Operating cost of your Tacoma

I’m curious to know how much on a monthly basis does your Tacoma cost?

(Insurance, gas, How far you travel, repairs, upgrades, miscellaneous)


Please list your trucks specs like;

• year
• Engine size
• Tire size
• Gearing ratio
• Manual/Automatic

 

1998 Ext Cab
3.4
31x10.5r15
4.10
5-speed

$50/mo for full comprehensive insurance
$65/yr registration
approx $200/mo in gas
$0.15 avg per mile in gas
approx 1000-1100 miles a month
Only oil changes and the clutch flex hose in the past 5+ years *knock on wood*
Spent about $200 in spray paint and dyes in the past year
$230 in stereo/speaker/amp upgrade over the summer

 

lots of money

Bought the truck New with 11 miles.
Truck was 27,000
Built in March 2007 and bought it May 2007.

2007
v6
315/70/17
4.56
MT

Insurance :$435 every 6 months.
Gas: threw the roof :eeK:
I travel 26 miles around trip to work everyday.
Life time Repairs:
Wheel bearing: 200
Alternator 700
Knocking sensor eating by rats: 2k insurance paid for most it.
Oil changes are about 70 bucks with Mobli 1 syn 5w-30
Tires: 900 for Kumho Road Venture MT KL71
Lift: Pro comp stage 2 - 2600
RIm and tires: Pro comp xtreme mud 1800, Rockstar/ Mud Grapplers 2200 <-- which were stolen and never been used
Gear 4.56/ARbslockers 3200
Arb Compressor : 260

Accident my Fault 9k to repair
30K miles is about 400 bucks
Beef taco Carrier bearing is 80 bucks.

 

138k km/85k miles
2007 DCSB 4x4
4L V6
265/65/17 (winter tires on)
265/75/16 (AT's for summer)
stock 3.73?
6spd manual

$90/year registration
$1660/year full coverage insurance (working on a cheaper one)
$170 fuel
1500km/month
20000km/year (including vacations etc.)

Repairs/Maintanance:
Both front wheel bearings @ 138k km (85k miles) - $1100
Alignment @ 138k (85k miles) - $100
New battery @ 136k km (84k miles) - $165
New cheapo windshield @ 110k km (68k miles) - $180
Overhead temp/compass console resistor resoldering @ 85k km (53k miles) - free
Front diff under warranty @ 49k km (30k miles) - free
Regular Oil changes & ALL maintananance as per Toyota's maintanance plan.

 

OK, my turn. I plan on owning the truck for say, 30 years.
bought my truck used @ $20k that's $1.82/day for 30 years.
I drive 30 miles/day, so 18 mpg at 3.75 a gallon is $6.25/day. $68,437.50 per month.

To operate a Tacoma/day, for me its $8.07
/30 years, a total money pit of $88,366.5

and this isn't taking into consideration fluid changes, maintenance, mods, etc.

so, monthly is $242.10, but that's my bare bones scenario. everyone's is different

 

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YOu sneeky guy ^

 

Stock 2012 DCSB TRD OR, 4.0L Auto, stock tire size. I do about 15K miles per year, mixed city and highway.

Averaging out maintenance costs and everything else to get monthly cost:

$20 per month general maintenance items (fluids, wipers, washes)
$260 per month fuel
$60 per month insurance
$50 per month property tax/registration

So I guess about $400 per month to own and operate at 15K miles per year.

 

does any one know if automatic is more fuel efficent than manual?

 

I wish I was joking.
About $1500 a month.
-truck payments
-credit payments (cost of a new trans mission)
-insurance
-gas
-300 to 500 spent aimlessly on my addiction to have or do something new to it
-25 to get into the offroad park every other weekend.
I need an intervention.

 

96 Extra cab
3.4L
31x10.5 walmart goodyears on heavy ass steel wheels
3.91 gears (damn them)
Manual trans

I try not to think about costs but I just looked at my credit statement and it looks like I'm spending ~$300-450 a month on gas depending on how much I go out, $60 a month on insurance, and probably $50/month in misc extras.

Pretty sure I'll have to ditch the taco when I go back to school [SIZE=3] fuel will kill me once I start to double the driving I do.[/SIZE]

 

2012 Tacoma Access Cab, 4x4, SR5, 4.0L V6, 5-speed auto trans.
paid $30k
Insurance is way too much (4 vehicles)
I only drive it about 70 miles a week (not my daily driver), so fuel cost is not the issue as if I drive "proper" it gives me 19+ mpg.

My biggest expense outside of monthly payment is MODS,
1) Icon extended travel coilovers up front, Icon remote resivoir and leaf pack in the rear.
2) Konig Countersteer wheels and Goodyear DuraTrac tires in 265/75R16
3) Pelfreybuilt 2012 front plate bumper
4) PIAA 580 driving lights
5) Relentless Fabrication skidplates (all three)
6) Avid Off-Road rock sliders

Coming soon... Mount my CVT Mt. Shasta roof top tent mounted on a bed rack being built by Avid right now.

 

2000 Access cab, 4x4, auto with 4.10
31x10.5R15 Duratracs
OME lift, All-Pro bumper
$0.17/km for fuel (about $500 per month). Daily driver.
$50 insurance per month
About $8,000 in mods total