DesertFZJ80
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So this all started by looking online at the new Tacoma's, about a week went by and the decision was made to try and find one.
My dad and I went to the local Toyota dealer and I test drove an SR5 with the v6 and auto trans, while it wasn't the options I was looking for it gave me a good feel for the truck and I got to experience the power of the v6. I discussed ordering one with the sales guys inside and they assured me that there was absolutely no TRD Off-Road 4x4's in Arizona, they had done an inventory check and it showed none in 'their system'.
It would be a three month wait if I was going to order one so I went home and decided to check out of state and a few other dealers in town. To my surprise a dealer in Phoenix had posted two TRD Off-road 4x4's on their website, both blue in color. My goal was to have one in white with the 6 speed manual trans, but I could settle for blue to not have to wait three months.
I call in and they confirm two blue Tacoma's meeting my specs that they will pull out for me to test drive, on they way over there I get a text saying "It turns out the one you're looking at is white" :drool:
We pull up at the dealer and both tacoma's are parked in the front lot, the blue one someone had just claimed and was starting their paperwork.
Walked over to the white one to find out that it's a 6 speed manual TRD Off-Road 4x4 with 2 miles on it, fresh off the transport! :sombrero:
For those of you that don't know the manual TRD-OR 4x4 does not come with crawl control or any of those features, but has a-trac, rear locker, clutch start cancel etc. Anyways, onto the good stuff. I'll keep this thread pic heavy just like the 80 series build!
Test drove it around the block and did the paperwork!
Didn't take long for the mods to start, I was on a waiting list for my bed bars and ditch light brackets to be made at Relentless Fab, while waiting for those I had my Hankooks moved from my 2nd gen to the new truck and bought a matching spare.
About a month went by and my parts started to show up, box from Relentless Fab followed by two dually flood LED pods from Rigid Industries
Got a Tepui RTT for X-mas and finally found the time to install it. Went to Flagstaff, AZ for an overnight with some friends and really got a feel for the truck, at this point it had around 2300 miles on the odo.
That was my first time sleeping in a Rooftop Tent and what a difference, totally worth it!
The next morning we cooked some breakfast and did some target shooting with the .22, explored the cinders some more and decided to roll through Sedona for some scenery and to go to Broken Arrow/ Schnebly Hill.
*Edit* This is not my normal average, this was the drive through Sedona which is all downhill
I'm not a huge fan of Schnebly Hill but I was cool to stretch the trucks legs and see what it could do, did broken arrow easily as well.
That's as recent as it gets, almost three months with the truck now and I'm super happy with it. Next up is sliders and a front skid once I decide which ones to go with. I'm currently planning a week long trip from AZ to Moab and into Colorado, camping the entire time and exploring with the Tacoma.
Thanks for reading!
My dad and I went to the local Toyota dealer and I test drove an SR5 with the v6 and auto trans, while it wasn't the options I was looking for it gave me a good feel for the truck and I got to experience the power of the v6. I discussed ordering one with the sales guys inside and they assured me that there was absolutely no TRD Off-Road 4x4's in Arizona, they had done an inventory check and it showed none in 'their system'.
It would be a three month wait if I was going to order one so I went home and decided to check out of state and a few other dealers in town. To my surprise a dealer in Phoenix had posted two TRD Off-road 4x4's on their website, both blue in color. My goal was to have one in white with the 6 speed manual trans, but I could settle for blue to not have to wait three months.
I call in and they confirm two blue Tacoma's meeting my specs that they will pull out for me to test drive, on they way over there I get a text saying "It turns out the one you're looking at is white" :drool:
We pull up at the dealer and both tacoma's are parked in the front lot, the blue one someone had just claimed and was starting their paperwork.
Walked over to the white one to find out that it's a 6 speed manual TRD Off-Road 4x4 with 2 miles on it, fresh off the transport! :sombrero:
For those of you that don't know the manual TRD-OR 4x4 does not come with crawl control or any of those features, but has a-trac, rear locker, clutch start cancel etc. Anyways, onto the good stuff. I'll keep this thread pic heavy just like the 80 series build!
Test drove it around the block and did the paperwork!
Didn't take long for the mods to start, I was on a waiting list for my bed bars and ditch light brackets to be made at Relentless Fab, while waiting for those I had my Hankooks moved from my 2nd gen to the new truck and bought a matching spare.
About a month went by and my parts started to show up, box from Relentless Fab followed by two dually flood LED pods from Rigid Industries
Got a Tepui RTT for X-mas and finally found the time to install it. Went to Flagstaff, AZ for an overnight with some friends and really got a feel for the truck, at this point it had around 2300 miles on the odo.
That was my first time sleeping in a Rooftop Tent and what a difference, totally worth it!
The next morning we cooked some breakfast and did some target shooting with the .22, explored the cinders some more and decided to roll through Sedona for some scenery and to go to Broken Arrow/ Schnebly Hill.
*Edit* This is not my normal average, this was the drive through Sedona which is all downhill
I'm not a huge fan of Schnebly Hill but I was cool to stretch the trucks legs and see what it could do, did broken arrow easily as well.
That's as recent as it gets, almost three months with the truck now and I'm super happy with it. Next up is sliders and a front skid once I decide which ones to go with. I'm currently planning a week long trip from AZ to Moab and into Colorado, camping the entire time and exploring with the Tacoma.
Thanks for reading!
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