Dissapointed with my Taco

Hmmm... I have owned several trucks in the last 40 years and never had an automatic drop a gear while going up a slight incline or bucking a 15mph head wind. I wish my truck had a cvt transmission then I would be all happy, sappy because it would not have a gear to drop down to.

I use the S-mode always. I put mine in 5th when I leave town but on these 2 little hills the transmission will still drop a gear when I start up them.

 

Negative! I bought a Tacoma because Ford does not make a Ranger and Dodge does not make a Dakota. I guarantee you if one of the 2 would of been in production back in 2015 I would not be driving a Tacoma.

 

I was utterly spoiled by my GTI's DSG. Now THAT is how you design an automatic transmission. I truly miss it.

 

Too bad vw can’t design anything else reliably

 

Yeah, I really can't argue with that one. haha. But DSG in this truck would be so sweet!

 

I like my 3 pedal man truck

Just need my Ted Drew’s

 

S5 completely fixes the double downshift issue. No cost.

 

For the 2.7, 4 cylinder?

 

Sorry. I was under the impression from the board that everyone with the 4 cylinder was in heaven.

 

ill argue that one. My wife has a 14 vw tourareg and that has been one great suv. It has little over 50k on it and 3 years old dec. It is the diesel which they will do a tune on to get into regs at some point but at least to date it has been fantastic. I love the DSG in it for sure and the steering. better say knock on wood I guess!!

 

^^^ Come back when the thing gets over 80k.

 

A Dakota over a Tacoma? Now I've heard everything.

 

How many of those trucks had two overdrive gears?

 

What were they?

 

4??? Lol.

 

You slipped one in on me, never saw the 2 overdrive gears as I was going from the living room, (watching the Camping World truck race) to my desk in the bedroom trying to keep up with this thread and talking to a guy on a shaving forum all at the same time.

So no I have never owned any trucks with 2 overdrive gears and still have not with this 6 speed Tacoma. Have a nice evening you and your buddy... going back to my shaving forum.

 

My parents '94 Explorer hunted like Elmer Fudd in hills.

Heavy SUV and 3.27 gears meant a paddling for the 160hp V6.

 

Surprise, you own one now.....

4 banger transmission has the same gears as the V6 which means two OD gears.

 

What’d 4.88’s do for your fuel mileage? Been thinking about it but 18-20 mpg is nice as well lol

 

Sell it. Move on.