Who actually uses their V6 Tacoma as the truck it's supposed to be?

piercedtiger · 02-27-2008, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by WilsonTheDog

I use mine for what it's made for: A daily driver. If it were made for offroading or towing, it would've come with the appropriate equipment

Like a driver with bigger balls?

Sorry....

Couldn't resist. Damn, I need to find a job and get out of the house more....

WilsonTheDog · 02-27-2008, 06:29 PM

^LOL! Awesome. Truknutz FTW!

stratton · 02-27-2008, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by piercedtiger

pictures say a 1,000 words and all that....

why are you towing so many cars? i am trying to guess what you do. And repo man came to mind.

piercedtiger · 02-27-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by stratton

why are you towing so many cars? i am trying to guess what you do. And repo man came to mind.

It comes from having a friend who always gets cars that need a shit load of work, gets some of that work done, and trades them for something different.

stratton · 02-27-2008, 07:44 PM

thats a great idea. you never can get bored with a car then. I always wish i knew how to do more of that work myself. it could even be a great sidejob for anyone. you can make a decent penny doing that if you enjoy it.

piercedtiger · 02-27-2008, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by stratton

thats a great idea. you never can get bored with a car then. I always wish i knew how to do more of that work myself. it could even be a great sidejob for anyone. you can make a decent penny doing that if you enjoy it.

Yeah, unfortunately it always leads to

trips to the junk yard
nuts n bolts runs
trips to the store for torch gas, fluids, different tools, etc
broken tools
numb fingers

It's 12F here with 5" of snow. Neither of our barns is insulated or heated. We use a propane salamander heater, and try to use my barn. His has a dirt floor, water runs in, and snow melts off the truck inside so it turns to mud quickly.

He's the mechanic, but I'm the one with air tools, socket sets, bottle jack, welder, chop saw, and more tools.

danusa · 02-27-2008, 11:28 PM

The Taco is a comfort ride. I have never lowered the windows.The real work is done by a 1974 360 Power Wagon that puts out 375 hp. at the wheels. And a 1962 GMC and the pre war Oliver tractor.
The law here classifies it as a farm truck.
I have plowed snow with it. It just quits. It does not stall but it won`t continue. I did not spin a wheel.
The super charger will fix that.

Homer J · 02-28-2008, 05:39 AM

Does this count.

HeliFluyGuy · 02-28-2008, 06:17 AM

For now, I just go back and forth to work, but I will be towing a jonboat with it, pulling frontier, silverado, f150 etc. owners out of snow banks. Getting to those hard to reach fishin spots. You know, usual stuff.

M2M · 02-28-2008, 04:58 PM

four trips to mammoth - 8 days in 4x4 -
last day a 3 foot dump -got to test the 4-low
the darn thing goes through everything - fresh snow, plowed berms etc. -
subies were getting stuck -
something about the ground clearance ?!?!

4x4x4trd · 03-04-2008, 08:24 PM

Haven't got to test this truck or the rear leafs yet. But will shortly. Trailer to the pretty places for riding and camping. The wife is a lot more pleasant when we travel in the truck and ride or whatever once there.

Requital · 03-04-2008, 09:45 PM

I use mine for what I bought it for: a daily driver regardless of gas costs, and hauling/towing whatever I need to haul or tow. I didn't have a set purpose in mind when I bought my Tacoma other than having the ability to do whatever I needed to do and having the vehicle to do it with. I don't tow a camper trailer or any kind of other trailer on a regular basis, but I know I can if I need to. I don't haul a heavy or over sized load in the bed, but I can if I needed to. For the most part I drive my Tacoma back and forth to work (39 miles daily R/T) and on trips (pleasure and business) and it does exactly what I bought it to do. And on weekends when I need to hook up a trailer or haul a load in the bed then I have the vehicle to do it with.

klown · 03-05-2008, 06:32 AM

Well I've just had it for a few weeks. So far I've went offroading in it the first day I got it home, filled up the bed to the rim with trash that needed to be taken to the dump. And I ALWAYS drive the bitch like I stole it. I think I'm driving the bitch the way it's supposed to be driven.

TacoTurd · 03-05-2008, 05:13 PM

EVERY photo with a trailer so far has the taco dragging its ass.

piercedtiger · 03-05-2008, 05:38 PM

yeah.... mine are probably near max or over. I think the 3" lift makes it look worse. Rear is almost on the bumpstops, and front is jacked up 3" due to the lift. If I didn't have the lift it wouldn't look as bad.

I'd love to get a WD hitch, but $300 is a lot of money right now for something I've only done twice so far. If my buddy has me hauling cars more (ie, we get our own trailer) I'm definitely getting one o' them sumbitches!

Or we'll just make our own tow bar.

