I've got a DCLB Colorado diesel to test along side my Taco this weekend.......

Agreed, but frame rot seems to plague the ones that are left.

 

Didn't have bro douche owners either

 

My first truck was a 86 Toyota with a 22RE. Loved that little red wagon...

 

My first was desert sand color

Second was turd brown

My 91 was red with pop up moonroof

 

Yep, I thought they were better looking than the Toyota at that time.

S10
Ranger
Mitsubishi Mighty Max
Nissan Hard body
Isuzu P'up

Plenty of little trucks to choose from back then for light duty, if you wanted more capability you skipped them and bought domestic full size.

When the Taco 2nd gen came out, suddenly everyone started expecting full size truck performance when the damn thing was as big as the current generation Tundra. Now instead of compact we had midsized and overlap into the fullsize market.

I think Toyota might be trying to define them again so if you want power, you go tundra.

 

You forgot the Mazda

I loved the nissan design best
Hated the s10

 

B2000, yep a buddy had one.

Even the Dakota was small then.

 

Forgot about the Dakota

When it got the v8
Lots of people bought those

 

Yep, that was the beginning of the midsized where people began to expect full size performance in a smaller package. I honestly think Toyota screwed up by making the Taco bigger without a V8 option and just concede the fullsize market to the domestics, dump the Tundra.

 

We're going to pass on the Babymax (in any configuration). Too uncomfortable, and frankly if I'm going to get another truck it might as well be a full size.

It is, by far, a much nicer powertrain. Toyota should re-think their offerings...

 

Good choice I believe.

Me personally... Tacoma for mid size and f150 for full size. Done and done

 

What about the interior makes it so uncomfortable? Might go play at the dealership myself, like the thought of more torque and better mileage.

 

serious question, what part of it do you find uncomfortable?

 

As long as people keep buying Tacos by the ass loads....there's little motivation for Toyota to do much.

 

Been eyeing this beauty for awhile:
http://www.beachautobrokers.com/veh...-tow-package-one-owner-norfolk-va-id-15565979

 

Thinking about the discussion on this thread, and it occurred to me- one thing the competition cannot match is the breadth and width of the information available on TacomaWorld. This is like Facebook for OCD rabid gear heads and wannabes, in a good way of course.

 

Aside from wheels it's great

 

Agreed those are gawdy.

 

I love my truck. But in a perfect world

Nice rig....minus the wheels. I would check every inch of that frame though....if you haven't already.

 

Not for me

It's either
5.7 L 4WD 8 feet double cab tundra

Or Raptor