How long have you had your tacoma, and is it your first?

First Tacoma, first truck, first brand new vehicle. It was delivered to our driveway on 11/1/2018. Just turned over 14k miles on Friday.

Bought it for business use. Initially, I had a hard time justifying the purchase to myself. I was (and really still am) very anti-brand-new. But a friend had recently bought one for his small business, who had similar sentiments towards new vehicles.

What I finally had to realize, is that there are much different factors in play when making personal purchases vs. income-producing investments. Looking back, I would definitely do it over again, and the Tacoma was the perfect choice for us.

I don’t think less of anyone who buys a brand new vehicle for personal use. But I am in agreement with Dave Ramsey that it’s a luxury I’ll only indulge in once I have $1mil + in the bank.
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Also, the resale value on gently used Tacomas is truly mindblowing, especially here in the northeast. You do not get that major hit in depreciation the same as you do with most new vehicles.
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I’ve gotten a few TSB’s/recall notices, but have still not had it in to the dealership. It’s across state lines, about 35 minutes away, and everything is more of a pain with covid. And I’m a little bit lazy when it comes to making appointments :lol:

So far, the truck has been performing beautifully. I did do the OVTune, which was a help with the extra weight I’m carrying.

Edit: and it’s going into the shop tomorrow to get upgraded shocks. Went with the Bilstein 5100’s. Hoping it helps with the sailboat action I get on all the frostheaves up here.

 

My fourth and 1 FJ
edit: opps. Mines a gen 2

 

My 2nd Tacoma, and have had it for 4 months. Lost the tally, but I've had around 20 toyotas prior

 

Holy cannoli. I’m only on my 5th Toyota. I won’t buy any other brand, now.

 

I do miss the. B58, I believe bmw underrated the hp and torque, it was a pretty fast car, only miss in on the high way

 

She's my first Tacoma, and first Toyota. Bought in Aug 2018. ~38000 miles so far.

 

2nd taco

bought new August 2018

about to roll over 192k miles

had a 2015 but I fucked it up when I decided to lift it.

 

Current 2019 in my possession 2 1/2 years. It's my third Tacoma and prior to that a 4Runner. Wife had a Camry for a number of years and then we went with a Honda Accord 6cy. The Honda was a pretty decent car but the seats where the most uncomfortable I ever experienced. I could tolerate for around town, but a 2 hour road trip had me constantly fidgeting plus I hated the cylinder deactivation. We move back to Toyota and got an Avalon which has been great. I guess we're a Toyota family.

 

95 tercel in 2003 (was 17, my only car payed cash), don't remember the milleage.
2008 yaris sedan with a stick (up to 2020, 106k miles). As much as shit this look like, I loved that car and sometime miss it. It aged very well and was still in great shape, was starting to rust a little bit but the spouse wanted something else.
2017 tacoma sr5 AT that was under my spouse name, we were 50/50 on our car, got a tacoma for the trailer tent/camping. Was only 43k miles when returned. common sense would have suggested to keep it, but you know...
2021 now ¨officially¨ mine, she got the impreza with a stick she wanted, so back to each our own car 95% of time.

We had a Jeep liberty 2008 before the 17 Tacoma. Let me tel you that this website definition of unreliable and how Tacoma are bad is hilarious sometime, to say the least.

 

Bought my first Toyota pickup in 1977. Been buying them ever since. Too many to count.

 

First Toyota ever and first Tacoma. Bought new in 2017 and have 30,000 miles now. Not one single issue!

 

1st Toyota and 1st Tacoma. Bought used at 77k in 2016. Just hit 161k and while I’ve dumped plenty of money into it, no “issues”, outside of maintenance, that cost me over $100 so far. And only 2-3 of those issues total. I’ll never go back to my Ford family.

 

This is my 2nd Tacoma. The first was an 08 DCLB Sport which I totaled in October of 2020 with 350k miles.
I now have a 2021 DCLB Off Road.

 

1st Tacoma @1.5 years. Had Land cruiser, 4Runner an Truck.

Been owning Toyota's since 1980.

 

Third one.... Had it for one year. Previously had two others beginning with a 2005.

 

First Taco, got it in Feb 2020, wanted to reduce size from previous F150. Looked at Ranger and Colorado too but Taco was final choice

3rd Toyota, owned a old Corolla and a 2011 Rav4 V6 too.

 

First Tacoma, first truck at 68 y/o. Bought a month ago, already at 98k miles. Ok, it’s a ‘13.

 

First tacoma. Had it little over a year 15k miles

 

Are those OEM rims that were painted all black?

 

I just joined the taco club 2 weeks ago! I had no idea how deep the rabbit hole went lol. This is my 1st truck and my 1st NEW car ever. I'm coming from that sedan life so it's been a bit of an adjustment. Got a black SR5