Beninbeta
Well-known member
You have some decent thoughts @testerdahl , but again I disagree on the pricing bit. The Lariat Ranger is very close to that same price and the one you had also had the SDM which you cannot get on either Ranger or ZR2. When you take that off the prices are similar between all three top optioned vehicles. The ZR2 has the best included accessories for the price for sure.
The Ranger Raptor is the best valued halo mid-sizer and mid-sized truck in general. The ZR2 Bison is the same cost as the TRD Pro at around 65K.
Having driven both the cloth and softex seats in the Tacoma, the cloth seats are more comfortable, less stiff, which is probably why you didn't have an issue with them on the first drive. I think they had cloth seats in the Off-Road models for testing.
If you look at the mid spec trucks, they are all pretty close with the Colorado having the least features, but lowest price and the Ford having the best value for the money. But they are all really close price wise.
Toyota's software, especially for the driver display could definitely be better, as you said. I really like that big display especially for going off-road and parking. I was kind of disappointed, Tim, that you didn't take on some trails somewhere and show off the SDM. You'd have been one of the first to do that and give your thoughts on if it was a worth while upgrade at 1200.
Anyway most of the other stuff is just personal opinion. Everything is really expensive, and I do think those top tier trucks, Trailhunter, Pro, and Bison are crazy expensive.
Just my thoughts and thanks for sharing! BTW did you have any issues with wireless Carplay, Android Auto wireless is terrible?