A little background I was coming from a Trailsteam FJ Cruiser, but wanted some more cargo/passenger space. So the relative upgrade for myself would be the 4Runner. Buying used for the generation wasn't really an option as they are bonkers for what they go for on the used market.
As for my decision to why I chose the Trail Edition, simply put we did not have the TRD Pro in Canada yet and it offered all the options I wanted such as synthetic material on the seats, Crawl Control, Multi Terrain select being a few of the standard options
First day with the truck here it is at the dealer
Took it home and installed the TRD Pro Grille I had ordered.
Before
After
The next day I dropped my truck off at Balance Auto Garage. There I had a full Toytec lift, my Volk TE37, and wheel spacers waiting
To fit the 33 inch tire set a body mount chop was required as well cutting 3 inches of bumper off along with modifying where the splash guard sat and it's actual shape to avoid any sort of rubbing. This was all done with 50km on the clock