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Originally Posted by Decipher
This is probably some of the best advice you can get on this topic. Real world experience replaces all speculation.
I love my SR5P and while it would be nice to have the other gadgets, my SR5P has taken me everywhere I’ve wanted to go and if I ever got myself into a bad situation, Atrac got me out with zero drama. Plus a lack of crawl control and all those things forces you to learn the fundamentals of wheeling in different conditions. This was infinitely useful when we rented a Jeep in Kauai and drove on the sand. If I never learned I would have been stuck like everyone else.
I was off the grid one day in the snow with my Runner.I heard cracking under me and before I realized it, I was falling through ice into a decent sized pond I didn’t know was there. I had to muscle through massive chunks of ice and mud. I couldn’t get out and thought I was done...until I engaged Atrac. With a little effort, I crawled right out and was forever sold on the capabilities of this truck in this form.
If I was buying another Runner today, I honestly can’t say I’d sport the extra money. If money wasn’t an issue, sure, but knowing what the truck is capable of now, I’d save the money and use it towards the thing that matters most...good tires. A lift, too, but tires are the single best mod you can do to really let the Runner stretch it’s legs.
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Actually....my opinion is that it’s a no brainer.....always get the TRD off road over the SR5. My reasoning? They cost the exact same thing, so go for the off road.
How do I figure that???? The real
cost of a vehicle is not what you pay when you purchase but what you pay when you purchase minus the trade value you receive when you trade it in.
In 2016, I bought an SR5 premium and paid $35,300. In late 2017, I traded up to a 2018 TRD off road premium, non KDSS, and paid $37,300...exactly $2000 more. When I traded in, I got KBB trade value of $29,000 on my SR5. If I had kept it, based on condition and the mileage I’d have today, trade value would be $25,000, according to KBB. Had I bought a Trail premium in 2016, I’m certain I could have gotten it for $2000 more as I did in late 2017. KBB trade in on a 2016 Trail premium, assuming same condition and mileage......$27,000....$2000 more.
So, the $2000 extra you pay for the TRD off road will be recouped when you trade due to the awesome residual values on these things. It’s nice to have the extra off road goodies if you should ever need them. Crawl control already saved me on some deep soft sand on the beach.
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