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Hi Everyone,
I just joined and wanted to introduce myself... I don't yet have a Tacoma but I wanted to join in order to learn about Tacomas as my hope is to get a used Tacoma for my second vehicle next year or so! I currently drive a 2016 Camaro and a civic as my winter car( yeah a civic.. hence why i want a truck for winter haha) I hope to learn a lot about Tacomas in here and will help with my purchase of one in the near future Any tips or advice for what to look for when buying them is much appreciated.

 

Welcome! I had a 2013 Camaro before my Tacoma, wish I could've had both!

 

thank you! and yeah i love the , I love the Camaro i custom ordered it in 2016 and still love driving it like its the first day. Only thing is putting it away for the winter is hard so I am looking forward to getting a Tacoma to have some fun in the snow with what year Tacoma do you have?

 

Welcome to TW!

 

thank you

 

I have a 4Runner now, had a 2016 Tacoma, wasn't really a fan and ended up selling it. My uncle has a 2015 Tacoma that is awesome I've driven it a few times and I figured the 2016 would be even better. Wasn't a bad truck just had one too many "normal" issues...

 

Welcome to The Forum!

 

Welcome to TW

 

ahh gotchaa good to keep in mind, however i think that when i do decide to buy one it would be an older one maybe 2006-2009 range.

 

thank you !!

 

Sounds like a good plan, 2nd gen's feel a lot more solid in my opinion.

 

Awesome! yeah I've heard a lot of great things from the 2nd gen Tacomas!

 

Welcome to TW!!

 

Welcome. What's your budget? I assume 4x4 since you plan on using in snow.

 

thank you!

 

thank you! and yeah def 4x4 TRD if i can get one cheap enough and my budget would probably be under 10-15K definitely a 2nd gen... its only going to be used for winter and probably a little during the year for lugging stuff and what not but i drive my Camaro in spring, summer and fall (until it snows), so something with 100K miles will last me a long times esp from what I've heard Tacomas last well over 200K if well maintained. Also I probably wont be fully interested in one till next year since winter is only another month or so it'd be pointless to waste money on a truck now

 

Not sure if you've started pricing Tacomas yet but realistically, your budget is low for a TRD 2nd Gen 4x4. Typically trucks in that price range would be non-TRD Access Cab and will have over 180K plus miles for a clean title truck. Just this week there was a new member with a budget of $17K looking for a 2nd Gen TRD 4x4 double cab and pretty much all the replies were about the budget being low. With that said, $10-15K will get you a 1st Gen 4x4 with about 100-150K miles. Good luck with your search.

 

i think it all depends on location... i did some research and right now there 2nd gen trd 4x4 are about 15-18 near me so i figured by next year or so they will come down in price by then. theres a bunch of non trd access cabs going around 10-15 with like 130 -150K miles on them