Tacoma TRD Pro Cost $65,395

Agreed

 

some people don't have the luxury of doing 5yr or even 6 yr loans. its not always a fault of the person. unless you know the person's life and what they had to go thru, they may have no choice to take that bad loan to just get to work or provide transportation for family members, etc. once you have been in that spot or have had someone experience that low point in life, i wouldn't judge so quickly. granted people that could benefit from 5-6 yrs don't take it but rather float a longer loan really shouldn't and they probably know better. i know plenty of people that want that ultra low payment but have never been taught financial responsibility.


i know how this since my daughter and husband did this due to financial hardship. husband lost his great job, lost free health care for the family (they pay $6-700 now), refinanced a 3yr lease into a 5yr loan after the lease was done (which was not a smart move in my opinion during this bad time of high rates), new house, newborn. its taken them about 3-4 yrs to get somewhat back to before, but they have a ways to go, probably another 3-5 yrs to get back to pre job loss.

sometimes life just hits hard at the wrong time for folks.

i did the same stupid thing back in my late teens/early 20's with my wife. racked up credit card debt and it took 7 yrs to get out from that hole in the early 90's. but we learned and we are way better for it. we had kids, new parents, new house, things just came crashing down due to poor financial responsibility. but we went to credit counseling and we learned to not get into that again.

 

And you can get a fully loaded Gladiator Rubicon for $50k. Gladiator is criminally underestimated

 

A year from now I think Toyota is going to find themselves in a pickle. 50-60k+ for tacos and 4Rs. 70-80k+ for GXs, LCs, and Sequoias. Once the novelty wears off demand is going to drop like a rock.

Just bought the wife a new loaded Silverado trail boss trim with the 6.2l and a 8yr/100k GM platinum warranty for less than the cost of a Tacoma Pro and it is 10x the vehicle that the Taco is…… and that’s coming from a 20yr Toyota fanboy loyalist.

 

Stay on top of the maintenace, like freaking overdo things, there is no reason that truck won't last for a long long time. Good job, happy for you. Check my oil analysis thread, it should give you some info. Fluids are cheap, pick the good quality ones. Good luck!

 

please elaborate, it’s my understanding in the Jeep world they consider it a piece of shit hence why they’re not selling at all. I heard they’re actually in talks of discontinuing it due to the lackluster sales

 

Why is it a piece of shit? It is a Wrangler with a bed. Tell me the difference

 

ask the Jeep guys I know they shit on it for some reason I never cared enough for that truck to look into to see if it’s decent or not

 

Which Jeep guys, where?

 

The more I age the more conservative I get. My rule is if you can’t pay cash you can’t afford a vehicle. Just keep using what you have or use public transportation.

 

yeah Toyota I think is overplaying their hand. Prices are through the roof. At this point why not just buy a cheaper American made vehicle with ton of warranty and still come out ahead financially and features you end up with. More car for your $$.