I love my 1st Gen.

cole47 · 02-18-2009, 08:24 AM

man i love my 1st gen....i think they just look tuff, alot of people say that they are to small for a truck (aka my dad) but i love the way it looks/rides/sounds/all other things abt it.

tigerfan00 · 02-18-2009, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by rab89

yea it's pretty good, I wish i knew they came with a J shifter, I got the limited from 01 so it has the push button, scares me to use push button sometimes.

should heat the air duct and sink that cb in a little bit.

i thought about it...but ive just never gotten around to it...plus its super secure where its at...it doesnt budge

and i dont have any need for an aftermarket headunit so the stock one will stay...so that leaves the ashtray as the only feasible location...

rab89 · 02-18-2009, 10:16 AM

well as long as it's working for you! i'm just a perfectionist, things need to be mounted nicely for me.

ramriezcuthair · 02-18-2009, 12:35 PM

i love the first gen i think they look good heres a pic of mine

Hambone155 · 02-18-2009, 12:42 PM

i love the amazing power in my first gen! and the fact that i bought myself instead of my parents like all my friends cars! that my truck eats up!

Toy4Life · 02-18-2009, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by higherlux

personally i wouldnt do the cb like that it just looks like it shouldnt be thare and it stick out too far
u should do it like i did mine

That only works with an aftermarket stereo. My truck had the big CD/Cassette.........

My 02 was awesome, I miss it alot. It was perfect. (for me)

98tacoma27 · 02-18-2009, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by chris4x4

My favorite part of my first gen was EVERYTHING.
It was an AWSOME truck.

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Originally Posted by Jester243

I miss the ride, it felt the way I expected a small truck to ride. Oh and of course the reliability was fantatastic

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Originally Posted by Hambone155

i love the amazing power in my first gen! and the fact that i bought myself instead of my parents like all my friends cars! that my truck eats up!

Well said fellas. I always like the looks on other peoples faces when I took the for a mountain ride in it. The "Oh Shit handle work" out I called it. Now I know why they put two on the passengers side.

They looked at me like I was nuts. Then I would say "Let's see you stock truck do that". Man I miss it.

tmantstud · 02-18-2009, 03:04 PM

I love my truck! I couldn't imagine any other vehicle that I would rather have right now even thought my truck has 240,000 miles! All I have to do is put gas in it and do regular maintainence and it starts up every time.

tacomaman06 · 02-18-2009, 03:24 PM

well.....i had an 06, then traded for an 04 4x4.................was a bit hesitant at first of the power difference, but im used to it now, and the first gen is friggin awesome!! a very moddable and capable ride, and the 4x4 shift lever is a great feature....instead of push button, and i love the locker too.

tigerfan00 · 02-18-2009, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by rab89

well as long as it's working for you! i'm just a perfectionist, things need to be mounted nicely for me.

if i was a perfectionist about anything in my personal life...id go nuts...i spend enough time going by the book at work

more stuff about 1st gens

i love the fact that its reliable...i love the fact that it has a manual tcase...i love the way it looks when lifted and leveled out on some big tires...i love how easy it is to modify them and the aftermarket support...i love the fact that i spent an hour in my back fields tonite in 2wd and never once got stuck...

EverTaco23 · 02-18-2009, 09:48 PM

I absolutely love my 1st. gen. I love to just look at it, and know that I saved for a very long time to have one. And now that I do, I just cant stop modding it and making her more and more great!

Shoot!!! sometimes I just go for a cruse in my truck, just bc I love driving it, and watch other guys in there trucks stare at mine, hehehe. Im ganna love it even more once I put my Toytec C/O's, and TC UCA's on. Oh.... and my new sway bar bushing

Dustin03 · 02-18-2009, 10:05 PM

I can't even put words to how much I love my truck. I never think about what my next truck is going to be. I just think, "What will I put under the hood when this engine runs out?" or "What color will I paint her when it starts falling off?" or "Do I give it to my kids when I die, or should I be buried in it?"

Before I owned this truck I thought that cars were just one of those things that you bought, used until you grew tired of them, and got something else. Well this truck is different, because her and I are going to have a long history!

