Spinoff- Opinions on Toyota Tundra/Tacoma

They're well worth the money and are more "American Made" than Ford or Chevy.

I've had an '82 4x4 pickup, a 2000 4x4 Tacoma and a 2000 4x4 Tundra. I've never had to do anything other than standard service to any of them. They are freaking indestructible.

I haven't seen the base 2016 model so this is a comparison of the current generation. It doesn't seem like a midsize truck, it's more of a compact truck in disguise.

I get the visual appeal. It seems to me that they just appear bigger because of the wide fender molding and larger tires. The trucks are even jacked up higher to appear bigger so they have to add the mud flaps to close that gap between the ground and truck for the illusion that it's a bigger truck. Especially since it's marketed as such, with the "Prerunner" package to make a 2x4 truck look like a 4x4.

It's clearly obvious when I see a base model without all of the body side molding, large tires and mud flaps. Then compare that to the one that is commonly seen about. They're the same truck, it's just made to look bigger.

Base Tacoma:





Most commonly seen Prerunner 4x2 or 4x4 Tacoma:



Tacoma:
Head Room: 40.0"
Hip Room: 53.6"
Leg Room: 41.7"
Shoulder Room: 57.7"

Ranger:
Head Room: 39.2"
Hip Room: 52.7"
Leg Room: 42.4"
Shoulder Room: 54.5"

Im a fan of Toyota in general. Last vehicle was a Camry. Traded it in for a Tundra. Never a problem with either.

People think that because the 20 year old ones are still on the road that the current models will achieve the same long term quality and dependability


And they pay handsomely for that assumption

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What is the overall opinion of trucks from Toyota?

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on my 3rd Tundra - 245,000 on my 2001 - no problems, 175,000 on my 2006 no problems and now have 30,000 on my 2014 crewcab 4/4 - no problems - except the 2014 with the big engine gets around 16 mpg - it is whatever you like - Ford and Chevy makes good trucks also - Dodge not so much - going by the vehicles we had down in Argentina 4/4's they didn't hold up too well.