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Toyota Tacoma vs Nissan Frontier

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#988 of 1446 Re: Toyota needs to add a leather option... [driver56] by mrjjgittes

Apr 09, 2006 (12:51 pm)

Replying to: driver56 (Apr 09, 2006 7:52 am)
I agree. The tacoma was at the top of my next car list, but I want side airbags and they are difficult to get on a tacoma 4 dr 4x4 in SoCal. The few trucks that have them are completely decked out and list at $32k. Too much for me for a toyota pickup. Maybe toyota will make them standard in 2007. Honda (and even nissan)seems to have its act together on side airbags, toyota seems like they are a bit stingy with them.

#989 of 1446 Re: Toyota needs to add a leather option... [mrjjgittes] by driver56

Apr 09, 2006 (1:32 pm)

Replying to: mrjjgittes (Apr 09, 2006 12:51 pm)
I haven't read or heard a thing about the 07's, but I would like to see Toyota add side bags to their trucks right across the board. Even though the Tacoma is quite crash-worthy, the side air bags offer extra assurance.
When the 07's arrive I'll certainly be looking closely again at both trucks.

#990 of 1446 Side Curtain Airbags and Leather by moparbad

Apr 10, 2006 (9:05 am)

Frontier offers side curtain airbags as optional and offers leather as optional.
The customer can choose to buy them if they want them, if you do not want them you are not forced to buy them.

#991 of 1446 Re: Toyota needs to add a leather option... [driver56] by midnightsun

Apr 13, 2006 (1:17 pm)

Replying to: driver56 (Apr 09, 2006 7:52 am)
Really, what I would like, would be able to choose unbundled options.
 
Amen to that!
 
When I was first shopping for a new truck, the Toyotas had the tow package bundled with a stereo upgrade, to the tune of about $4800. C'mon, the tow package *might* be worth $800 of that. The upgraded stereo isn't even worth a quarter of the remaining $4000.
 
It's a ripoff, and a stupid ripoff. At least bundle the packages so that things that go together are forced together. Tow package + not very good stereo upgrade = one weird option bundle.
 
The really funny part was that the bundle included "50 state emissions" as one of the options. This is FREE on other vehicles!

#992 of 1446 Re: Toyota needs to add a leather option... [midnightsun] by ustazzaf

Apr 13, 2006 (9:50 pm)

Replying to: midnightsun (Apr 13, 2006 1:17 pm)
When I was first shopping for a new truck, the Toyotas had the tow package bundled with a stereo upgrade, to the tune of about $4800. C'mon, the tow package *might* be worth $800 of that. The upgraded stereo isn't even worth a quarter of the remaining $4000.
  
It's a ripoff, and a stupid ripoff. At least bundle the packages so that things that go together are forced together. Tow package + not very good stereo upgrade = one weird option bundle.
  
The really funny part was that the bundle included "50 state emissions" as one of the options. This is FREE on other vehicles!
 
When I first came to this forum, I came for advice. Unfortunately it has turned into a comedy site sometimes. No one believes that you are going to pay 4K for a hitch and a stereo, weather it is a Toyota or a Mercedes (well maybe a Mercedes). When I went looking, I could get the basic SR5 4X4 for 26ish, the TRD Off Road for $28K, and the TRD Sport for about 30K. There was not a package that included just the stereo and the hitch. If you want to pretend that there is, then hopefully people will take it with a grain of salt.

#993 of 1446 Ustazzaf [ustazzaf] by moparbad

Apr 14, 2006 (5:47 am)

Replying to: ustazzaf (Apr 13, 2006 9:50 pm)
When your post is all in Italics and Bold Print it is more difficult to read than Plain Text.

#994 of 1446 Re: BINGO!/ 06 Fronty SE /KC/4x4 [badness] by sugarman1

Apr 15, 2006 (5:43 am)

Replying to: badness (Apr 06, 2006 7:13 pm)
Aint no 4x4 v6 Nissan going to get 25mpg's no matter how much you baby the gas pedal son. You either dont know how to add and subtract or your dreaming or your blowing alot of hot air or all the above.ALL THE ABOVE is the right answer. That Nismo is 400lbs. heavier than the Taco and that cannot relate to it getting 5mpgs better than the Yota.

#995 of 1446 Re: Toyota needs to add a leather option... [ustazzaf] by midnightsun

Apr 15, 2006 (3:54 pm)

Replying to: ustazzaf (Apr 13, 2006 9:50 pm)
Ustazzaf, if you want to believe that just because YOUR regional Toyotas did not list such a bundle then it did not exist, that is fine. However, such a forced bundle did exist on Toyota's official website, the printouts of which were being handed out at local dealerships. The one I went to gave me such a printout AND I checked it against Toyota's website; they matched. It may have been a special screw job for the Rocky Mountain region, but it was no lie, as you are accusing me of.
 
Toyota is no saint, any more than the other manufacturers are. They're going to try to force customers who can't wait for a special order to buy what's on the dealer's lots. In this case, it was a ludicrous bundle, probably based on the likelihood that many buyers in this region want the tow package. At the time (January '05), the trucks were new and scarce, and no doubt quite a few customers did pay for that ridiculously overpriced bundle, just to get a new truck right away. I was not one of them, though that's not why I didn't buy the truck.
 
The information I posted about the forced bundling is fact, not gratuitous bashing such as your comment about leather seats, Ridgelines, and Brokeback Mountain.

#996 of 1446 Re: Toyota needs to add a leather option... [midnightsun] by ustazzaf

Apr 15, 2006 (4:41 pm)

Replying to: midnightsun (Apr 15, 2006 3:54 pm)
Ya, you are right about the stereo and tow package being bundled togeather for 4K. Of course the TRD Off Road Package is also included. That has the tow hooks, 110 outled, side curtain air bags, seat air bags, additional skid plate, larger tires, badging, rear locker, heavy duty battery and alternator, stronger shocks/struts and other stuff I can't remember. That is just a little more than a stereo and hitch. Maybe you don't want all that stuff just to get a hitch, and for about $300 you can go without that stuff and buy the hitch and wiring adapter aftermarket. The forced bundling may infact be a little shady, but you get a whole lot more than just athe stereo and hitch for the cost. You would be hard pressed to get half that stuff added to any vehicle aftermarket for that cost. I WAS out of line with the Brokeback line. My bad.

#997 of 1446 My Bad! by ustazzaf

Apr 15, 2006 (10:25 pm)

I went back and saw that the site actually said that the package included the TRD Sport Package or the Off Road Package, depending on if you get the short or long bed. I don't have the long bed or Sport Package, but I know both have more than enough to cover the price if you want what is offered. Again, as I said before, the packages may offer stuff you don't really need, but you do get your money's worth (sale numbers don't lie). I can honestly say that the only extra option that I have not used is the air bags (thankfully). I really think that the 110 outlet would have been more useful in the cab as the engine has to be running for it to work, but I have used it. I had a converter before this purchase, so, although I would not have paid extra for this option, it is something that I really appreciate. The other major options are of course the tow package and the tow hooks. During the summer months, I seldom go a week without pulling something out of the mud or sand. The final thing offered with the TRD package is the compass and temp gauge. My sig other's van had that and I really appreciated it. The temp is really handy when travelling the mountains. Ice can jump up and mess up your day real quick. And guys sure the heck aren't gonna ask for directions.

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