How many of you Tacoma owners.....

....when seeing the new gen Tacoma when they first came out...wanted to find the person in charge of the design and bow down?

I remember when i first saw the 2005. I actually did a double take because I didn't realize it was a Tacoma. I always wanted a Tacoma
but I actually hated the last gen look. I almost bought a Chevy until I saw that 05 Taco. I've had my 05 for 3 years and 2 months and I really don't think there's anything out there I'd rather drive.

Oh wait....that new Camaro! I'd drive that!!! And I ain't a car guy!

 

Honestly when they first came out I did not like them. It took me a couple of years.

 

They both kick ass! That said, I prefer the 2nd gen just slightly.

 

Same here....thought they were BUTT UGLY and too big when they first came out.

 

i thought it was ugly when it first came it out, but now i love it. kinda like the new tundra, i thought it was ugly at first but now i like it also

 

x2

I really liked the chevy and gmc new body styles but decided tacoma for the price

 

Don't get me wrong, I love the truck now... that's why I bought one. It is when they first came out I had a 1st gen Tacoma, the new ones seemed too big. After seeing them around for a couple of years they grew on me so I bought one.

 

When they first came out I really disliked the rear wheel arch. Actually I disliked everything around the rear wheel, the arch, the body line. While I still dont like it that much, it doesnt offend me too much anymore. Especially since I own one now.

I like the F150 styling a lot more, but I couldnt pass up the Yota reliability.

 

I have always loved the Tacomas and early year Toyota trucks, I always wanted one. I loved the 2nd gen from the get go, there was absolutely nothing wrong with anyhting before, but I saw it and thought, "they made great even better!" It just so hapened the 2005 came out right after I got out of college and got a job and could afford one. Love it still to this day, and if I couldn't for some reason have a 2nd gen I would happily take the 1st gen!

 

Yep! I hated them also, took me a few years and started to see them lifted and man I fell in love!
But I still like the 01-04's, I just like the 2nd gen better....

 

My buddy was the same way. He had an 04 and hated the 05 on up. Now he loves em.

 

same here ....i'm loving the Tundra now!

 

I had an 04 and loved the look, especially the rounded wheel arches and fender flares. But the transmission sucked and I ended up selling it after only 9 months. I don't particularly care for the 2nd gen. wheel arches with the straight lines, but it runs much nicer than the 1st gen. and seems to be a bit bigger. My perfect Taco would blend the wheel arches of the 1st gen with the balance going 2nd gen.

 

The only thing I hated about the 01-04 is that front "gash" going above the front fender. It just seemed out of place to me. I fell in love with the 05 at 1st sight .... it looked mean and I loved the bulky look.

 

I really like the 1st gen. taco's! I think they are awesome looking trucks. Back in early 06 i was looking for a nice used 1st gen and well couldn't find one. So i ended up buying a new 2nd gen offroad. I didn't really like the current looks at first, but it grew on me.

 

x2. Regretted selling my '03 Toy DC 4x4 a few yrs back but one day when I saw a lifted '05 Tacoma parked next to a lifted 1st gen 4x4, I was sold. It's just looks massive and intimidating vs the 1st gen.

 

i always liked the tacoma's, the tundra on the other hand has never grown on me, i still dont like the way they look