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Your input is needed! I ordered an Iconic Silver XLT Hybrid with luxury package on 10/26 sight unseen. I knew I’d love the Mav so I took the leap. A couple weeks after ordering I got to sit in a black Lariat and fell in love with the interior. A week later I got to sit in an Alto Blue XLT and also loved it. I ordered the silver XLT lux because: 1) I have a silver/black teardrop camper and I pull it with a Silver Tacoma and thought it would be fun to maintain that combo; 2) I had a vehicle with heated seats awhile back and loved them, so ordered the lux package for them. I live in OK where the winter temps are all over the place so there are a few times in the winter where they’re nice to have.
That being said, I’ve seen photos of the Alto Blue Lariat and it made my heart skip a few beats since blue is my favorite color. I decided to price out a non-luxury Lariat for comparison and it’s about 2k more than the XLT with lux and it really got me to thinking. In my opinion, from the outside, the basic Lariat just LOOKS more luxurious with the polished silver grille, LED running lamps on top of the headlights, LED tail light accents, body colored door handles, etc. Also the interior has things like dual up AND down windows for all 4 windows, dual climate control, start/stop button, power rear sliding window, and “leatherette” seating, non of which I have now except the power sliding rear window. To keep the cost under 30k, I would not get the Lariat lux package. Only options I’d get would be hitch receiver and floor liners. I’d wait until after delivery for the spray-in bed liner and tonneau cover. From what I’ve read on the forum, steering clear of the lux packages with spray-in bed liners might also give me a better shot at a quicker build. It also appears that I can make changes to my order since I don’t have a build date or VIN. SOOO…I’m thinking about switching to the Alto Blue Hybrid Lariat base package. If I don’t switch I’ll be completely happy but the Alto Blue/Desert Brown combo has been in the back of my head for a couple weeks now. And, Alto Blue was my first choice but I let my Dad talk me out of it with the “hard to keep looking clean” argument. I’ve had black/dark vehicles before and yeah, that’s true, but when they are clean, they look like a million bucks to me.
What would YOU do?
That being said, I’ve seen photos of the Alto Blue Lariat and it made my heart skip a few beats since blue is my favorite color. I decided to price out a non-luxury Lariat for comparison and it’s about 2k more than the XLT with lux and it really got me to thinking. In my opinion, from the outside, the basic Lariat just LOOKS more luxurious with the polished silver grille, LED running lamps on top of the headlights, LED tail light accents, body colored door handles, etc. Also the interior has things like dual up AND down windows for all 4 windows, dual climate control, start/stop button, power rear sliding window, and “leatherette” seating, non of which I have now except the power sliding rear window. To keep the cost under 30k, I would not get the Lariat lux package. Only options I’d get would be hitch receiver and floor liners. I’d wait until after delivery for the spray-in bed liner and tonneau cover. From what I’ve read on the forum, steering clear of the lux packages with spray-in bed liners might also give me a better shot at a quicker build. It also appears that I can make changes to my order since I don’t have a build date or VIN. SOOO…I’m thinking about switching to the Alto Blue Hybrid Lariat base package. If I don’t switch I’ll be completely happy but the Alto Blue/Desert Brown combo has been in the back of my head for a couple weeks now. And, Alto Blue was my first choice but I let my Dad talk me out of it with the “hard to keep looking clean” argument. I’ve had black/dark vehicles before and yeah, that’s true, but when they are clean, they look like a million bucks to me.
What would YOU do?
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