I like Toyotas, but if I were shopping for a mini truck, I'd take the Hardbody over a Taco, assuming that it has enough rear seat room for your needs.
The 4.0 is a great engine, just an old design and not the most efficient. Unlike some vintages of Tacos, the seats are up off the floor. And all the tender bits are above the bottom of the frame, if you travel off road, which is not so with the Taco. Frontier also has a solid recovery point on the front end.
