Like anything else, if you point out the downside, failures, or cons to any product here on the campfire you are suddenly a hater or a basher, that’s so [bleep] stupid. Toyota for many years had a reputation for making chit that last when other manufacturers didn’t, all the vehicles being made in the last 20 years are miles ahead of what was made back in the day. Yes they are more technologically advanced hence where certain designs will have problems. I’ve owned several Tacoma’s (mostly when I was younger) and my son currently has one, but they are not that great of a truck. They are great to give a kid who can abuse it and not have many breakdowns but as far as comfort and capability, they just aren’t there. There’s lots of room for the big 3 to make a better compact/midsized truck especially in the power, ride quality and performance dept with better fuel mileage to boot.
