Tom_C
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- First Name
- Tom
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- Apr 17, 2021
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- Location
- Virginia, USA
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- 2020 Ranger Lariat SuperCab FX4
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- System Admin
I had very old pre-taco toyota. It was great and did everything I needed or wanted. I sold it because it was just sitting and I got tired of paying insurance to have it sit in the yard. I finally came to the realization that I needed a truck for *reasons*, so I bought a ranger and sold my outback. The ranger checked all the boxes for me, and I'm happy with the choice so far. Time will tell.Well, as someone who's had a 2019 Tacoma SR5 4x4 and now a 2021 Ranger, I think I can give me 2 cents. Now granted, I only had my Ranger a couple of days.
I will say this. The ranger for me, is WAY more comfortable and it feels WAY more refined. The Tacoma had this cheap feel to it to me. It rattled on the highway, had a lot of wind noise and no power. It just did not feel refined at all. I also had issues from day one with the rear end. Multiple dealer trips and no fix. Finally got tired of and got rid of it. During my months of ownership with my Tacoma I spent a lot of time on the Tacoma forums. MAN... Talk about problems. Just take a look at the list of TSBs out on the Tacoma since 2018. Its ridiculous. My buddy has a 2018 Tacoma and he's had shifting issues since day one that till this day has not been fixed, even after multiple dealership visits. This is a very common complaint with the Tacoma. Basically, it refuses to shift into higher gears at highway speeds. He would have to manually have to shift it into higher gears. A few dealership visits has sorta fixed the issue, but it still isn't perfect.
MY personal observations, the Ranger's bones are way better built than the Tacoma. The ranger seems solid. The Tacoma seems cheap. My dad who's been a mechanic of 40+ years and a hardcore Toyota fanboy, even agrees that the new Tacoma's feel and seem built like shit.
Now, I do think in the LONG wrong the motor and transmission on the Tacoma's will outlast the 2.3s and 10 speeds, but that's my opinion.
With the Tacoma, within a few weeks I had buyers remorse. With this Ranger, I am in love. Love everything about it so far. Check in again with me in a few months.
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