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Car & Driver's "In-Depth Review" of the 2017 Tacoma

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by smitty99, Apr 5, 2017.

  1. Apr 6, 2017 at 12:33 PM
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    Its just a gaming keyboard corsair k70, the buttons are mechanical. So its like 50/50 electronic and mechanical. Yeah Typewriter into a monitor should not be plug and play.
     
  2. Apr 6, 2017 at 12:40 PM
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    Did I say it would not break? Is a typical keyboard purposely designed to have coffee spit on it and still be functional? You know that keyboards have mechanical parts and actions in them right? :facepalm:Even chicklet style keyboards....

    Well designed electronics that are designed for operating conditions need little to no maintenance, unlike most mechanical parts that needs rebuilding, lubrication etc after set use cycles (e.g. # of miles, work hours).

    Go back to selling parts.
     
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  3. Apr 6, 2017 at 3:07 PM
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    Lt. Dangle

    Lt. Dangle RIP @stun gun 2016-2020

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    Post up a link Son.
     
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  4. Apr 6, 2017 at 3:19 PM
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    It has been up several times, it is the 1st versus 2nd versus 3rd video.
     
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  5. Apr 6, 2017 at 3:20 PM
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    The drag race? That's what we are staking our Smug Face flag on?
     
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  6. Apr 6, 2017 at 3:21 PM
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    That would be my guess as to which video.
     
  7. Apr 6, 2017 at 3:24 PM
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    It's the TFL comparison of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gen Tacomas and has been posted dozens of times on here.

    Search for Tacoma gen comparison on youtube.
     
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  8. Apr 6, 2017 at 3:24 PM
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    I think he means this one:

     
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  9. Apr 6, 2017 at 3:28 PM
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    Gawd, now I have to sell my truck.
     
  10. Apr 6, 2017 at 3:28 PM
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    melikeymy beer Hold my beer and watch this

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    What kind of a dumb ass would buy one of these things? Oh, wait.
     
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  11. Apr 6, 2017 at 3:29 PM
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    There was another one recently where they raced all of the "Off Road" pickups. There was a Power Wagon and a Pro 4x Titan I believe and Frontier. IIRC the Tacoma got humiliated.
     
  12. Apr 6, 2017 at 3:35 PM
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    smitty99 [OP] I also bought a 4Runner

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    This isn't the one I was talking about but if you go to 20:00 you will see a race between the Power Wagon, Raptor and TRD PRO. When asked which truck they preferred, one of the three says he would buy the Tacoma but he would change some things about the truck, primarily he would add more power he says "put a TRD supercharger on it"... so much for that idea. :frusty:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz8FhJFSHXA
     
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    I'm just amazed that the archaic Frontier with less horses and "4.slow" still cooks!!
     
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    I would smoke that Nissan as soon as I get this hooked up to my 4 banger!

    22562-1999-Toyota-Tacoma.jpg
     
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    Nope, I have the M/T and the diff howl.

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    And remember that the Frontier has the infamous WOT restriction that limits power to ~60% until you reach 40-45mph.

    Supposedly a different animal when you remove the restriction with a programmer.
     
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    It isn't:
    Frontier Crew Cab Pro 4x - 4589 lbs
    Tacoma TRD Pro Crew Cab: 4661 lbs
     
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