Got a New 2016 Tacoma DCLB Off Road 4x4

[z50king]

We bought a 2016 Toyota Tacoma last week. We spent 3 months looking for one around the socal area. Had some leads to buy at 250 and 750 over invoice, but the wait time would have been 16-24 weeks, and it could be longer. My wife randomly called a dealer in Cathedral City and found that they had what we wanted in Allocation. Put 500 deposit on it on November 16 and picked it up the day it came in on December 16.

Went to Hungry Valley, Gorman, CA on Sunday. Got there late and only wheeled for 4 hours. The first trail we got on was a Blue Square and we didn't know it. Learned the 4LO and VSC system real quick! Wife kept saying, it's a beginner trail, just keep going..... We turned around after some sketchy stuff and figured out we had the map upside down.

I didn't get many pictures because my wife wouldn't get out of the truck. It was 35 degrees! The dirt was still wet from the rain the night before. It was great.

Truck impressed me. I expected a good off road truck but not one this good for the way it handles well on the road. They took a lot of cues from the Land Cruiser and made a nice truck out of it. The 2016 isn't a full redesign but the engine was enough for me to buy a 16 instead of a 15. Ita a half litre smaller and runs simulated Atkinson cycle at low rpm and low load. I have idled it for about an hour while working on it one night in the cold and the distance to empty reading went down by 2 miles.

It has a rear locker from the factory. I didn't have to use it over the weekend. It has MTS, a 5 setting version of ATRAC. Also had Crawl Control from the LC, which is a bit of a gimmick unitl you see the LC climb itself out of a sand stuck. I enabled it once on a flat area and the electrically boosted brake system started banging and clanking so I turned it off and drove up the hill with my foot on the throttle. The electric brake booster pump is super loud but produces much stronger low speed brake power compared to the vacuum system. The noises are normal but super scary at first. POP POP BANG BANG!

We went with the double cab long bed, which is an incredibly rare build in the Off Road package. Its a TRD model so it has all the nicer features, as well.

These trucks are minivans for most people who buy thene in socal, but not for us....

Hungry Valley SVRA, only 5 bucks to get in!


We turned around here on the trail we didn't know was difficult. Had lunch up this Ridge...


It looks so flat and easy in the pictures. Dirt was perfect after the rain.


Trailing is nice.




Walked this before I straddled it. Again, it looks very wide and easy in the picture! This trail had some other fun, yet challenging sections.


Took off the black stickers between the windows. They looked crappy up close and I don't like the one big window look.


Let me know if you have any questions about the 2016. I know a lot after researching it for 6 months

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[tacocat]

I love it!!!!! The only thing at bothers me about the newer tacomas is I don't think there will be too many aftermarket bumpers available anytime soon. And if they do come out I bet it'll be in the 1500+ range.

[2JSC]

Originally Posted by tacocat

And if they do come out I bet it'll be in the 1500+ range.

They usually are $1k+ anyway because Toyota. I don't really care for the styling of the new Tacos. Just going to take some getting used to I guess.

Congrats on the purchase though.

[z50king]

Thanks. The bumpers that are our now are ugly. There is a giant aluminum bumper out front that sits real low to pass the new pedestrian safety standards so the few aftermarket bumpers that are out there all go wayyyy down to meet it.

The rear bumpers are worse. Blyuck

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[gottorque]

So many electronic gizmos! My Jeep is an 02 and doesn't even have ABS haha
The late model Tacos and Runners look really nice built up as overland rigs. Enjoy the new rig z50.

[jediwebdude]

Congrats! I am really impressed with the new engine. Drove one that was built up for SEMA (33-inch tires, full ICON susp, bedrack and rtt), and it exhibited more power than my V8 4Runner. I followed it to Utah to do a magazine photoshoot at this waterfall:



InSain Fab is making front bumpers for the '16 Taco. The one I photographed here has a tube style, and the ToyTec Taco I photographed has their plate bumper:



Few more shots...

[tacocat]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!! The plate bumper looks badass. I'm glad I was wrong.

[z50king]

Have you seen the insain fab rear bumper? It's insane

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[z50king]

how do you post a video on here?

[z50king]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z98cmjk7rGI
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[BradyT88]

Originally Posted by z50king

Hey! I think I know you from another forum ;)

[z50king]

Originally Posted by BradyT88

Hey! I think I know you from another forum ;)

TW?

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[BradyT88]

Originally Posted by z50king

TW?

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Yep. I was in the RC thread asking about motors a couple weeks back or so.

[Clueless94]

I'm on TW too!

Still not stuck in that picture too!

[z50king]

https://youtu.be/JyJnsPmpiWQ

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[z50king]

how do we port a youtube video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQy4nzL5FtA

[z50king]

Just a few shots from Calico





So Smooth in rocks at lower pressure


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