a Tacoma Trailhunter position as well. Personally really like thought of the hybrid in the LC250/Trailhunter. My near term use case is ~400 mile round trip for trout fishing in/around Sequoia and, going south, trips to Ensenada/Baja. So I really like the potential of the 25mpg, 325hb/450lbft of torque and 8 speeds. While the 4.0L in the 2G Tacoma was adequate it was really a compromise and a mediocre performer. Sucked gas, noisy, to few gears and to tall of final drive. I will admit I had full confidence in it and it was very well maintained so I had no issues with it holding 5,000 rmp when climbing mountain passes.
We have a 5th gen RX350h in the household. Drives great, consistently 36mpg everywhere, generally quiet, seamless gas/electric integration. Why I fully appreciate this is not the same drivetrain as the above, it gives me high hopes for the coming hybrids.
My brother had a 100 series, now has a 200 series. I’ll be really interested in comparing to his truck.
Hi all!
New here, but active on the Tacoma forums. My son now has my 2G Tacoma and the automotive disruptions have made its replacement a never-ending cross shopping journey. Sharing for fun, who else has multiple deposits?
First - Had a reservation on an F150 Lightning. Then Ford locked the extended range with other options and an XLT penciled out @ $82K. Cancelled and rolled the deposit into a Bronco Wildtrak order.
Then Ford couldn’t give a build date and to get a build date I was advised to drop the options I wanted (Lux, Hard Top, Towing). I chose not to drop configuration and got tired of that game. When I saw the GX/250 announcements and decided that @ $70K+ OTD the quality of material in the Bronco was lacking. Cancelled that and got deposit back in August. Funny thing is now that the UAW is on strike Ford sends me an email my truck has a VIN and is ’in production’. I’m glad to skip the strike-built unit.
Currently have refundable deposit on both GX550 and LC250. Planning on trying for a Tacoma Trailhunter position as well. Personally really like thought of the hybrid in the LC250/Trailhunter. My near term use case is ~400 mile round trip for trout fishing in/around Sequoia and, going south, trips to Ensenada/Baja. So I really like the potential of the 25mpg, 325hb/450lbft of torque and 8 speeds. While the 4.0L in the 2G Tacoma was adequate it was really a compromise and a mediocre performer. Sucked gas, noisy, to few gears and to tall of final drive. I will admit I had full confidence in it and it was very well maintained so I had no issues with it holding 5,000 rmp when climbing mountain passes.
We have a 5th gen RX350h in the household. Drives great, consistently 36mpg everywhere, generally quiet, seamless gas/electric integration. Why I fully appreciate this is not the same drivetrain as the above, it gives me high hopes for the coming hybrids.
My brother had a 100 series, now has a 200 series. I’ll be really interested in comparing to his truck.
Hi all!
, you made a wise move.
