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re: Is the Toyota Tacoma truly a "mid-sized" truck?
Posted on 9/16/15 at 2:20 pm to SabiDojo
Posted on 9/16/15 at 2:20 pm to SabiDojo
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My Tacoma is a 4 door 4x4 and it's okay. Definitely not the reliability god everyone makes it out to be
In my experience, Toyota reliability is grossly exaggerated.....but the Taco and 4Runner are the best that company makes. I suspect their reputation was built on the cars and trucks Toyota offered 25+ years ago.
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Posted on 9/16/15 at 2:21 pm to member12
Just had to replace the entire 4 wheel drive system and it's already broken again. It hasn't even been two months and I have never taken it off road.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 2:28 pm to SabiDojo
Posted on 9/16/15 at 2:29 pm to SabiDojo
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Just had to replace the entire 4 wheel drive system and it's already broken again. It hasn't even been two months and I have never taken it off road.
Yeah. My brother'a 4Runner went through a couple of front ends. It's a pretty common problem with Toyota trucks. He sold it after about 170,000 miles. Other than the front axle problems, a cracked dashboard, and one power seat component, it was a decent vehicle. It was far from trouble free and pretty expensive to repair.
This post was edited on 9/16/15 at 2:45 pm
Posted on 9/16/15 at 2:42 pm to Ace Midnight
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All Tacomas and Tundras for the U.S. market are made in San Antonio, Texas, baw.
Not all Tacomas. Many are made in Baja, Mexico which coincidentally is also where the plastic beds that are installed on ALL Tacomas come from.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 2:44 pm to meeple
So I compared the interior dimensions of the current Tacoma to a 2011 Ford Ranger. The Tacoma doesn't look to be that much larger than the retired compact truck on the inside.
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"
ETA: This compared a Tacoma Access Cab (extended cab) to a regular cab Ranger
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"
ETA: This compared a Tacoma Access Cab (extended cab) to a regular cab Ranger
This post was edited on 9/16/15 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 9/16/15 at 2:46 pm to High C
quote:
quote:
All Tacomas and Tundras for the U.S. market are made in San Antonio, Texas, baw.
So, they're Mexican trucks?
Hahaha! See my post above!
Posted on 9/16/15 at 2:52 pm to cdaniel76
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plastic beds
Wait, what? Is this common knowledge? What are the pros/cons of this configuration?
Posted on 9/16/15 at 2:57 pm to Kingpenm3
Colorado is nice looking but Tacomas blow these things away with impeccable reliability & fantastic resale. The new '16 Tacomas just came out last week too.
This post was edited on 9/16/15 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 9/16/15 at 2:57 pm to NoBoBullDog
quote:
Colorado is nice liking but Tacomas blow these things away with impeccable reliability & fantastic resale. The new '16 Tacomas just came out last week too.
Nice sales pitch. Your manager would be proud
Posted on 9/16/15 at 2:58 pm to meeple
Not that kind of Tacoma...
Posted on 9/16/15 at 2:58 pm to meeple
Plastic bed liners.
Of a bed liner? Who cares.
quote:
Wait, what? Is this common knowledge? What are the pros/cons of this configuration?
Of a bed liner? Who cares.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 3:01 pm to SabiDojo
Lol! I don't have a Tacoma but have a 2000 4Runner & it's been an incredible vehicle. I buy cars to last a long time so Chevy would be out for me.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 3:16 pm to meeple
2016 Toyota Tacoma 4x4
The 4wd Toyota I drove in High School
Perspective is different, but they are definitely mid-sized compared to what they used to be and what they Tundras are currently.
The 4wd Toyota I drove in High School
Perspective is different, but they are definitely mid-sized compared to what they used to be and what they Tundras are currently.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 3:22 pm to NoBoBullDog
I had a 99 and an 04 Tacoma, and just couldn't break them. They saw more shite than a sewer plant, but just kept on keeping on. I was really hard on the 04. I drive like a bat out of hell and it had Swampers for most of its life. Stuck it so many times I couldn't begin to count, tipped it over twice, rock crawling, water on the inside up to the radio, water on the outside up to the windows many times, ran straight into a tree going 35. The fricker just wouldn't quit.
99 was a 4x4 std cab 2.7
04 was a 4x4 TRD ext cab 3.4
Then I bought a F250 for $27k and proceeded to spend another $30k fixing it over the four years I owned it (3 of which were sitting in a shop). Wish I could take that one back
It's a shame to hear that their reliability has gone down. They earned that reputation, and I guess are comfortable throwing it away
99 was a 4x4 std cab 2.7
04 was a 4x4 TRD ext cab 3.4
Then I bought a F250 for $27k and proceeded to spend another $30k fixing it over the four years I owned it (3 of which were sitting in a shop). Wish I could take that one back
It's a shame to hear that their reliability has gone down. They earned that reputation, and I guess are comfortable throwing it away
Posted on 9/16/15 at 3:23 pm to Hammertime
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So a f350 dually is the same size as a f150, and a 1500 is the same size as a 3500HD? I don't think so
That's not what mid and full size refer to.
What you're thinking of if more along the lines of 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, 1 ton etc.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 3:23 pm to bigrob385series
quote:Pulled a John Deere tractor on a trailer a few times and regularly towed a 22' Skeeter Bay boat for very long distances with mine.
gtfo with that garbage.some of us need to tow a little more than a 14' bateau...which is about all that compact truck is good for.those little toy's will sure go thru some shite off-road, i'll give them that.
Changed transmission fluid twice. Never had an issue.
Sold truck with 170,000 miles on it.
This was an 07 DC Prerunner 4 door
Posted on 9/16/15 at 3:33 pm to meauxjeaux2
I still have my 2006 Tundra V6 in my driveway. 120,000 miles and it's never been in the shop but for brakes and tires. I have towed a 24 ft bay boat many times with it, and have been less than religious about oil changes.
We just traded in my wife's 2004 Camry that had 140k on it. Also only needed tires and brakes.
20 years and almost 300,000 miles worth of Toyotas with ZERO mechanical issues.
I have three buddies with Ford trucks (150, 250 King Ranch) and they have all had countless mechanical and electronic issues in far fewer years than my Toyota.
We just traded in my wife's 2004 Camry that had 140k on it. Also only needed tires and brakes.
20 years and almost 300,000 miles worth of Toyotas with ZERO mechanical issues.
I have three buddies with Ford trucks (150, 250 King Ranch) and they have all had countless mechanical and electronic issues in far fewer years than my Toyota.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 3:35 pm to crimsonsaint
quote:
Of a bed liner? Who cares.
No, the bed itself. Not the liner that covers the bed.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 3:43 pm to madmaxvol
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The 4wd Toyota I drove in High School
shite, I had one exactly like that! That thing was indestructible.
I have an 06 Taco for a daily driver... it will tow my 6x12 enclosed trailer well enough, but the bed is too small for a lot of things. I break out the Ram 2500 if I'm hauling anything though.
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