TRD4x4858 · 02-18-2009, 10:34 PM

I love my 1rst gen truck! Its everything i want and more! Way better than the 2nd gens in IMHO and the 4x4 is amazing

dustinuhls · 02-19-2009, 09:46 PM

I have an '01 Limited DoubleCab and had no idea that other trucks this year had the 4WD J-Shifter. Mine has the push button, and I just thought all the new trucks had this. I've had an '85 and a '92 (both 4x4) with the J-Shifter. Is the push button 4WD only on the Limited models? I'm like a lot of you and would rather have to actually shift it into 4WD than just push a button. I also wanna switch out the automatic hubs to manuals someday soon.

unholycumulus · 02-19-2009, 10:00 PM

my brother has a 99 and my good buddy has a 98. Both TRD 4x4.. brothers looks like its right from the factory, my buddies has been rolled twice.. so its got some issues.. however both have over 250000 miles and both run hard. They're why i got my tacoma. Still i love the style of the 98-99 tacomas. They sure rock shit

stevigee · 02-19-2009, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by unholycumulus

my brother has a 99 and my good buddy has a 98. Both TRD 4x4.. brothers looks like its right from the factory, my buddies has been rolled twice.. so its got some issues.. however both have over 250000 miles and both run hard. They're why i got my tacoma. Still i love the style of the 98-99 tacomas. They sure rock shit

Yeah, I miss mine, but love the new one as well!

rab89 · 02-19-2009, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by dustinuhls

I have an '01 Limited DoubleCab and had no idea that other trucks this year had the 4WD J-Shifter. Mine has the push button, and I just thought all the new trucks had this. I've had an '85 and a '92 (both 4x4) with the J-Shifter. Is the push button 4WD only on the Limited models? I'm like a lot of you and would rather have to actually shift it into 4WD than just push a button. I also wanna switch out the automatic hubs to manuals someday soon.

From what i've heard around the forums it's just us guys with the limited. I wiiiish i had the J shifter. maybe I'll swap it some day

TRD4x4858 · 02-20-2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by dustinuhls

I have an '01 Limited DoubleCab and had no idea that other trucks this year had the 4WD J-Shifter. Mine has the push button, and I just thought all the new trucks had this. I've had an '85 and a '92 (both 4x4) with the J-Shifter. Is the push button 4WD only on the Limited models? I'm like a lot of you and would rather have to actually shift it into 4WD than just push a button. I also wanna switch out the automatic hubs to manuals someday soon.

Mines just a sr5 trd 4x4 and it has the push button, you shift into 4lo so its kinda the same, It works great witht the button though

tigerfan00 · 02-20-2009, 02:57 AM

ya'll with the push button can do the 2lo mod i think its called...where you can actually make it where you can shift from 2hi to 4hi to 4lo and then to 2lo...not sure of the usefulness...but its something only yall can do

98tacoma27 · 02-20-2009, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by unholycumulus

my brother has a 99 and my good buddy has a 98. Both TRD 4x4.. brothers looks like its right from the factory, my buddies has been rolled twice.. so its got some issues.. however both have over 250000 miles and both run hard. They're why i got my tacoma. Still i love the style of the 98-99 tacomas. They sure rock shit

98-99's do rock shit! I miss the hell out of mine.

*assumes fetal postion in the corner gently rocking as he sucks his thumb and mopes.