TDooley57 · 03-05-2008, 05:49 PM

I use it to pull around farm implements (not tractors because ours are all too big >10,000lbs), but not constantly...only during the summer and deer season.

ofrd4fun · 03-05-2008, 08:03 PM

Daily driver. Haul a dirtbike trailer or 2500# travel trailer. 4x4ing whenever I can.
It does everything I want it to do really well.

gdawg25 · 03-05-2008, 08:20 PM

I use mine for grocery's. Isn't that what it was made for? What can I say? My girlfriend likes to eat.

4x4x4trd · 03-05-2008, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TacoTurd

EVERY photo with a trailer so far has the taco dragging its ass.

The '99 pictured felt like it was softer in the rear springs than this '08. It rode a little low in the rear loaded up. The '08 is not on the list for the TSB as yet and I have not actually towed the trailer with a load yet. Some of these threads suggest that the '08 three leaf issue has been beefed up and no longer a issue. We'll soon see ?

danusa · 03-06-2008, 03:43 AM

I tried to take care of it. But alas it was not to be.
Just from snow the plate is askew and there are marks.
It is now a user.

02-27-2008, 07:44 PM	#25
stratton Senior Member Joined: Jul 2007, #1977 Location: east of rochester ny Age: 30 Posts: 271	thats a great idea. you never can get bored with a car then. I always wish i knew how to do more of that work myself. it could even be a great sidejob for anyone. you can make a decent penny doing that if you enjoy it. __________________ 2007 dbl cab trd offroad impulse red towing pack, roof rack, bed ext, tube steps

02-28-2008, 05:39 AM	#28
Homer J Northern Alliance: Instigator Joined: Jun 2007, #1871 Location: Jersey Age: 37 Gender: Dude Posts: 1,758 08 Super White DC 4x4 2008 Double Cab Automatic 1GR-FE Baby Seat mod, Weather-tech mats, Fog light Mod.	Does this count. __________________

03-04-2008, 08:24 PM	#31
4x4x4trd My other ride weighs 200 tons Joined: Jan 2008, #4267 Location: North Texas Age: 51 Posts: 1,007 08 White Access Cab TRD OR, Debadged 2008 Access Cab Automatic 4.0 V6 AFE oil free drop in, Secondary removed, tint, front D-rings, Toyota bed mat, Undercover tonneau, TRD seat covers and floor mats, Pioneer speakers, Westin Platinum bars, Fumoto oil valve, short antena, Nifty Xtreme's, TSB leaf springs, Bilstein 5100's set at .85" in the front	Haven't got to test this truck or the rear leafs yet. But will shortly. Trailer to the pretty places for riding and camping. The wife is a lot more pleasant when we travel in the truck and ride or whatever once there. __________________ 2008 TRD, OR, 4x4, Access Cab Signature by 07tacoark

03-05-2008, 06:32 AM	#33
klown Tacoma World Ring Leader Joined: Dec 2007, #3716 Location: Lynchburg, VA Age: 33 Posts: 1,190 2008 TRD sport 4x4 double cab 6-speed 2008 Double Cab Manual 4.0 Black, leather and heated seats, borla sport exhaust, side curtain airbags, daytime running lights, all weather mats, JBL premium 6 disk changer system, stainless step tubes, window tint, tow package	Well I've just had it for a few weeks. So far I've went offroading in it the first day I got it home, filled up the bed to the rim with trash that needed to be taken to the dump. And I ALWAYS drive the bitch like I stole it. I think I'm driving the bitch the way it's supposed to be driven. __________________ Does it have to do with PORN?

03-05-2008, 05:38 PM	#35
piercedtiger Northern Alliance: Mod Guru Joined: Oct 2007, #3284 Location: Newark Valley, NY Age: 28 Gender: Male Posts: 3,757 06 TRD OR DC SB 6SPD 2006 Double Cab Manual 4.0 V6 Bestop canopy, hood struts, relocated 7-pin, 3" Toytec spacer/AAL, 285/75 16 Kumho Roadventure ATs, Hi-Lift mounted in bed, BHLM, fog light mod, turn signal mod, locker mod, driver seat mag light mount, step bars, reinforced tailgate, ABS kill switch, black grill surround, bed lights, rock lights...	yeah.... mine are probably near max or over. I think the 3" lift makes it look worse. Rear is almost on the bumpstops, and front is jacked up 3" due to the lift. If I didn't have the lift it wouldn't look as bad. I'd love to get a WD hitch, but $300 is a lot of money right now for something I've only done twice so far. If my buddy has me hauling cars more (ie, we get our own trailer) I'm definitely getting one o' them sumbitches! Or we'll just make our own tow bar. __________________ Like when daddy plays with mommy on her "woman week", I've caught you red handed. Cheap/free mods - Tacoma World Forums

02-27-2008, 06:29 PM	#22
WilsonTheDog has a large weenus Joined: Nov 2007, #3496 Location: Murrells Inlet SC Gender: Male Posts: 1,694 07 Prerunner SR5 DC/SB V6 2007 Double Cab Automatic 4.0 V6 Magnaflow 12576 muffler & chrome tip, Westin step bars, Firestone Destination A/T 265/75/16, stubbie antenna, 27% tint, Pop N Lock, Valeo Ultimate wipers, AFE filter, bed mat, Husky liners, D-rings added	^LOL! Awesome. Truknutz FTW!

