u/FreshxPots

Hi folks,

I am in the market for a small or mid-size pickup truck. A couple of things for me: I am about a 5 minute walk to my work, so I am not looking to spend a ton of money on a vehicle. I don't need to tow anything heavy, mostly just supplies for home DIY, landscaping, etc. I usually have less than 10,000km on my vehicle a year.

One of the dealerships that has been working well with me has a 2017 Tacoma and a 2022 Ranger that are in my price range, though I would like to talk them down if possible as the prices. I took both out and minded them just fine. My only real thought was that the Ranger was more refined but felt weird as you began accelerating in the early gears (not sure if that's a 4cylinder turbo thing?), whereas the Tacoma felt more like a traditional truck. I think i like the idea of a NA engine.

My dilemma is:

The Ranger is 5 years newer, with 67,000kms. It is about 4-5 thousand dollars more than the Toyota. Obviously it's better on gas too.

However, I'm not really sure if these actually outweigh the reliability of a Toyota. I know the 16-17 were known to have issues, but the Tacoma tax is real here and they're always high in demand here. The taco does have a 2-inch lift which also raises questions for me. It was owned by an older man and looks to be in fine shape.

What do yall think? Newer, slightly more expensive Ranger, or cheaper, old reliable?

I'm also checking out some Mavericks this week.