The: "You bought your Tacoma because" Positive Thread.

Quality, Value & Resale.

QVR!

 

Oh yeah, the “cool factor “.

 

First Tacoma was new 2009 access cab 4 cyl 5 spd. Drove 300,000 miles. Excellent truck. A 10+ on reliability. I change my own oil (Mobil 1) every 4k miles.
Ordered My new 2019 TRD sport 2wd back in July. Got it home in mid Oct. Wife had a new GMC Sierra high end truck a couple of years ago that drove like a dream. This new 2019 Taco seriously reminds me of that truck.

 

Best midsized truck ever built but I am a little biased. I’m on my second Tacoma and I will never sell this truck

 

x2!! My motto with most things I have...Buy quality so you don't have to buy it again. In this case the term "again" is relative, but 200-300K miles is what I expect!

 

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Use it for moonshine run?
(had to make fun of you)

 

I bought my Tacoma because I’ve had 4 before it. And the 4Runner wasn’t filling the utility void.

 

Not a truck fan... but needed a truck for utility/ to tow our 4000lb camper. Tacoma was the only truck with a stick and dad is a long-term Toyota truck fan.

 

Another trend noticed, is that many opted for the Tacoma because of the manual transmission option. I've traditionally been a manual transmission fan myself (owned many) but in this instance I wanted the long bed, and, as we all know, that was not an option available in that configuration. Others chose Tacoma for reliability, a previous history with them, fitting their lifestyle needs, price compared to full size, ease of driving, and of course, resale value being historically high - not caring about transmission type or having a preference whatsoever, and others yet, only considered the automatic option. Another trend I've noticed is that those new to the truck, have done a fair amount of research and due- diligence before the purchase. (some exceptions- but as a whole group- fairly well researched prior to purchase). It would be interesting to understand what prompted that research? TW perhaps? or is it a certain personality type that is drawn to Tacoma's? Or is it a similar set of requirements shared that the vehicle fills? Perhaps influenced by friends, family, co-workers, or advertising? What's the secret sauce do you suppose?

 

Marty's truck looks awesome as an adult!

 

This is the stuart smalley of threads.

 

......Because we're good enough, we're smart enough, and, doggonit, people like us!

 

- My Tundra was overkill for 1 person to commute in, and it loved the gas pump
- I needed to carry fishing gear, including a 3 ft wide 12.5 ft long fishing paddleboard that I am NOT loading on roof racks
- Maybe tow trailers or small boats
- I like trucks
- Reputation for reliability

 

Mountain bike on the weekends, drive downtown and have to parallel park during the week. Plus...Marty Mcfly

 

I bought my Tacoma because we got married a little over a month ago and I needed an upgrade from the, uh... 1996 Honda Accord I was driving around.

 

I wanted a dependable 4x4 truck.

 

I bought mine because I felt bad squeezing the dogs into the "extended" cab of the 98 tacoma.

 

There is nothing else (yes there was a very long gap between trucks, but I'm back now!):

 

I like my third gen, but this actually hurts to look at. Those old Toyotas just look so simple, beautiful, and solid. Something about the styling.

 

Nice lawn darting.