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New 2022-23 severe off road use with medium rocks and gravel.

I’m leaning towards Taco because it has a bed for trash and dead animals.

I’m getting out of the GM/Ford/Ram game

Which one ?

Do you prefer driving or mechaniking? Toyota for the former and Chrysler/Jeep for the latter.

4 door Wrangler all the way. If you need to carry dead critters get a couple of big plastic bins.

Yeah, I’m remembering why I got outta Jeep in the first place. Then guess what I did…Went Range Rover, LR4, LR3, then LR2 which were all CRAP !

I hear ya but I’d need a hitch rack for seafood scraps in the trash in 105 degree heat.

Was looking at the gladiator also

LOL.

I doubt seriously it'll ever see any dead animals.

A Prius would do fine for his Florida city commute.

You must have me mistaken with someone else friend, very few kill as many animals as I do per year. Its all I do in my retirement. And most of the states I hunt have the most liberal quotas.

No love for the FourRunner?

Ahh

let me think...........

never owned a jeep

If you haven't read up on the 3rd gen Taco

Start here with link

I've had 1st & 2nd gen Taco's....both great trucks

https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/3rd-gen-tacomas-2016.186/

This is even a question?

Save a brother some time and give me cliff notes. I don’t know what years are what generations. I know I don’t like all the electronics crap but it is a v6. Don’t like the push button start either.

Go read Consumers Guide reports, unless things have changed dramatically changed, you don't want a Jeep

You can get he best of both Worlds with A Gladiator, you can go were ever and pull a Taco, behind you. a Taco just won't cut it with hard use, we switched from Taco's to Gladiators in 2020 never looked back, now running 5 of them on the ranch. Rio7

Y’all running standard gladiator or Rubicon Mohave stuff ?

I have to replace tires every 9 months and IFS components every three years in trucks

Did 'mother' tell you to step back 6 steps?

Mother may I

Those Tacos with machines guns mounted in the beds seem to cut it just fine for hard use in third world countries from Africa to the Middle East.

I’ve had two Jeep Wranglers, a two door Sport and a four door Rubicon. I’ve had a Tacoma for the past 10 years. The Tacoma is more practical for dead critters, putting a quad in the back ect. The Jeep may be more capable in some environments IDK but the longer wheelbase on the Tacoma makes it more capable in snow and mud IMO. The Jeeps weren’t bad but the Tacoma has been the most reliable vehicle that I’ve owned.

I like to buy American when I can but I can say hands down that my Toyota has been the most reliable vehicle that I’ve owned. I haven’t been nickeled and dimed with minor repairs that add up over time.

Never took a Land Rover trip around this great country without a complete breakdown.

I’ve transitioned to Taco from Ford and Chevy. Never owned a dodge. Never owned a Jeep, so I can’t speak to them. I like the idea and appearance of many Jeeps, but other owners have told me they tend to nickel and dime you to death.

Definitely get something with an open bed if you’re going to stack it with dead schitt. That’s just common sense.

Too bad they had to stick 2 too many doors on the Gladiator.

Maybe they will come out with a 2 door Scrambler.

Ice/snow is why I originally got out of Jeep. Slid off the road and had to climb out the window and watch a Subaru go up without spinning a tire. Thats with a locked and cocked wrangler.

I’ve watch hilux’s do some amazing stuff, even knocked a few out that had machine guns mounted.