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my 88 4Runner is pushing 400K miles, but I won't say it has done so with minimal maintenence. I have put a lot of money into it, including a crate motor back in 2005.
This year, I have rebuilt the front hubs. I also did a second complete brake job, front and rear. New power steering pump. New alternator. Just put in a new battery. Installed a set of top shelf shocks. Put on new rubber. New valve cover gasket. New exhaust manifold gasket. New idler arm in the front end. New combination switch in the steering column, to fix the headlights and turn signals.
It will run forever, as long as I spend the money on it, and can still find the parts.

It's reliable, and that is my main concern. I drove it down to Miami yesterday, running 70-75 on the Turnpike. Next month, I am taking it up to Georgia, then on to Virginia and NC, on a three week camping trip. Interstate, mountain trails, swamps, sand trails. Old thing goes where I want, and never lets me down.

Oh, I know all about that from the mixed breed we said goodbye to a little bit ago Her name was Val, hence my handle. I don't think we've got it off the door panel yet.

A cur dog in Idaho, that's cool.

Nice trucks guys, thanks for posting
Geno

Know what you're saying. My 2004 Tundra just seemed smaller than most Ford or Chevvys and Dodges. My 2014 Tundra Platinum Crew seems way larger than the 2004 that my wife now drives. Incidentally, wife's truck has got 256K and is in great shape.

Well,,,, mostly Mtn Cur with just a tich of Plott.
She's a pistol.

Taco owners, I'm looking at a gen 3 DCSB Off Road 4x4. I know the brochure says you can tow 6500, but what is the real number that's comfortable without putting a strain on anything? I was hoping to tow a small 14 - 16' camper.


See page 16 for towing spec:

http://www.tfltruck.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2016-toyota-Tacoma-Technical-specs.pdf

My oldest son has a 99 Tacoma. All but 3 years of its life have been in the sunny south, the past 3 in snow/ice/road salt country. 170,000 miles and the frame is rusted out where the rear spring attaches. Toyota inspected it when the issue about rusting frames came to light back in about 2008, said it was OK. Now it is 2 years past the extended warranty period they gave to cover the problems and the truck is toast. Buyers beware.

I like the older Tacos and Yotas. The new ones are hard pressed to be called a small truck anymore.

They aren't much smaller, lighter, better on gas than any 1/2 ton out there.

Kinda a 1/2 ton - while the Tundra is a 1/2 ton +

Ford needs to get back in the market with a new Ranger.

2009 just turned 51K miles. V6/auto 19-21 mpg

I'm not a big guy and I drive often in the woods on narrow trails. Compact Toyotas work for me. Have had 3 Tacomas and 3 full-size Fords. I prefer the Tacoma for what I need in a truck. Still think something the size of today's Tacoma, with a small turbo diesel, would be outstanding. Sadly, no Hi-Lux for the USA.....

Yep, grrrr

Geno

I'm on my second Toyota truck, combined 429,000 between them.

How comfortable are the newer Tacomas for long distance driving. It seems their seats sit really low to be comfortable.

They definitely sit more like a car with your feet more in front.

A lot more room though than the older Tacoma. I find them perfectly comfortable.

49 years old with lots of aches and pains here. I just drove mine from Vegas to Grants Pass, Oregon straight thru. 14 1/2 hours. I felt fresh as a daisy until the last two hours.

Believe me, drive my wife's Matrix around for while then climb in my Tacoma. It's like moving up to a semi. The seats in our Matrix seem like I'm gonna drag my a-- on the road.

Mine is 4WD with "stock" wheels and tires but sits fairly high. I'm old but only 5'8" or so and it works OK for me. 8 hrs or so in any rig gets to my old bones.

Geno

Some guys work some guys play you can tell by the truck they drive

2000 Tacoma short bed 2.7 manual here.

Best.
Truck.
Ever.

2 inch lift and 32 inches of rubber don't hurt. Neither does the limited slip rear.

Some guys have more than one truck.

I have two trucks, a 2000 F350 and a 2000 Ford Ranger; both 4x4s. The Ranger is nice for light trips, getting around in parking lots and one-day hunting trips. I much prefer my F350 but it's nice to have two trucks.

I recently had to pull a U-haul trailer to Utah with my Ranger as my turbo went out on the big truck just prior to leaving. I had to get off the throttle on every hill or I would overheat. The little trucks just aren't made to do heavy lifting.

Most overpriced truck out there is the Tacoma. They are like Harleys; everyone thinks they have to have one whether it is merited or not. My Son-in-law has had 4 of them in the past two years, my son has one and I have spent a few hours in Jeffs (see post above).

I get almost the same mileage in the F350 as the Ranger. Diesel fuel is now cheaper than gas here. I can pull anything with the F350. I could scarcely live without the big truck and make do with the little one for the tasks I can.

The Toyotas are pretty good trucks but I don't think they are any better than the Ranger for quite a bit less money.

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