Got rid of the Silverado 2500, sold the Jeep and gots me a Taco!

Please pass the hot sauce and order me a beer!


Bought a new 2019 Tacoma Cavalry Blue DCSB 4x4 OR and just wanted to provided a little perspective for those considering a Tacoma. While the Silverado was spacious, comfortable, had pleantry of room for huntin dawgs n gear and could tow an elephant to Alaska, it was a TERRIBLE off-road vehicle. I buried that beast to the axles more than once without even trying and almost lost that rig on a muddy hillside road while huntin in Colorado. Despite having four wheel drive, 4:11s, and a posi-trac rear end —an off road vehicle it was NOT.

And while my lifted 1999 TJ was fun as hell, had almost every cool add-on in the Quadratec Catalogue that I could afford, and was a blast to drive (even the 21 year-old college cutie next door described as “sick” and asked to borrow it more than once), that damn thing had more rattles and squeaks than a new born baby, the heat never really worked right, the AC was a joke, and if you just thought about the Dana 35s with 33s you ran the risk of breaking an axle. Worst of all, I could barely fit a dog, gear, and a gun in it without having to tie my wife and thermos to the top of the roll bar!

So now I got this “Taco” (not sure I’ll ever get used to that name however) and I’m loving it! Despite looking like it’s made from recycled Coors cans once you dig into it, it’s roomy, sporty, quiet, easy to drive, has great storage, handles well, has plenty of power for a small truck, and seems to be a well designed vehicle. It’s got a locker, decent ground clearance, more electronic stuff on it than when Neil Armstrong went to the moon and seems to be a very off road capable vehicle. The instrument cluster is well laid out, I’ve had no problems with pairing my iPhone with radio (and I’m old enough to have used a typewriter), navigation works better than my compass and map, gas mileage is good, heat works, ac works, and as soon as my new Owens dual dog box arrives, I’ll be able to load both bird dawgs up, throw in some gear and a few guns, and get back to huntin.

I’ve been following this forum for a while now and seen a lot of unhappy Tacoma owners complaining bout this and that and I just end up scratching my head. Maybe it’s cause I’m more comfortable using a radio with just two knobs or that I’ve used more than my fair share of Marvel’s Mistery Oil, but some seem to have forgotten that these vehicles are mechanical machines and not some virtual car from “Gran Theft Auto.” Some of ya all got legit complaints (like paint, for example...) but others... I’m just not sure what to think or what you expected from a TRUCK? I’ve owned Broncos, Jeeps, Toys, Chevys, Fords, and even an ole’ International Scout (for those of you who don’t know, a Scout was basically a John Deer Tractor disguised as a “TRUCK.” Finally, you’d never catch me dead in a Subraru.

My biggest complaint for the G3 Taco is that while the internet is runnin amuck with photos of highly talantented and beautiful women posing next to Jeeps and other lifted trucks, it’s seems to be quite thin on such fine and upstanding individuals posing next to Toyota Tacomas. Not to mention the whole “topless” thing Jeeps go going.

So what gives? Even the neighbor only waves from a distance now that the Jeeps gone...

 

Geez bro. I guess when I am pulling a 6K trailer or hauling around a bunch of pumps I should just give up and go get a real truck huh?

OP welcome to the forum! People like the poster above are thankfully few and far between anymore. They don't sell over 20K a month because they are toys.
As far as immature owners? I'm 55 and many of us here are older, although there are also some youngsters here as well.
Believe it or not the Tacoma is actually a sensible truck that does a lot of thing fairly well. I can haul just my suitcase one day and the next haul a bunch of equipment of road and the next haul my bike and my dog and the next tow 5K trailers. And, I can drive down the road in a decent riding vehicle with some decent options. Most important?



I have a hood scoop and a six speed manual transmission. What a combo!

 

Glad you like the truck so far! They’re fun vehicles to own!

 

Maybe she heard the rumor that you might have Tranny issues?

 

Congrats on the new truck! I miss my Scout.

 

You said it

 

That’s hilarious! Back in the day we use to joke that a “Toy” was a girl’s truck.

Guess not much has changed, despite Travis Haley buying a Tacoma...

 

Hey dude awesome truck .... just curious what kind of bird dogs and what do you hunt?

 

Wocome! As a fellow new tacoma owner and also stepping out of a silverado into my taco, I agree with you 100%. I also had a 98 TJ lifted, locked on 35’s with a full cage and wheeled it regularly in a club. While I agree theyre fun, the rattle and squeak comparison you made definitely gave me a laugh. These little trucks strike a nice balance of the ability for modification, stock capability, and the best (in my opinion) size. It is so much easier to find parking, it tows better than I expected and I was able to get a standrd trans again. I quickly understood why these little trucks have such a following.

 

These are solid little trucks.

Good luck and welcome to the shitshow

 

Welcome. I too was in the full size crowd for may years. I loved my truck for 15 years (2000 Chevy Silcerado 2500) but the day came that I realized it did not fit my needs anymore. The days of hauling large boats and oversized camp trailers had passed. I wanted a truck that was better off-road and was easier to drive in city and rush hour traffic. Tacomas are very capable trucks as long as the work load is within its limits. I plan to keep my 2015 Tacoma for 15 years or more as well.

 

I've never bought a vehicle to impress women. I don't understand the rational that people use to justify that lol

 

Oh bird dawgs, now we are talkin... a Wirehair and a Shorthair. As to huntin... all things with wings and on occasion “legs”.

 

good dogs

 

@Arrieta578
Good sir you will need to post up your dogs here...
https://www.tacomaworld.com/posts/19384827/

 

Who’s talkin bout impressing anyone? It’s all about comparin “assets.” Don’t you know nutin?

 

Jeeps ? Seriously ?
You mean Chryslers ???
There hasn't been a real Jeep made for decades.

 

Kick the cage club?

 

I obviously have no clue

 

But nobody but me and my financial adviser is taking a look at my portfolio