I wanted my son to have a tacoma. Close as I can get without breaking the bank. No he wont tow anything, wont be rock crawling. Basically wanted a bigger 4wd vehicle for him (we had friends who had kids killed in small sedan in a wreck - not going down that route) He will have his Baseball and football gear in the back. As he gets older and is able to go hunting/camping on his own or with his buddys it will go off road some but nothing extreme. This truck will be a pavement cruiser 90% of the time. I will sacrifice gas mileage (ill be paying for his gas) for a bigger heavier vehicle that will give my wife and I a bit more peice of mind.