02-18-2009, 03:24 PM	#29
tacomaman06 Carolina Alliance: Redneck Division Name: Will Joined: May 2007, #1475 Location: York,South Carolina Age: 30 Gender: Male Posts: 22,214 04 trd tacoma 4x4 v6 double cab 2004 Double Cab Automatic 3.4 v6 vent visors,deck plate mod, gray wire mod, black steelies and emblems, mag-lite mod, wheelers/ome suspension, stainless brake lines,blacked out bumpers(bedliner),dynomax super turbo muffler,cabelas mossy oak seat covers ans camo steering wheel cover,brush guard, hella 500(x4)custom built(by me) hitch hauler),budbuilt skids,revenge-fab sliders,inchworm locker skid,cobra cb,wilson 3 ft antenna,hi-lift jack(tool box mounted) painted stock wheels....still to come.... afe pro dry s filter..........plus many,many more!!	well.....i had an 06, then traded for an 04 4x4.................was a bit hesitant at first of the power difference, but im used to it now, and the first gen is friggin awesome!! a very moddable and capable ride, and the 4x4 shift lever is a great feature....instead of push button, and i love the locker too. __________________ i am WILL--my ride=04 tacoma trd 4x4 double cab, v6, auto,deck plate mod, grey wire mod, billy 5100's all the way around,black low-pro uws toolbox, black steelies,blacked out emblems, mag light mod,wheelers/alcan springs, ome 881 coils, braided stainless brake lines, polyurethane bushings,dynomax super turbo/slash cut tip-blacked out,chrome deleted bumpers via herculiner bed liner,color matched bedlinered tailgate, camo seat covers,sockmonkey decals,husky floor liners, hunter brush guard, 4 hella 500's(2 spotlight/2fog light),budbuilt skid plates,inchworm e-locker skid,revenge-fab sliders,cobra cb/loudspeaker PA, pioneer headunit/infinity reference components/2ways......plenty more still to come!!! http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa269/tacomaman06/ signature by piercedtiger www.myspace.com/goodolboy1979

02-18-2009, 10:05 PM	#32
Dustin03 The Cooler King Joined: Sep 2008, #9043 Location: Arizona Gender: Male Posts: 254 Expeditionary vehicle in training. 2003 Xtra Cab Manual 5VZ-FE Old Man Emu 2.5" lift, brush guard (about to be changed), grey-wire mod, custom bed mounts for 4 jerrycans, custom survival box, maglite mount, KC Dayliters.	I can't even put words to how much I love my truck. I never think about what my next truck is going to be. I just think, "What will I put under the hood when this engine runs out?" or "What color will I paint her when it starts falling off?" or "Do I give it to my kids when I die, or should I be buried in it?" Before I owned this truck I thought that cars were just one of those things that you bought, used until you grew tired of them, and got something else. Well this truck is different, because her and I are going to have a long history! __________________ 2003 Desert Sand Xtra Cab SR5 V6. TRD package with 2.5" Old Man Emu suspension lift, custom in-bed jerrycan mounts and custom steel tool box. "I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter." -Winston Churchill

02-20-2009, 02:57 AM	#39
tigerfan00 the truth is coming Name: hemorrhoids Joined: Apr 2008, #5966 Location: 803 Age: 27 Gender: Guy Posts: 15,233 02 Skankyota 4x4 slightly modified 2002 Xtra Cab Automatic 3.4 V6 ARB front bumper, CBI rear bumper, SAW 2.0 coilovers, 3leaf AAL, Budbuilt Skids, Unbreakable Fab sliders, huge whip cb antenna, Trail Duty Inclinometer, Dog hair seat covers, deckplate mod, gray wire mod, rattle canned emblems, exhaust dumped at axle, 7T shackles on all corners, Hella 1000ff front fog lights, custom scratch and dent package, Carolina pinstriping package, G27 alarm system, now with less stickers!	ya'll with the push button can do the 2lo mod i think its called...where you can actually make it where you can shift from 2hi to 4hi to 4lo and then to 2lo...not sure of the usefulness...but its something only yall can do __________________ ...make it forever...

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02-18-2009, 08:24 AM	#21
cole47 Senior Member Name: Cole Joined: Oct 2008, #10400 Location: Hickory NC Age: 18 Gender: Male Posts: 895 Ray of Sunshine 2001 Double Cab Automatic	man i love my 1st gen....i think they just look tuff, alot of people say that they are to small for a truck (aka my dad) but i love the way it looks/rides/sounds/all other things abt it.

