I'm on my second Tacoma bought new last year. The one before that was 10yrs old. The only thing I had to replace on that truck was front brakes and rear shocks. If you not doing much towing, the 4cyl is ok but I get about the same mileage with the newer six than I did with the four. Drove to NL and Ont. this summer and got 30mpg (Imp. gallon) so was quite pleased.