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FWIW the side skirt trim piece is really easy to reinstall if you get sick of looking at that big seam under the doors.
For mine (which was probably a bit worse than yours) I just power washed it, let it dry, and sprayed the stuff on. It's still holding up good 2 years later and no rust progression.
Man I saw it on FB marketplace as I was hunting to price the wifes rig as well. We are in the same boat, and going tundra, we had 2 trips in 2 weeks that had us absolutley sardined in the truck, running a tool company, doing a show, then wheeling with all of that stuff in the rig really forced our hand and had us realize we need a full size truck back in our lives the Tacoma is also on the chopping block.
Don't post pictures like that! Its just too much!
I wonder had the 200 not been the last cruiser if we hadn't go that way instead of the tundra
After having built a couple larger overlanders, I'd never build a Tundra for that purpose, do love them though, but not for serious off roading in tight trails.
We may go that route with the new Landcruisers coming out! The biggest negative issues with the 200 series was the price and the size.
That's the same dilemma I'm having. Tundra would make life easier, but would effectively eliminate any local wheeling. The trails around here aren't full-size friendly.
A good reason to keep more of a beater 4x4 around for your local trails.
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Ditto to the perfect world scenario! At one point I had a V8 4th gen 4Runner and an NC3 Miata concurrently (and prior a V6 4th gen 4Runner and a C6 Corvette concurrently), but decision were made and that time in life has passed.A good reason to keep more of a beater 4x4 around for your local trails.
Most folks in my part of the world has ditched road-legal 4x4 vehicles for side-by-sides that they tow to the trailhead with a fullsize truck (which had made my trails even more narrow due to the SXSs not knocking down limbs/saplings). However a nice SXS can cost as much as a built GX! People do drive them on the road here but it's legally questionable at best. I assume that would be a no-go in New England.
In a perfect world I would have a fullsize 4x4 tow rig (and a bigger camper), my GX for wheeling, a hybrid for a commuter car, and a sports car
I agree about capabilities, but my BIGGEST gripe with Jeep is reliability!
Had that combo for a while all at the same time.In a perfect world I would have a fullsize 4x4 tow rig (and a bigger camper), my GX for wheeling, a hybrid for a commuter car, and a sports car
Must have ton of garage space
. I'd love to have more toys as well, like many of us I'm limited by hours in a day and space . I've been thru this with my wife several times as she wants a bigger camper. Looking at $60-70K for a Tundra or HD truck to pull it plus $50-80K for the camper (that's not a POS from Indiana) it gets into the terrible-investment realm pretty quickly. We're lucky to have lots of trails and places to camp in my neck of the woods, and I can be wheeling within 40 minutes of my house. I also use my GX as a legit camping, bike hauling, hiking vehicle and go to some rather tight places as well for hobbies outside of wheeling only. There is nothing else on the road other than a GX or maybe a 100 that can do that and pull our compact camper, be a fun and capable overlanding rig, and be super reliable, so it's the perfect rig for us.
Not a lot of garage, but mostly on the street... Especially the large stuff.Must have ton of garage space
I've been thru this with my wife several times as she wants a bigger camper. Looking at $60-70K for a Tundra or HD truck to pull it plus $50-80K for the camper (that's not a POS from Indiana) it gets into the terrible-investment realm pretty quickly. We're lucky to have lots of trails and places to camp in my neck of the woods, and I can be wheeling within 40 minutes of my house. I also use my GX as a legit camping, bike hauling, hiking vehicle and go to some rather tight places as well for hobbies outside of wheeling only. There is nothing else on the road other than a GX or maybe a 100 that can do that and pull our compact camper, be a fun and capable overlanding rig, and be super reliable, so it's the perfect rig for us.
Removing the local off-roading from the equation, a FS truck makes more sense and most get comparable to or better MPG than a GX anyway and (new or slightly used) cost about the same to buy and mod, with much better towing capacity and space The GX is just a great swiss-army knife of a rig.
When we get through paying down some debt and have more disposable income, the un-economical nature of a bigger camper/bigger truck matters a lot less and we'll add something bigger to the stable.
