Hello All,
New here, but I have been lurking for a while picking up tips/tricks/hacks and been wanting a Taco for over two decades now! Long story short, a very recent divorce lead to a forced sale of my house, lack of a decent daily driver, and me wanting to get back to the 2 or 3 weekends a month I spent out in the west exploring prior to marriage. My lifted '06 TJ Rubicon w/150k has been showing her age and lead me on the hunt for a new rig, and here I am.
I started shopping in September 2020, however, I quickly found the Toyota region I live in inflates the cost over MSRP and inventory was not available with a waiting list pushed out until February 2021. At this point I was looking for a TRD OR with the package I wanted, but I was open to the Pro. Getting a TRD OR with exactly what I wanted would pretty much require me waiting and ordering one; not really an option as my TJ was down on compression in one cylinder and leaking just about every fluid possible. Pricing the two models out side by side, once I outfitted the TRD OR with the factory options I wanted, it was close in price to a Pro. In early October 2020 I started hunting east of Rockies seeing there were no options in the west, reaching out to a few dealerships a day looking for a Pro in either Lunar or Super White. Finally, I came across a dealership in Iowa who had a Pro allocated, not reserved and shipping out in early November, and within two minutes of talking with them I had my deposit on it. Huge shout-out to Toyota of Des Moines, they worked with me and we completed the entire deal via email and phone; they even threw in a 200k mi 20 year powertrain warranty for free.
Fast forward two weeks, finally the day came, I drove my TJ ten hours south to a relatives house for storage until I can find a place with a garage, hopped on a plane and flew to Des Monies. Once at the dealership, I had the keys in my hand in less than an hour, and I started on my 1600mi drive back to NV. If you ever want to figure out a new vehicle, I highly suggest a 1600mi drive through all weather types! Enough yapping, some photos from my trip home...
Shinny and New, just pulled out of the dealership.
Passing through Nebraska...
Six hours from home, a burning semi shutdown I80 for over three hours and gave me time to play with the audio system.
Due to the delay, the storm I was racing home caught me.
New here, but I have been lurking for a while picking up tips/tricks/hacks and been wanting a Taco for over two decades now! Long story short, a very recent divorce lead to a forced sale of my house, lack of a decent daily driver, and me wanting to get back to the 2 or 3 weekends a month I spent out in the west exploring prior to marriage. My lifted '06 TJ Rubicon w/150k has been showing her age and lead me on the hunt for a new rig, and here I am.
I started shopping in September 2020, however, I quickly found the Toyota region I live in inflates the cost over MSRP and inventory was not available with a waiting list pushed out until February 2021. At this point I was looking for a TRD OR with the package I wanted, but I was open to the Pro. Getting a TRD OR with exactly what I wanted would pretty much require me waiting and ordering one; not really an option as my TJ was down on compression in one cylinder and leaking just about every fluid possible. Pricing the two models out side by side, once I outfitted the TRD OR with the factory options I wanted, it was close in price to a Pro. In early October 2020 I started hunting east of Rockies seeing there were no options in the west, reaching out to a few dealerships a day looking for a Pro in either Lunar or Super White. Finally, I came across a dealership in Iowa who had a Pro allocated, not reserved and shipping out in early November, and within two minutes of talking with them I had my deposit on it. Huge shout-out to Toyota of Des Moines, they worked with me and we completed the entire deal via email and phone; they even threw in a 200k mi 20 year powertrain warranty for free.
Fast forward two weeks, finally the day came, I drove my TJ ten hours south to a relatives house for storage until I can find a place with a garage, hopped on a plane and flew to Des Monies. Once at the dealership, I had the keys in my hand in less than an hour, and I started on my 1600mi drive back to NV. If you ever want to figure out a new vehicle, I highly suggest a 1600mi drive through all weather types! Enough yapping, some photos from my trip home...
Shinny and New, just pulled out of the dealership.
Passing through Nebraska...
Six hours from home, a burning semi shutdown I80 for over three hours and gave me time to play with the audio system.
Due to the delay, the storm I was racing home caught me.
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