2007 Toyota 4Stunner

[Senor_Taylor]

Agreed on the Taco pricing. We looked at a loaded limited one before I ended up in the Canyon. The price was almost unjustifiable and they weren't really willing to negotiate at all. To be fair though, all new trucks now are pretty pricey and even used trucks down here in the south are too. They hold their value so well.

I think this was a great purchase all around. The lack of fuel efficiency may start to add up after a while of stop and go DC traffic but it kind of is what it is if you want that kind of all purpose vehicle.

Looking back at the original MSRP on a "loaded" 2003 Tacoma, you're looking at very low 20,000s. Now a loaded limited is almost $40,000. Granted, there are just about twice as much truck.

The gas mileage isn't an issue, though. I'm averaging over 20 in the 4Runner, where I only averaged 18 in the Tacoma. What a difference 10 years makes for engine design.

The commute this morning was very pleasant. My back is thankful and it's a much better way to start the day than I was doing before with either the Tacoma or the Miata. I did notice a tick which is probably an exhaust leak. Only noticeable with the window down, which Joey and I couldn't do on the test drive or my drive yesterday as it was raining. The dealership replaced at least one of the exhaust manifolds as it's a known issue, so either the other needs to be replaced or they didn't torque it properly?

Speaking of torque.... wow. I never got above 2000 rpm this morning. I step on the gas and expect it to drop 2 gears and start screaming, but instead it pulls from 1000 rpm, or idle, or -500 rpm. Wherever it is, it is happy. Also, the same bulbs behind the lcd screen are out in mine that were out in Cabell's. These things are too predictable.