Life long Honda guy looking to make the jump to a new Tacoma

Beautiful truck! And yes, I was just saying that on another reply, they slapped on a bed to one of their Pilots and said heres your pickup truck

 

Believe it or not I used my Honda Pilot AWD on light trails and did ok, got some Toyo Open Country ATll's and it did ok. Still have the Pilot...one of 5 vehicles !

 

I wouldn't knock the Pilot...it has it's virtues...i know it because we got one...

 

Trd Sport for the win!

 

Test drive, test drive, and test drive each model Tacoma before deciding

 

This. But I think the OP will like the ride of the Sport on the road since he doesn't plan to do any serious offroading. There are decent amount of people who complain the the suspension of the offroad is too soft on the slab.

 

Oh definitely not knocking the pilot. Just don't like the look of the Ridgeline. I still have my '13 Pilot. Drives like a champ!

 

Tacoma's have their fair share of problems,do a LOT of reading BEFORE you buy one.

 

Definitely will do. There is a wealth of information on this forum, and have already started reading through some of the threads.

 

I hear 2020 have most of the issues fix.

 

Give it a few years and we shall see if that's true.

 

If this 2020 tacoma i have turns out as good as my 01 tundra, all will be fine. So far its been just as good a start.

 

Not anymore than others vehicles...thanks to global parts sharing...unless you're buying a Porsche or a Lexus ...those rank highest on dependability list.

 

Haha, rriigghhhttt. Good luck with that if you plan to continue on this forum. I've done more than I thought I would so far after having my Sport for just over a year.

My family always had Hondas; 3 gens of accords, Odyssey, and 2 CRVs. I personally had a manual accord too and now have a manual Tacoma (wife also has a Highlander), it's not the same but I still love driving it everyday and learning about all the cool mods for pickups. Get a MANUAL!

 

Peer pressure is a hell of a drug. Fortunately I have the antidote - being a cheap motherfucker.

 

The wife will keep me in check in that department for sure

I've actually looked into possibly getting one in a manual. My last car was a 2011 Accord 5spd. I miss the hell out of driving one. The only caveat is they seem to be rare, at least at the dealerships around here.

 

Theres no issues with the automatic...it performs fine. The problem is here.

 

Love my MT, its a joy to drive every single time. Comes with 4.30 rear end too, vs 3.90 in ATs.

 

My AT has factory stock 4.30 gears.

It needs them ;-)

 

Oh yes, forgot about the 4 banger crowd.