Manual transmission Fan Club and BS thread (All Generations Welcome)

The MT was a '17 and the AT was a '16. It didn't really feel bad, just a little clunky which doesn't surprise me. I was thinking some of it may be not being used to the throws (me searching a little for the gears) so I assume it'll feel better with time.

 

Your experience is normal; as others in this forum have said it's a lot smoother than the 2nd Gen 6 speed MT... but it is a different animal in comparison with sporty cars with standard transmissions. This is a beast you'll just have to learn to tame over time. I learned how to drive on my dad's 1995 s10 pick up and then drove a 2002 jeep wrangler 5 speed for 9 years and then a vw golf 5 speed for a year.. they all acted somewhat different. Honestly I feel this vehicle the Taco is the hardest to learn or get a feel for driving but once you learn how to adjust, it is much more fun and pleasing to drive. I wouldn't have it any other way. Good luck on your decision.

 

My name is Alyn, and i'm a shiftaholic.

 

I love mine. I fall asleep at the wheel of automatic cars.

 

Was given a quote for a 17 DCSB OR 6spd mag grey with tow package for $31582, seriously considering taking the hit and trading my SR5 DCLB auto for it.

 

Do it!!! You'll love it!

 

Personally I fall asleep at the wheel of any car no matter the transmission.









If the conditions are correct and I have been driving long enough

 

Hesitating a bit as I've never owned a manual, only driven one a few times, but ride motorcycles, lol. I do think it would be sweet though.

 

sr5's have sunglass holder.

 

You will do fine. Practice touch and go on a hill and you're set.

 

My 04 is super clunky compared to the Scion I had previously. So much so that in the first couple months I owned it, the local Toyota dealership got tired of me always asking if something was wrong with it lol. I've learned to love it.

 

That's an excellent price! Damn, I paid about 1,600 more than that. I didn't know the 17's were out yet.

 

That includes my military rebate. I paid $30.9k for my 16 sr5 dclb so it is a good price. They offered me $30k for my 16, so it'd be a bit of a loss on that end. Tough choice I'm gonna at least go look at it tonight.

 

Ah ok...makes sense. I guess you have to weigh out how much you want the newer one and if the loss is worth it.

 

I think they've been out almost a couple months now, seen more than a handful of them pop up on the forums with some new members. Glad to see that Toyota kept the manual trans option going for at least another year....

 

I bought the longbed for transporting my mx bike with ease to the track but the longer wheelbase is getting annoying and I really want the rear locker and manual transmission. 1st world problems

 

A couple months? Not around here. When I bought my '16 I went to a few nearby lots (Downey, Cerritos, Carson, Long Beach - California) and none of them had '17's. This was about a month ago.

 

According to Toyota's website the 2017 Tacos started rolling out in August, probably only in select areas though

 

They showed up here in September.

 

hey TW, does anyone know where they build these MT s ? is it Cali ? & do they test them or QC em ?