Egg
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Wanted to say hello and thanks to anyone who’s posted to the wealth of information here. I scoured these forums for about a year before I pulled the trigger on a used XLT a couple of weeks ago. I suspect it was formerly used as a local government vehicle or by a company that rarely used it as a truck, as the window sticker included a fleet graphic package. It’s sitting at 37k miles, the interior is immaculate including the carpeting in every observable area, and there’s barely a scratch in the bed liner. It surprisingly came with a Lectron supercharger adapter (these are safe to use, right? I heard something about a recall..) and even had the door code card in the glovebox (I was worried about having to strip back panels to find this). I feel like I lucked out.
It has almost every feature I was looking for: the 9.6kW Pro Power, max tow/tow tech package, bed scales, tailgate step (goofy but surprisingly useful), even the front camera sprayer. The only option I’d highly consider adding aftermarket would be adaptive cruise. I’ve looked at several tutorials and I think I would feel comfortable doing it, up until the Forscan part. While I’ve extensively read about what this program can do, and have a list set aside of tweaks I’d like to make to the vehicle, I’m very hesitant to alter the software on this truck.
I’ve already run into some hiccups. I’ve had to reset the infotainment screen twice due to no audio/carplay connectivity issues. I got the window bounceback update today and let it update before leaving for an appointment, only to find that my power was limited to around 63% even after a power cycle. This resolved after parking at the appointment for about 20 minutes, and I had read about this occurrence so I was aware of the chance that I’d experience it, but it still shook my confidence in the vehicle a bit.
Other than those small issues, I have absolutely loved driving this truck. I’ve started taking the long way home from work, and also just “going out for a drive” at times since it’s costing me a fraction of what it did with my 3rd gen Tacoma. So I’d have to say my experience so far has been 95% positive. My worry is that getting into Forscan mods might cause me more stress than it’s worth. I know the risk is incredibly low, and that you can make/restore backups at any time (I would be meticulous about this), but I will still probably wait a good while before attempting anything in that realm.
One last thing that’s causing me a bit of stress: I specifically wanted an XLT or higher trim for the work area, but this requires folding the shifter down. I’ve probably done this five or so times, but I’ve come across so many threads about unresponsive shifters and the truck needing a tow due to this issue. It makes me wonder if there’s a finite amount of times I could fold it down before finding myself in the same situation. My thoughts on that are either to just do it almost daily and try not to think about it, or do the rotary shifter mod and never have to worry about it again. Or maybe keep a rotary shifter in the glove box so if it happens to me, I have a way to get home. Ha.
Anyway, just wanted to share my thoughts after my first few weeks with the truck. I think it’s going to be an amazing vehicle that fits my needs extremely well. I just want to feel a little less stressed about it. Maybe I should stop reading the posts about broken things.
It has almost every feature I was looking for: the 9.6kW Pro Power, max tow/tow tech package, bed scales, tailgate step (goofy but surprisingly useful), even the front camera sprayer. The only option I’d highly consider adding aftermarket would be adaptive cruise. I’ve looked at several tutorials and I think I would feel comfortable doing it, up until the Forscan part. While I’ve extensively read about what this program can do, and have a list set aside of tweaks I’d like to make to the vehicle, I’m very hesitant to alter the software on this truck.
I’ve already run into some hiccups. I’ve had to reset the infotainment screen twice due to no audio/carplay connectivity issues. I got the window bounceback update today and let it update before leaving for an appointment, only to find that my power was limited to around 63% even after a power cycle. This resolved after parking at the appointment for about 20 minutes, and I had read about this occurrence so I was aware of the chance that I’d experience it, but it still shook my confidence in the vehicle a bit.
Other than those small issues, I have absolutely loved driving this truck. I’ve started taking the long way home from work, and also just “going out for a drive” at times since it’s costing me a fraction of what it did with my 3rd gen Tacoma. So I’d have to say my experience so far has been 95% positive. My worry is that getting into Forscan mods might cause me more stress than it’s worth. I know the risk is incredibly low, and that you can make/restore backups at any time (I would be meticulous about this), but I will still probably wait a good while before attempting anything in that realm.
One last thing that’s causing me a bit of stress: I specifically wanted an XLT or higher trim for the work area, but this requires folding the shifter down. I’ve probably done this five or so times, but I’ve come across so many threads about unresponsive shifters and the truck needing a tow due to this issue. It makes me wonder if there’s a finite amount of times I could fold it down before finding myself in the same situation. My thoughts on that are either to just do it almost daily and try not to think about it, or do the rotary shifter mod and never have to worry about it again. Or maybe keep a rotary shifter in the glove box so if it happens to me, I have a way to get home. Ha.
Anyway, just wanted to share my thoughts after my first few weeks with the truck. I think it’s going to be an amazing vehicle that fits my needs extremely well. I just want to feel a little less stressed about it. Maybe I should stop reading the posts about broken things.
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