I own a really nice Hybrid Hyundai Tucson that gets near 40MPG. But I can't keep my eyes off this Tacoma. Need help! Someone buy it!


2020 'Yoda Taco

Honestly, after reading your thread title I really expected to find some wild painted food truck plying its trade near you. Oh well.... hehehehehehehe

I'll have two grilled chicken soft shell...

I like the part where you said 40 MPG.

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Originally posted by bald1:
Honestly, after reading your thread title I really expected to find some wild painted food truck plying its trade near you. Oh well.... hehehehehehehe

With Salma Hayek leaning out the window to hand over your order.

Buy it!

Did I help?

I love mine. I don't think you'll regret it. The pickup is more versatile than the Tuscon. Gas mileage is overrated, anyway.

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Originally posted by RichardC:

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Originally posted by bald1:
Honestly, after reading your thread title I really expected to find some wild painted food truck plying its trade near you. Oh well.... hehehehehehehe

With Salma Hayek leaning out the window to hand over your order.

That's what I was hoping for too.

Somewhat tempting as I want to replace my old beater 2000 Tundra, but I'd need one with a long bed `cuz I gotta be able to sleep in it. Problem there is, to keep it to a reasonable overall length you kinda need to go with the extended cab instead of the double, and I need that space too.

At this point, honestly I'm leaning more toward a 4Runner than the Tacoma.

Love it! 2017 SR5 4-door 4x4 owner here. I’m not gonna discourage you from buying that beauty!

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Originally posted by RichardC:

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Originally posted by bald1:
Honestly, after reading your thread title I really expected to find some wild painted food truck plying its trade near you. Oh well.... hehehehehehehe

With Salma Hayek leaning out the window to hand over your order.

I'll take two.....



Got milk?

What’s the new price? We are looking at Rave 4s and Highlanders

If they had another couple inches legroom in the driver's seat, I would be shopping for one. Unfortunately, my extra-long legs won't fit in any of the mid-sized tricks I have tried -- Tacoma, Ranger, Canyon / Colorado, Ridgeline.

I really don't need a full-size like F150, Ram 1500, etc., but looks like the only choice if I want a truck.

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Originally posted by TBH:
What’s the new price? We are looking at Rave 4s and Highlanders

6.2 million USD

Plus tax, tag and title. Options are, of course, extra.

I'll bet Paco makes a mean torta.

And you get what you pay for, unlike automobiles today.

I'm telling you- we need to horsewhip automotive executives and CEOs, then put them in stocks in the public square for a week, and allow people who work for a living to pelt them with rotten fruits and vegetables.

Then, we'll talk about trucks-TRUCKS- that cost an obscene 100,000 dollars.

A lot of detractors regarding Tacomas but more that love them. IME the best looking mid sized truck on the road. Biased maybe as I'm on my third. Almost completely stock, yet I get "Nice truck" at least once a week. Don't think it's cool, no problem. Go with what you like.

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Originally posted by parabellum:

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Originally posted by TBH:
What’s the new price? We are looking at Rave 4s and Highlanders

6.2 million USD

Plus tax, tag and title. Options are, of course, extra.

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Originally posted by Expert308:
At this point, honestly I'm leaning more toward a 4Runner than the Tacoma.

I've got one and I've been vaguely thinking over Tacomas lately.

If you plan on sleeping in one, definitely go down to a dealership and have them fold all the surfaces in back flat to see it it'll do ya. They're not badly sized, but they're not huge.

 
My 2010 Prerunner (2WD, 4cyl, 5 speed manual) has been performing and holding up nicely these past 12 years. The Prerunner is sort of an in between model between the base and the 4WD TRD. You get 16" 6 lug steel wheels (and spare), 4WD suspension, and a 4.11 rear diff ratio.

Run the numbers.

A lot of folks bailing out of a paid or nearly paid vehicle just to extend their debt another 4 years and the benefit is a few more mpg.

Some did that in the 70's - odd/even plate numbers on alternate days etc because GAS CRISIS OMG! and all said and done nobody figured the ROI and the impact on their cash flow. They dumped an Imperial with no payment to get a small Toyota with 29 mpg, no room, a monthly payment, and less money in their account. Sure the Imperial was only 12mpg with a 440 under the hood - but filling it up was still cheaper at the end of the month at 79c a gallon.

Im not flipping my 05 F150 for a payment just to get another 5-10 mpg at the cost of ??? $500 a month? That's more than my gas budget. I might fill it three times, 17 gallons, at $5 a gallon it's $255 a month.

Run the numbers. We saw a lot of folks getting behind the curve on cash flow jumping into New! vehicles and winding up poorer for the trouble.