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rab89 Senior Member Name: Ross Joined: Jan 2009, #12578 Location: Kelowna b.c canada Gender: Male Posts: 1,214 01 trd 3.4 v6 4x4! 2001 Xtra Cab Manual 3.4L v6 265/75/16 bfg at's on eagle alloy 137's broken bumper bedlined thrush exhaust grey wire mod lift to come	well as long as it's working for you! i'm just a perfectionist, things need to be mounted nicely for me.

02-18-2009, 12:35 PM	#24
ramriezcuthair Junior Member Joined: Feb 2009, #13748 Location: corning Age: 20 Gender: Male Posts: 28 01 tacoma sr5 6 2001 Xtra Cab Manual 3.4 LT V6 6" fabtech lift 215 75 r16	i love the first gen i think they look good heres a pic of mine

02-18-2009, 12:42 PM	#25
Hambone155 Senior Member Joined: Jul 2008, #7844 Location: omaha Age: 18 Posts: 231 PLAY HARD, FIX FAST! 1995 Xtra Cab Automatic 3.4 v6 SUPERCHARGED	i love the amazing power in my first gen! and the fact that i bought myself instead of my parents like all my friends cars! that my truck eats up!

02-18-2009, 03:04 PM	#28
tmantstud High Mileage Work Joined: Jun 2008, #7352 Location: Kansas City, Kansas Age: 18 Gender: Male Posts: 110 98 Tacoma high mileage 1998 Regular Cab Manual 2.4L 4cyl. Bed liner, Polk db651s speakers, JVC head unit, Coverking custom saddle blanket seat cover	I love my truck! I couldn't imagine any other vehicle that I would rather have right now even thought my truck has 240,000 miles! All I have to do is put gas in it and do regular maintainence and it starts up every time.

02-18-2009, 09:48 PM	#31
EverTaco23 Senior Member Name: Evan Joined: Feb 2008, #4544 Location: Brush Prairie, WA. Age: 23 Gender: Male Posts: 1,442 02 Dcab TRD 4wd Limited 2002 Double Cab Automatic 3.4L V6 K&N CAI with AFE filter, Toytec C/O, TC UCA's, 1" diff drop, toytec AAL's/1" block, Bilstein 5100's, 285/75/R16 BFG A/T, Ultra wheels, New sound system/ipod jack, Custom sub box with 2 8" pioneer subs, Gray wire mod, Gibson cat-back, Tom Wood's DS. Tinted Windows, and TRD Headers!	I absolutely love my 1st. gen. I love to just look at it, and know that I saved for a very long time to have one. And now that I do, I just cant stop modding it and making her more and more great! Shoot!!! sometimes I just go for a cruse in my truck, just bc I love driving it, and watch other guys in there trucks stare at mine, hehehe. Im ganna love it even more once I put my Toytec C/O's, and TC UCA's on. Oh.... and my new sway bar bushing

02-18-2009, 10:34 PM	#33
TRD4x4858 Senior Member Joined: Oct 2008, #10117 Location: San Diego Age: 22 Gender: Dude Posts: 2,996 01 Tacoma 4x4 Lifted 2001 Xtra Cab Automatic 3.4L King Coilovers Bilstein 5125 shocks rear AAL Wheelers Black Steelies 285/75R16 Pro Comp All Terrains K&N CAI CB Radio Blacked Out Headlights Line X	I love my 1rst gen truck! Its everything i want and more! Way better than the 2nd gens in IMHO and the 4x4 is amazing

02-19-2009, 09:46 PM	#34
dustinuhls Senior Member Joined: Nov 2008, #10939 Location: Manhattan, KS Gender: Male Posts: 180 '01 Limited DoubleCab 4x4 2001 Double Cab Automatic 3.4L 3" SL, Nerf Bars, 33" BFGs, K&N, Deckplate, Royal Purple	I have an '01 Limited DoubleCab and had no idea that other trucks this year had the 4WD J-Shifter. Mine has the push button, and I just thought all the new trucks had this. I've had an '85 and a '92 (both 4x4) with the J-Shifter. Is the push button 4WD only on the Limited models? I'm like a lot of you and would rather have to actually shift it into 4WD than just push a button. I also wanna switch out the automatic hubs to manuals someday soon.