02-27-2008, 11:28 PM	#27
danusa Banned Joined: Sep 2007, #2637 Posts: 831	The Taco is a comfort ride. I have never lowered the windows.The real work is done by a 1974 360 Power Wagon that puts out 375 hp. at the wheels. And a 1962 GMC and the pre war Oliver tractor. The law here classifies it as a farm truck. I have plowed snow with it. It just quits. It does not stall but it won`t continue. I did not spin a wheel. The super charger will fix that.

02-28-2008, 06:17 AM	#29
HeliFluyGuy Junior Member Joined: Feb 2008, #4977 Posts: 3 08 TRD Sport - Access Cab - V6 - 6 Spd MT - Bone Stock. 2008 Access Cab Manual 4L V6	For now, I just go back and forth to work, but I will be towing a jonboat with it, pulling frontier, silverado, f150 etc. owners out of snow banks. Getting to those hard to reach fishin spots. You know, usual stuff.

02-28-2008, 04:58 PM	#30
M2M Member Joined: Feb 2008, #4720 Gender: Male Posts: 97 bilstiens, sport 08 w/o scoop, debadged 2008 Double Cab Automatic	four trips to mammoth - 8 days in 4x4 - last day a 3 foot dump -got to test the 4-low the darn thing goes through everything - fresh snow, plowed berms etc. - subies were getting stuck - something about the ground clearance ?!?!

03-04-2008, 09:45 PM	#32
Requital Junior Member Joined: Dec 2007, #3889 Location: NW Florida Posts: 5 06 SWB PreRunner TRD Sport 2006 Double Cab Automatic	I use mine for what I bought it for: a daily driver regardless of gas costs, and hauling/towing whatever I need to haul or tow. I didn't have a set purpose in mind when I bought my Tacoma other than having the ability to do whatever I needed to do and having the vehicle to do it with. I don't tow a camper trailer or any kind of other trailer on a regular basis, but I know I can if I need to. I don't haul a heavy or over sized load in the bed, but I can if I needed to. For the most part I drive my Tacoma back and forth to work (39 miles daily R/T) and on trips (pleasure and business) and it does exactly what I bought it to do. And on weekends when I need to hook up a trailer or haul a load in the bed then I have the vehicle to do it with.

03-05-2008, 05:13 PM	#34
TacoTurd Defying Alliances since 2007 Joined: Jul 2007, #2160 Location: Central Texas Posts: 142 07 PreRunner TRD Sport 2007 Double Cab Automatic 4.0 TRD Exhaust, TRD CAI, Bull Bar, PIAA lights, Passport, Bed Mat, UWS Toolbox, Hood Struts, Rear TSB, TRD/Okole Seat Covers, Hellwig Rear Sway Bar, Burned Carpet, Nasty Dent in Roof	EVERY photo with a trailer so far has the taco dragging its ass.

03-05-2008, 05:49 PM	#36
TDooley57 Carolina Alliance: Midlands Division Joined: Oct 2007, #3061 Posts: 259 2007 V6 4X4 TRD Offroad 2007 Access Cab Automatic V6 Black Westin Sportsman One Piece Brushguard; Grom Ipod Adapter; Tacoma Bed Mat	I use it to pull around farm implements (not tractors because ours are all too big >10,000lbs), but not constantly...only during the summer and deer season. __________________ GO COCKS "Blaming guns for Columbine is like blaming spoons for Rosie O'Donnell being fat." - Some random bumper sticker "I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy." - Some anti-anti-gun protester's sign

03-05-2008, 08:03 PM	#37
ofrd4fun Junior Member Joined: Jun 2007, #1908 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 21	Daily driver. Haul a dirtbike trailer or 2500# travel trailer. 4x4ing whenever I can. It does everything I want it to do really well. __________________ 05 Dbl cab SR5 4x4 Indigo Ink FJ wheels Rear air bags Ready Lift spacers

03-05-2008, 08:20 PM	#38
gdawg25 Was there any doubt? Pujols - MVP! Joined: Oct 2006, #136 Location: Victoria, BC Age: 26 Gender: Dude Posts: 738 07 TRD Sport 2007 Double Cab Manual 4.0L V6 Airaid Intake, Westin Oval Step Bars, TRD seat covers, LiteRider tonneau cover.	I use mine for grocery's. Isn't that what it was made for? What can I say? My girlfriend likes to eat. __________________ I piss excellence! GO FLAMES!

03-06-2008, 03:43 AM	#40
danusa Banned Joined: Sep 2007, #2637 Posts: 831	I tried to take care of it. But alas it was not to be. Just from snow the plate is askew and there are marks. It is now a user.

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