Will TE's always be scarce

[deekoi]

im from southern california, i went to a couple dealers looking around and found one with navigation and KDSS. i saw 6 without nav but i really wanted one with it. i think it depends on what you want. you may have an easier time finding one without navigation.

im not sure what your plans are when it comes to offroading but i know the 4x4 SR5's are more than capable, and it would be the cheapest route. my TE with nav and kdss out the door was i believe 39k. a 4x4 sr5 is more around 35k? i believe. limiteds are going to be 40k+ they kinda remind me of the range rovers, all wheel drive all the time with all the bells and whistles but still offroad worthy if you want them to be. so you will find a TE, i think it just may not have all bells and whistles

do sr5's have the option of navigation?

edit: just looked on the toyota website to build a 4runner, the TE wasnt even available to build. are they not making them anymore?

Hey TheSweenyFiles,

I live in So Cal too, what year TE did you get? and from what dealer? I looked at a couple of dealers now and they have told me none are in stock or they are 300+ miles away. I'll PM you. Thanks!

 

[Clattertruck]

TEs in Colorado

I recently bought a 2011 from Erlich in Greeley. I suggest you talk to Travis the internet salesman. He is very knowledgeable about the product. I found the dealership to be very good to deal with. I live in Centennial and could not get much help from the Denver area dealers.

 

[veloindy]

An auto broker like HM Brown can get them. I check with my guy there every once in a while and he can always find one. I purchased my 06 through them and the transaction was painless.

 

[fraggy]

There are quite a few TEs in Washington state. Just yesterday, I saw that at least two dealers had at least one.

 

[jreiter]

Thanks for the tip. Can you explain the basic differences? How will the TE with and without the KDSS compare to the SR5? I thought the KDSS was more for offroad handling, but I'm new to these vehicles.

The KDSS system is indeed for off-roading, but it has one real advantage for on-road driving: huge swaybars. This makes the Trail model handle very well in the corners since it won't lean over as much as the SR5. Where the KDSS system comes in handy when off-roading is that it can effectively disconnect those huge swaybars, giving you the effect of having no swaybars. That's why it's so great. You get the best of both worlds.

In a normal vehicle, manufacturers have to weigh out how stiff to make the swaybars.

• Too stiff, and it handles great on the road but loses off-road articulation.
• Too soft, and it gains that off-road articulation but sacrifices on-road handling.

The KDSS system lets you have the really stiff swaybars for great on-road handling, but it can then disconnect them when off-roading. Super handy. If you could drive a KDSS and non-KDSS back-to-back, you'd feel the difference on the road.

 

[bradj]

I just did a search for all of the Gulf States Toyota Dealers and there are no TE's showing in inventory or coming available soon. Odd

 

[USMC_4runner]

I have yet to see another TE in the Florida panhandle...

 

[Kbstone]

Don't know if you found one yet but I was in the same boat. I was going to buy one at Pederson in Fort Collins in October but decided to wait a few weeks for a silver TE. When I started looking again they were all selling pretty quickly and the dealer in FC informed me there were none in the produciton schedule. Don't know if he was pullin' my leg or not but the 2011 TE have been pretty slim around the front range.

I ended-up buying one in Santa Fe the week before Thanksgiving. We had a fun trip flying into ABQ then going to Santa Fe to pick it up and driving back home.

There was one in Durango that I was dealing on but decided to go with Santa Fe becasue of price...

Good luck with your search....