29 years of difference

Although they aren't direct in lineage, I took some side by side photos of my 1988 Hilux next to my friend's 2017 TRD off road 4x2.

The Tacoma is more like a nephew or grand nephew to this Hilux. Both vehicles are completely stock.

 

If that Hilux is a Diesel, its probably more expensive than that new Taco.

 

I want that Hilux crew cab

 

http://www.landcruisersdirect.com/cars/1988-toyota-hilux-ssr-8394/

$17,000

 

Very nice truck but right hand drive in North America must be a pain in the ass.

 

You'll get used to it..

 

It's not too bad. It took a couple of hours getting used to it. The only thing that still occasionally throws me off is the wipers and turn signals being switched.

 

It isn't a huge deal. I have had a RHD car since the early 90s. Drive through is an issue (I don't use it). The other issue for me in CA is making a left hand turn on a green yield sometimes its hard to see across... the other car....

 

I could see that.

Not very accommodating through a drive through or toll booths though, you'd probably want a passenger.

 

Hadn't thought about the left turn across traffic, yeah that could get pretty exciting.

 

As a Tacoma owner, I need some excitement in my life

There are three drive through in San Diego, where its actually on your passenger side (in a LHD car),a nd they have a stick where they give you the food through your window

I have taken my RHD car there, and it is PERFECT

 

I'd suffer.

That truck would be worth a fortune in Central and So America.

 

Exaxtly. That is the only time I do drive-thru is with passengers. But that's at banks and toll roads. I try not to have food inside the cab at all.

 

According to Toyota, you're supposed to be "going places". Isn't that exciting enough?

 

Well I do go to the mall

 

Never get food through the drive thru.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um30Lbu6-nc

 

Could make a GREAT rural mail delivery vehicle though...all our mailmen have RHD 4-Door Jeep Wranglers.

 

Where will you go when Amazon shuts down all the malls?

 

Well I don't go the mall to buy

I go to the mall to off-road my PRO

 

Some of the local mail has RHD Subaru Legacy wagon

Our parking enforcement has RHD jeep wrangler hardtop two doors