What other vehicle did you test drive?
Why did you decide on the Passport?
Why did you decide on the Passport?
What other vehicle did you consider prior to purchasing your Passport?
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I looked at both the Telluride and Palisades but I did not want a 3rd row and they had just a little too much tech for me. When I sat in the Passport it felt like home, it had everything I needed and nothing I didn't.
Last vehicle was a Toyota 4Runner and it was a heck of a good car.
It was time to relace it and looked at both the Toyota 4Runner and Highlander AWD. As my offroad is less and less these days I really liked the Highlander. The 4cyl turbo was points against it.
Decided to look at the Passport and liked what I saw. Naturally aspirated 6 was a huge plus.
Went with the 26 TS Elite. The acoustic glass and ventilated seats pushed me to the Elite.
Less that 3000 miles now and I've got a good feel for it.
Mostly I like it. Can't say I love it.
Things I find less that ideal are:
-No Homelink (garage door opener) and Honda has it as a post sale option for $429. C'mon Honda. This should be included with the top trim level. This alone has left a bad taste in my mouth.
-Fuel mileage no better than my 4Runner. 20mpg on "Econ" mode and mostly highway driving.
-Apple car play is glitchy. Works 90% of the time. Sometimes it just blanks out.
- Transmission is "jumpy". Don't know how else to describe it. Seems to hunt for gears sometimes.
-The auto off / start is maddening. Never had a vehicle with it before. Hate it.
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It was time to relace it and looked at both the Toyota 4Runner and Highlander AWD. As my offroad is less and less these days I really liked the Highlander. The 4cyl turbo was points against it.
Decided to look at the Passport and liked what I saw. Naturally aspirated 6 was a huge plus.
Went with the 26 TS Elite. The acoustic glass and ventilated seats pushed me to the Elite.
Less that 3000 miles now and I've got a good feel for it.
Mostly I like it. Can't say I love it.
Things I find less that ideal are:
-No Homelink (garage door opener) and Honda has it as a post sale option for $429. C'mon Honda. This should be included with the top trim level. This alone has left a bad taste in my mouth.
-Fuel mileage no better than my 4Runner. 20mpg on "Econ" mode and mostly highway driving.
-Apple car play is glitchy. Works 90% of the time. Sometimes it just blanks out.
- Transmission is "jumpy". Don't know how else to describe it. Seems to hunt for gears sometimes.
-The auto off / start is maddening. Never had a vehicle with it before. Hate it.
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As I said, I was going to get a 4Runner but that fell through, luckily for me. I also currently drive a Camry for my work car so I'm kind of familiar with Toyotas. Comparing Honda and Toyota, Toyota's material quality isn't nearly as good as it used to be. My cousin had a 1995 Camry and everything you touched felt high quality, seats were well cushioned and every switch, button and knob had a satisfying click you could hear and feel, it felt like a baby Lexus. In my 2016 Camry not so much, it feels like a big Corolla. The seats are hard, there is lots of cheap plastic and the clicky controls are gone. Reliability wise my Camry lives up to Toyota's reputation, right at 150,000 miles and needed only one repair and I did it myself in 5 minutes. My PP has that high quality feel that's missing in the 2025 4Runners that I test drove, even well equipped ones. The PP switches and controls still have the clicky sound and feel and the seats are more padded and comfortable. Overall material quality in the Passport is better. Even though the 4Runner is built in Japan, their build quality isn't better than the Alabama made Passport. The powertrain is much smoother and more refined. Not just because it has a V6 over the 4 cylinder (personally I don't mind the turbo 4 and appreciate its power and fuel efficiency) but the Honda's transmission is smoother. In the 4Runner the 1-2 and 2-3 shifts are very firm. In Toyota land you would have to go to a Lexus GX to get the same level of refinement that you get in the PP.
Toyota also nickels and dimes you more than Honda, nothing new they've always been this way. For example I love that the Passport's heated/cooled seats and heated steering wheel automatically come on and adjust themselves based on your climate control settings. The 4Runner has auto heated steering wheel but not the seats, not even in the $70,000 TRD Pro. In order to get that feature you have to move up to Lexus for their Climate Concierge, same thing as what you get in the Honda but with a fancy name. The 4Runner Limited I was trying to get would cost $62,000, $9K more than my PP TSE, because it not only costs more but also included $2,500 in port installed options by Gulf States Toyota that you can't get away from. Even with the higher price I would be giving up rear climate controls, pano sunroof, auto heated/cooled seats, cabin space, better ride, and a built in navigation that doesn't require a subscription.
Toyota also nickels and dimes you more than Honda, nothing new they've always been this way. For example I love that the Passport's heated/cooled seats and heated steering wheel automatically come on and adjust themselves based on your climate control settings. The 4Runner has auto heated steering wheel but not the seats, not even in the $70,000 TRD Pro. In order to get that feature you have to move up to Lexus for their Climate Concierge, same thing as what you get in the Honda but with a fancy name. The 4Runner Limited I was trying to get would cost $62,000, $9K more than my PP TSE, because it not only costs more but also included $2,500 in port installed options by Gulf States Toyota that you can't get away from. Even with the higher price I would be giving up rear climate controls, pano sunroof, auto heated/cooled seats, cabin space, better ride, and a built in navigation that doesn't require a subscription.
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