Not to hijack your thread, but I can tell you why I hated the two I owned. Had a 1997 extended cab TRD. Rode like a brick and was hard to start. Had a 2013. Hated it so much I got another new truck the same year, the 2013 Super Duty mentioned above. What did I not like? The smog pump noise, the 6 hour noise (with the vehicle shut off), the polymer bed with the angled front rail that when I put a $1500 Leer cap on leaked water into the bed when it rained. No, it was not the cap, it's the way the truck bed is made. Google the smog pump noise and six hour noise or go to the Tacoma forums and you will see. Why this truck has such a cult-like following is beyond me-it's a POS. Oh, and that great mileage? I got 18 mpg with the Taco IF I used premium fuel. My Super Duty gets 18 mpg.
Oh and the electronics are crap, the tailgate does not lock (but you can fix it with a hose clamp)....
Last edited by carlm; 08/28/15.