Hey guys,
So I've been eye balling some potential 4x4s that I would be considering looking at later on down the road as a new truck. Lately I've been talking and looking a lot at the 2015 F150 FX4. Well the last couple days have been centered around the 2016 Tacoma SR5 4x4 V6 3.5L with the manual trans. And it has a lot going for itself as far as what I'm looking for in terms of fuel economy and affordability. The ford is about $4k more in its package versus the Toyota which sits about $8k lighter for the package I'm looking at.
The Toyota wins in category of:
Affordability, fuel economy.
Ford wins in:
Interior room, more HP and towing capability(V8)
I wouldn't be towing anything except maybe a Jon boat and trailer or firewood at best and the bells and whistles of touch screen this or power that isn't a matter of concern because I'm perfectly fine with hand rolling the Windows and such. If you guys have any experience particularly with the Tacoma could you elaborate on the highs and lows please? I've researched the ford six ways from Sunday so I pretty well just need i for on the Tacoma such as is it hard on oil? Especially seeing as it is recommended 0w-20? Any mechanical issues that have surfaced?
So I've been eye balling some potential 4x4s that I would be considering looking at later on down the road as a new truck. Lately I've been talking and looking a lot at the 2015 F150 FX4. Well the last couple days have been centered around the 2016 Tacoma SR5 4x4 V6 3.5L with the manual trans. And it has a lot going for itself as far as what I'm looking for in terms of fuel economy and affordability. The ford is about $4k more in its package versus the Toyota which sits about $8k lighter for the package I'm looking at.
The Toyota wins in category of:
Affordability, fuel economy.
Ford wins in:
Interior room, more HP and towing capability(V8)
I wouldn't be towing anything except maybe a Jon boat and trailer or firewood at best and the bells and whistles of touch screen this or power that isn't a matter of concern because I'm perfectly fine with hand rolling the Windows and such. If you guys have any experience particularly with the Tacoma could you elaborate on the highs and lows please? I've researched the ford six ways from Sunday so I pretty well just need i for on the Tacoma such as is it hard on oil? Especially seeing as it is recommended 0w-20? Any mechanical issues that have surfaced?