What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Everyone has different wants and desires. In my case, I didn't even entertain the option to get the automatic. My daily has to have a choose-your-own-adventure stick. It's the only thing that keeps my mind away from thinking about suck-starting a 9mm in bumper to bumper Boston traffic 5 days a week. Also, it's a surprisingly good transmission, IMO. It actually shifts smoother than my wife's Impreza and her parent's Outback. It's not nearly as smooth as my Mazda3 (RIP), but it's a lot better than I was expecting in a truck.

There are some aftermarket kits, but none of them are very clean. Not even close to OEM clean. I wish you could just buy the parts and install them like a more complex version of the tailgate electric lock kit I haven't bought (yet, apparently).

 

Oh totally agreed on the MTX in the Taco's. My DD tC shifts amazing (with some upgrades), but the Taco I got mostly to use on inter-state mtb adventures and I tend to injure myself when biking. Not having to worry about shifting if I fk up my legs while far from home is a relief. Plus the bit of increased MPG gained with the ATX with the 33's is beneficial - will be even nicer after the OVTune (amazing on my tC).

If I got a full on crawling rig or the truck for really any other purchase, would definitely have gone MTX.

 

lol, I've been in that boat before. Pulled both quads one leg-day, and broke my tailbone skiing one time. One does not simply manipulate the clutch after either of those events.

 

I would have bought a MT if they had one. They told me if I ordered one it would be months before it arrived. I've never been known for my patience.

 

I have a black one I can send you. PM me your address

 

Battery shot again this will be my 3rd battery in a little over 3 years.

Got home from AZ last night at 3am, battery in the truck was frozen even with my solar panels. Had to wait on a tow truck for a jump start.

 

My OEM battery lasted 2yrs and 19,000km. Worst battery to date

 

Batteries suckkkkk in AZ. Never had one last longer than 2.5 years in any car here. Will be doing a Northstar when the factory one goes.

 

Yeah, I think instead of having toyota put another pile of trash in my truck I am going to get a nice battery.

 

I would have bought a MT if it wasn't and extra $10K CDN to get a Pro and have a bunch of crap I have no need for.

How about Toyota sell a MT SR5 with an e-locker.

 

Then nobody would have bought a pro or an offroad lol.

I, for one, only got my Offroad because of the locker. Had it been available on a lower trim I would have gotten that. I swapped out all the rest of the stuff already that makes it an 'offroad' and it's only been 4 months.

 

I got an OR for crawl control, totally got my moneys worth from that hahahaha

 

It's funny, I felt the same way at first. But the one time my Kreg jig broke it was the little metal set screw. Sheared off in the jig. They sent me a whole new one for my trouble. Now I can't trust metal or plastic.

 

Looks great and super functional!

 

Nice truck! I like the little lips that extend over the side of the bed - looks like a better design than the RSI caps I’ve seen.

 

Got 2.5 years on mine and still going strong. Must be the mild weather here. I did pick up a jump starter just in case.

 

Put miles on her and smiles on me. Y’all have a happy new year.

 

Is that a swimming pool in the last pic?

 

Are we twins?

 

It’s a “pila” or a water tank. Built in 77 and no longer in use. Dude that built it was about my size by the look of his foot print.