MARYLAND TACOMAS

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I think this guy is an undercover ford lover jk

 

Most of my family & some friends all have American made vehicles, mostly trucks & suv's, and they have nothing but issues. They make fun of my old yotas, I ask them how many 20yo Ford explores or s10 blazers do you see on the roads today? You still see 97-02 4runners & tacomas everywhere! I drive my 225k mile 2000 4runner 300-400 miles a week, to the mountains every weekend & work all week. Just keeps going! The 04 Tacoma I gave my stepson has over 490k miles, don't even have to pop the hood between oil changes. Just keep'em maintained & protect the frames and these trucks wont die. I hate to say it but when it comes to reliability American manufacturers just dont compare to Toyota or even honda nowadays.

 

Gull dang that's pretty impressive. I hope to have a tank as well.

It is crazy how many Tacomas you see putting around from construction site to site. Once I started paying attention, and mentioning Tacomas to my family it gets crazy. When we go out now I can't help but count to the first five Tacomas I see and stop, which is always in under a minute.

 

Not sure about the 3.4 Tacomas but the 96 & 97 4runner 3.4's had a recall for the headgaskets.

 

On the phone with Toyota customer service now having them run the VIN for any recalls. Online they check for the last 15years but I got 8 extra years to check is why I called in.

Answer: No recalls ever.

 

Could’ve just used this, its federal law that civilians can access recall records

https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?gclid...VENbACh3Xcgo_EAAYASAAEgLARPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

Still only for past 15years. I made sure to look. My baby is 23!

 

I was a mistaken child.

 

Sick. I’m older than it, but only just

 

I thought it was the 3.0 with the head gaskets issues, Am I wrong?

 

Yes 3.0's were notorious for hg failure. The early 3.4's also had hg issues. The first 4runner I sold @Mobtown Offroad was a 1997 that I bought from the original owner. It came with all its sales paperwork & receipts (sticker price was $32k!). One of the receipts was from the dealer that he bought it from for new headgaskets free of charge because of the hg recall. When it comes to 4runners I stick with the 99-02 years. When I buy used 3.4 motors I only buy 99-04. Looks like the 96 tacomas were affected by the hg recall. Old post from Yotatech.

 

It was the older V6 motors.

 

That mentions the 3vz. The 96 & 97 5vz had a hg recall also.

 

Somebody buy this so I don’t

 

Now before I bought my 2 landcruisers I was looking for a 85 pick up or 4runner and none were to be found...

 

Great looking truck ! Welcome.

 

I know I want it

 

Looks like someone bought it. I knew it would sell fast!

 

Good cause I would have hell to pay buying that for myself from the wife

 

Now this