FWIW,
I bought a used TRD OR with the short bed last year, after selling my 2007 Tacoma. I got lucky and on an extended work trip I got to have two 2019 TRDOR's as rental cars so I put 6wks in driving them before deciding to buy my own. I also test drove a ZR2, and a Nissan Pro4X which I thought both were cheaply made and not worth the money. The only real competition for me was the Tundra. In San Diego, the local dealers put a 5k markup on all the pro's which instantly turned me off. I thought the Off Road was a good middle ground, some of the cool features, without the PRO price tag. For those that really want to wheel, I think the way to go is to get a SR or SR5 and mod it, but that's just me.
My wife's DD is a 2019 4Runner TRDOR, so it's been nice to compare the 3.5 to her 4.0. Biggest noticeable difference is the truck has quicker acceleration, and better mileage. I also like the interior (stereo, gauge cluster, etc) better than the 4runners.
I have two little kids and use the backseats quite a bit. Kids are fine, most adults are fine as well as long as it's not really long distances. I live in So-Cal so I got the automatic and have been really happy with it, I just did a long road trip up to Humboldt County and back and it was great on the long drive. Gas mileage has been as advertised which is a few mpg over the wifes 4runner.
As for wheeling, I've taken it to the desert a few times, and have been annoyed with some of the nannies in the sand, once you disable them (traction control specifically) truck was great. I did Anza Borrego (heart attack hill, Fish Creek Wash, etc) bone stock, and had no issues (those are very tame areas also)
I looked for a good 6months before finding mine which was a lease turn in at a Subaru Dealer. I setup alerts on autotempest.com (searches craigslist, ebay, cars.com, and autotrader.com) and was able jump on mine pretty quick. Used market in So-Cal is insane for these, good ones were gone in 24-48hrs.
I bought a used TRD OR with the short bed last year, after selling my 2007 Tacoma. I got lucky and on an extended work trip I got to have two 2019 TRDOR's as rental cars so I put 6wks in driving them before deciding to buy my own. I also test drove a ZR2, and a Nissan Pro4X which I thought both were cheaply made and not worth the money. The only real competition for me was the Tundra. In San Diego, the local dealers put a 5k markup on all the pro's which instantly turned me off. I thought the Off Road was a good middle ground, some of the cool features, without the PRO price tag. For those that really want to wheel, I think the way to go is to get a SR or SR5 and mod it, but that's just me.
My wife's DD is a 2019 4Runner TRDOR, so it's been nice to compare the 3.5 to her 4.0. Biggest noticeable difference is the truck has quicker acceleration, and better mileage. I also like the interior (stereo, gauge cluster, etc) better than the 4runners.
I have two little kids and use the backseats quite a bit. Kids are fine, most adults are fine as well as long as it's not really long distances. I live in So-Cal so I got the automatic and have been really happy with it, I just did a long road trip up to Humboldt County and back and it was great on the long drive. Gas mileage has been as advertised which is a few mpg over the wifes 4runner.
As for wheeling, I've taken it to the desert a few times, and have been annoyed with some of the nannies in the sand, once you disable them (traction control specifically) truck was great. I did Anza Borrego (heart attack hill, Fish Creek Wash, etc) bone stock, and had no issues (those are very tame areas also)
I looked for a good 6months before finding mine which was a lease turn in at a Subaru Dealer. I setup alerts on autotempest.com (searches craigslist, ebay, cars.com, and autotrader.com) and was able jump on mine pretty quick. Used market in So-Cal is insane for these, good ones were gone in 24-48hrs.