Chariot of Steel
Well, we took the plunge. Last night we bought the '05 Toyota Tacoma.
It's the Silver Streak Mica with Graphite interior. A 4x4, naturally, with the 4-door Double Cab. The shorter (5-foot) bed.
This one has the TRD Off-Road Package #2. This means it comes with: towing package, off-road tuned suspension with Bilstein® shocks, 16-in. alloy wheels with P265/70R16 BFGoodrich® Rugged Trail T/A tires, locking rear differential, engine skidplate and fuel tank protector, front tow hook, 115V/400-watt deck mounted power outlet, multi-function overhead console with compass and temperature gauge, sport seats with sport fabric and driver's lumbar support and sport fabric, and TRD Off-Road graphics, fog lamps, chrome grille surround and rear bumper, color-keyed front bumper and overfenders, metallic-tone instrument panel trim, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift lever, variable intermittent windshield wipers, sun visors with sliding extensions and vanity mirror, and SR5 badging and upgraded seat fabric and driver’s seat with lumbar support, power windows/door locks/outside mirrors, remote keyless entry system, cruise control and sliding rear window with privacy glass
In other words, a pretty sweet vehicle. I've been wanting to get back in a truck since we traded the Ranger in on the mini-van. I hadn't been really thinking about getting one now, but Rhonda brought it up, and she did a lot of legwork on this, so thanks much to her. Also, thanks to Rich, the husband of Rhonda's friend Jennifer. He helped get us a good deal.
I drove it to work today, parked it in the ramp in a more remote region of the parking ramp. I have my school group, but will probably drive the Skylark there. For awhile I'll probably be paranoid about parking it in public lots, especially until the new plates come and it isn't so obvious a brand new vehicle.
I think Ford got behind the curve on this one, that I as a customer went to Toyota. Their Ranger doesn't have the full 4-door double cab, and they don't really have plans to update the Ranger in the near future. The 4-door cabs are becoming increasingly popular. The Ranger is a nice vehicle, and is competing on price these days. The Explorer Sport Trac fills in that gap, but is still based on the older Explorer base. The updated model is not out yet.
So, I went with the Toyota quality. It is built in California (build date on my truck is January 2005). True, a good chunk of parts, like the engine, are from Japan, but even in domestic vehicles parts come from all over and are assembled here.
Mom came through yesterday. I picked her up at the airport and took her to the train last night. So, she really allowed us to get the truck deal done last night. She watched the kids while we went and sealed the deal. So, thanks Mom for that!
It's the Silver Streak Mica with Graphite interior. A 4x4, naturally, with the 4-door Double Cab. The shorter (5-foot) bed.
This one has the TRD Off-Road Package #2. This means it comes with: towing package, off-road tuned suspension with Bilstein® shocks, 16-in. alloy wheels with P265/70R16 BFGoodrich® Rugged Trail T/A tires, locking rear differential, engine skidplate and fuel tank protector, front tow hook, 115V/400-watt deck mounted power outlet, multi-function overhead console with compass and temperature gauge, sport seats with sport fabric and driver's lumbar support and sport fabric, and TRD Off-Road graphics, fog lamps, chrome grille surround and rear bumper, color-keyed front bumper and overfenders, metallic-tone instrument panel trim, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift lever, variable intermittent windshield wipers, sun visors with sliding extensions and vanity mirror, and SR5 badging and upgraded seat fabric and driver’s seat with lumbar support, power windows/door locks/outside mirrors, remote keyless entry system, cruise control and sliding rear window with privacy glass
In other words, a pretty sweet vehicle. I've been wanting to get back in a truck since we traded the Ranger in on the mini-van. I hadn't been really thinking about getting one now, but Rhonda brought it up, and she did a lot of legwork on this, so thanks much to her. Also, thanks to Rich, the husband of Rhonda's friend Jennifer. He helped get us a good deal.
I drove it to work today, parked it in the ramp in a more remote region of the parking ramp. I have my school group, but will probably drive the Skylark there. For awhile I'll probably be paranoid about parking it in public lots, especially until the new plates come and it isn't so obvious a brand new vehicle.
I think Ford got behind the curve on this one, that I as a customer went to Toyota. Their Ranger doesn't have the full 4-door double cab, and they don't really have plans to update the Ranger in the near future. The 4-door cabs are becoming increasingly popular. The Ranger is a nice vehicle, and is competing on price these days. The Explorer Sport Trac fills in that gap, but is still based on the older Explorer base. The updated model is not out yet.
So, I went with the Toyota quality. It is built in California (build date on my truck is January 2005). True, a good chunk of parts, like the engine, are from Japan, but even in domestic vehicles parts come from all over and are assembled here.
Mom came through yesterday. I picked her up at the airport and took her to the train last night. So, she really allowed us to get the truck deal done last night. She watched the kids while we went and sealed the deal. So, thanks Mom for that!
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